Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
Real Work vs. Busy Work
“The No. 1 cause of burnout is doing the same thing over and over again and not seeing results.” — Steve Kaczmarski
I am convinced that if CPA firm workers were able to do more REAL work, they could easily get it done working four days per week. Of course, I mean more chargeable/billable work. This applies whether you still bill by the hour or by the project.
Here’s a good article for you titled: People spend more than half their day doing busy work, according to a survey of 10,000-plus workers.
Constant interruptions have resulted in some workers saying their attention span is shorter than it was a year ago. Checking email and other tech platforms often result in being “on-call” 24/7. Often this will result in burn-out. You may have noticed some of your team are definitely stressed. They must deal with technology interruptions and also questions from other team members.
Check out my post about interruptions – and read the article referenced above.
Sahar Yousef, a cognitive neuroscientist at UC Berkeley says, “Having a clear beginning and ending to the day is important to not only avoid burnout but it also helps people feel good about their work.”
- "Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths."
