Overloaded? Keep it simple

Bite sized leadership advice

When our brains are overloaded, we can’t deal with the big stuff.

It paralyses us. We avoid the subject and find ways to distract ourselves whilst our brains try and work things out.

If you ever wonder why your team are talking about and focusing on the small stuff, the ‘price of stamps’, there is a good chance that that feels safe, manageable and something they can control.

If you sense your team are overloaded, focus on the simple; Simple communications, simple tasks, simple measures.

Anything complex is likely to fail. Simple wins.

Chunk big things into smaller manageable chunks, with short term and near in measurable outcomes.

Make it easy for your team. Simplify communications.

This is part of our Leadership Wizdom series, bite sized leadership advice for leaders who wish to improve their leadership, but don’t have much time. For more indepth articles check out The Change Wizard