“This is not a Post… It is a billboard message to be put outside of all the managers and clients cabin & offices”

Is what creative writer Shashank Pitkar said in response to what I shared a month ago:

Expecting employees to perform at their peak every single day? Relax.

Here’s the reality. You can’t replicate a high-performance day like a carbon copy. Performance comes in waves.

Pushing for peak performance daily? That’s the fast track to burnout. Cut your team some slack.

No, not the Slack app. (We don’t need more pings.) I mean real slack — understanding and respect for their natural ups and downs.

Accept that performance has seasons. Support your team through the highs and lows. The worst thing you can do is show doubt or mistrust. That only leads to lower performance and higher drop-out rates.

Stay real, stay supportive.

Performance isn’t a straight line.

Joke Time:

Why do managers expect peak performance? I mean, it’s not like ordering a sandwich: “I’ll have a high-performance day, hold the burnout.” You can’t peak-perform every day, folks. It’s like trying to relax when you’re on holiday with the kids — it never works! Let’s face it, performance is more like a rollercoaster. And who doesn’t love a good rollercoaster, ride?

Onward,

Alexander “respects the human rhythm” Kluge

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