Are you one of those workaholic, 110-percenters who isn’t happy unless you are doing 14 things at once?  If you are not one, do you have a person like this on your staff?  There are still people who measure their collegues’ worth to the company by how late they work and how many meetings they can cram into a day.          

There is more to good management and leadership than driving yourself to an early grave.  Every now and then, force yourself (or the other person) to stop for a while and let your mind wander.  Many executives (and engineers) find that their best ideas come to them when they are relaxed, not concentrating on anything in particular, but just thinking.

You probably got to where you are today because of your ability to use your brain.  Do not let it get so overwhelmed with day-to-day pressures that it forgets how to create.

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