Ep 109 | The power of pressing pause with Michael Wade

All organizations are dysfunctional.Those are the words of Michael Wade, consultant, advisor, author and former Equal Employment Opportunity Administrator for the City of Phoenix. And I tend to agree with him.We’re just not that good at coming together to do stuff. We get in our way. We play politics. We blame. And we forget why we’re even doing the damn thing in the first place.His solution? Three words: “wait a minute.”Remember waiting? Pressing pause for a second to look inward, to see if we’re on the right track, to think. Remember thinking?🐱 Imagine waiting a minute before deciding to redo the entire deck when all it needs is a few word changes. 🐱 Imagine waiting a minute before laying people off and realizing you can cut costs in a different way. 🐱 Imaging waiting a minute before scheduling a meeting that could easily be an email.A few “wait a minutes” a day could save us hours of chasing down bad decisions. And help us do everything better than we’re doing it right now.Here’s a good decision. Listen to Michael. He really knows his stuff.—Welcome to the DesuckifyWork® podcast. The show where we cut through the BS and find ways to make work more fun, more human and less ridiculous. All of which makes your business more profitable, by the way. Today’s episode is a part of the ProHuman Series, in partnership with the ProHuman Foundation, where Michael is an advisor.(If you enjoy this one, please like, share, rate, review or subscribe to the podcast.)Let the desuckifying begin.——You can follow Michael on LinkedIn. And check out his site at execupunditconsulting.com. And be sure to read his Substack newsletter as well. It’s awesome.If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to help your teams bring their absolute best to work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session. Type “meow” in the calendar invite and I’ll also send you a free DesuckifyWork® t-shirt!Bye, everyone!——Bonus question from Michael to our audience:How can you better connect with other people? What can you do to help the community? What can you do to help other people? Because there are people out there who are hurting. Get full access to DesuckifyWork® at tjbennett.substack.com/subscribe