How being "busy" is crippling your business, with Julie Hyde

Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Running a business is a lot of work, and you and your team are probably extremely busy right now, making sure things keep moving and get done. And that's how it is, right?  We need to stay busy and attend all the meetings because we think this will help the business succeed. Well, not quite. If you and your employees are too busy to the point of near burnout, that's a problem. Increased employee stress levels and poor work-life balance can cost your company thousands and even millions in annual revenue. In fact, it is employees engaged in efficient and effective work that make a bigger impact and drive your growing business to even greater heights - and they are usually not "crazy busy."But how do we focus on and keep track of meaningful work and break away from being constantly busy? In this episode of Help, My Business Is Growing, the Queen Bee of Anti-Busy, Julie Hyde, shares life-changing tips and insights to busting the busy and how it is crippling your business (and how you're ironically too busy to see it).    Julie is an author, speaker, and leadership guru who believes that 'busyness' is code for burnout. With more than two decades' experience in business leadership and coaching, Julie is a powerful people enabler who helps leaders make big things happen.  In this week's episode, we discuss:03:49 What does “being busy” really mean and what is "bad" busy?7:05 Why do you think that being busy is so addictive?10:27 How does busyness affect a growing business with a  "Let's be constantly busy" culture?16:56 How do you cultivate a culture of non-business?  What steps should an organization, especially a growing business, take to enable employees to be effective and productive and not just busy?23:16 What is the "Urgent-Important Matrix", and what does it look like daily? 27:03 How does sleep, nutrition, and general well-being feed into the busyness?31:25 What are microbreaks?33:39 What is one tangible step you can do immediately to get away from the busyness and start doing things that matter?Resources:Julie Hyde, Queen Bee of Anti-Busy, Leadership Guru, Author, Business Coach & Speaker:  https://juliehyde.com.auJulie's LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/julie-hydeKathy Svetina, Fractional CFO:https://www.newcastlefinance.us/Blog post | How Being "Busy" is Crippling Your Businesshttps://www.newcastlefinance.us/post/how-being-busy-is-crippling-your-businessIs your growth causing financial headaches? Sales up, but profits lagging? Financial practices stuck in entry level mode?Don't worry, it's not you—it's your financial setup.Introducing NextGen Finance Blueprint by NewCastle Finance. This CFO-led roadmap: • Brings fuzzy finances into focus • Gives you a clear money picture • Creates a step-by-step action planReady to level up? Visit newcastle.finance/blueprint