Our team has been in 'sprint mode' for eight months straight and everyone is pretending this is normal, but I think we've lost track of what we're actually sprinting toward. Every week there's a new urgent priority that displaces last week's urgent priority, and I don't know how to suggest we step back without seeming like I'm not pulling my weight.
More people experience this than they realize.
The group has made emergency pacing feel normal, losing sight of what actually constitutes urgent work.
“Where Are You with Urgency — manufactured and real?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.