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Break the cycle of short-term thinking & fire-fighting culture<\/h2>\n

Gijs Verrest, Kepner-Tregoe<\/i><\/p>\n

Many organizations find themselves in a constant mode of fire-fighting.<\/p>\n

Overloaded schedules, short-term thinking and ad-hoc decisions dominate the scene. There’s always an “urgent problem” demanding immediate attention, which makes quickly “fixing something” the top priority. <\/p>\n

On top of that, a relentless stream of unfiltered information – a direct consequence of our digital overload – undermines our ability to think critically. <\/p>\n

We become entangled in a vicious cycle of symptom management, where structural solutions slip further and further out of sight.. <\/p>\n

What are the symptoms of a “culture of urgency”?
\nHow do we find our way out? Download the article to read more! <\/p>\n

Download pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Republished with permission from Kwaliteit in Bedrijf (Quality in Business)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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