Fighting Against Time Management With Oliver Burkeman

Employees and leaders frequently grapple with the challenge of
insufficient time. This scarcity often serves as a legitimate
rationale for incomplete tasks and unmet objectives at work,
prompting employees to explore various time management strategies
and tools.


Oliver Burkeman, acclaimed author of the New York Times
bestseller "Four Thousand Weeks" and "Meditation for Mortals,"
offers a contrarian viewpoint on the Talent Angle podcast. Oliver
suggests that time management is inherently flawed, and
introduces the concept of the "efficiency trap," where increased
efficiency paradoxically leads to heightened busyness,
undermining the very goal of effective time management. He points
out that in recognizing this paradox employees and leaders can be
liberated and enabled to more effectively prioritize tasks.


Oliver Burkeman is the New York Times and UK Sunday Times
bestselling author of “Four Thousand Weeks,” about embracing
limitation and finally getting round to what counts, and of the
newly released “Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace
Your Limitations” and “Make Time for What Counts.” His other
books are “The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand
Positive Thinking” and “Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and
Get a Bit More Done”.


Caroline Walsh is a managing vice president in Gartner’s HR
practice. Her teams help HR leaders build and execute talent,
diversity, rewards, and learning strategies and programs.
Caroline has also led Gartner research teams on commercial
banking strategy and leadership. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
East Asian studies from Columbia University, and a master’s
degree in public affairs from Princeton University.