Stop Initiative Overload

Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins, consultants at Genesis
Advisers, argue that many companies today are taking on too many
initiatives. Each manager might have their own pet projects they
want to focus on, but that trickles down to lower level workers
dealing with more projects at a time that they can handle, or do
well. This episode also offers practical tips for senior-level
leaders to truly prioritize the best initiatives at their company —
or risk losing some of their top talent. Hollister and Watkins are
the authors of the HBR article "Too Many Projects." with. They are
the authors of "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor
Women.”