Bruce and Clark explore the growing expectation for workers to carry more weight, delving into the pressures of increased workloads and the impossibility of meeting ever-growing demands. They discuss how businesses expect employees to take on responsibilities outside their expertise while maintaining existing workloads. • Bruce shares a frustrating experience with video recording where technical issues wasted hours of his time • The conversation examines how employees are expected to become experts in areas tangential to their primary roles • Both hosts identify that businesses expect everyone to carry more weight regardless of capacity • They question whether demands to "do more faster" actually produce better results • Clark introduces the concept of "spinning plates" and the importance of saying no • Discussion of three key levers for negotiating workload: time, scope, and resources • Tips for offering trade-offs rather than outright refusing new responsibilities • Strategies for communicating capacity limitations and proposing constructive alternatives Support the show by buying us a coffee, listening to an ad, or sharing the podcast with friends. Join the conversation by visiting our Discord through the link in the show notes. Click/Tap HERE for everything Corporate Strategy Elevator Music by Julian Avila Promoted by MrSnooze Don't forget ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ it helps!
