Mashable.com recently published an interesting blog on the need to please: Is a need to please hurting your business? You can read it here.
If you click through to the article, you’ll find it speaks for itself. In case you’re hesitating, here are three questions you might ask yourself to see if this article might be of interest to you:
- Do you ever say yes when really, you want to say no – and end up feeling angry and resentful afterwards?
- Do you ever say yes and then do no – hoping that the yes will be enough to keep someone (your boss, clients, spouse etc.) happy?
- Do you ever find yourself feeling stretched and overworked because you haven’t found a way to negotiate limits to your total workload?
And of course, you might also ask yourself if you’re managing anyone who displays these patterns. If you’re managing a whole team that act this way – well, that’s also a sign to pause and reflect.