There is no rewind, make today count!
In the post-pandemic area several of my clients are finding it more difficult to get employees in the door, and that puts pressure on the current employees who must “tow the load.” The Boss is having to ask his employees to work longer hours and to work at multiple jobs due to the open positions. Recently, I received a call from The Boss. He is a young entrepreneur with small children and a newborn at home. He called to vent regarding the long hours and the lack of people to do the work. This Boss had been working too many hours, not getting enough sleep, and missing quality time with this family. The Boss was asking his family to pick up the slack at home because he was exhausted from working all those hours. He was also feeling guilty because of this family situation and that also played poorly on The Boss’s demeanor. I asked The Boss what he would do if he could go home right now, lock the doors, and leave. He said he would buy his wife some flowers and go home, hold his newborn, and take his wife to dinner. I said, “Do it!” I don’t mean every day, but when the frustration peaks, […]