“Keep me posted.” How often do you hear that in a day? Whoever you are, whatever your role, there is always someone asking you to keep him or her posted. Frankly, I am sick of it. My job is turning out to be just that. I can’t “do” anything because I am always on the phone or meetings or writing minutes of the meet to keep everyone abreast of what’s happenning. Don’t get me wrong. I know it’s part of good communication to keep my stakeholders in the loop. But at a point when it seems like a full time job (and I end up writing about it on a blog), that’s when I know there’s ‘sumthin wong’.
Isn’t this why the role of a Personal Assistant came about in the first place? I think so and that’s what we need. Every PM who manages multiple projects or accounts needs a PA. It’s a win-win situation for all of us. Everyone gets to do their job, what they signed up for.
Good communication turned bad, that’s what is happening here. The world is moving at such a fast pace that there is just too much happenning around us. We are all so well connected across borders and continents that communication is becoming cheaper, faster and efficient. But it has also become an untamed beast, taking over our lives. The sad part is that we have no time to stop and embrace all the simple things in life like the clear blue sky, a cool breeze and silence.
Let’s try to remove the complexity out of communication. Too much communication is like a drug that’ll make you want more and more, manifesting into behavioral changes such as anxiety, paranoia and eventually brain damage.
What do you think? Do you think I’m exaggerating or is there something to this? Keep me posted.
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