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Urgency, when genuine, helps teams act quickly and meet real deadlines. But when urgency becomes the default mode, it turns into a source of constant pressure. Over time, this leads to burnout, poor decision-making and reactive behavior that harms long-term goals.
The best leaders are starting to shift this mindset. They help their teams separate real urgency from false urgency. They guide people to pause, think and plan rather than rush, respond and regret.
The problem with treating everything as urgent
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