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	Podcast:		Hurry Slowly
	Episode:		022: Tami Forman – What Gets Measured, Gets Managed - Hurry Slowly
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:39:31
	Publish Date:		2018-03-20 01:02:27
	Description:		Humans have a tacit bias for tracking performance based on hours. But logging hours is an outmoded concept in a world filled with endless busywork. In this episode, I chat with Tami Forman, the CEO of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that helps women (and men) transition back into the workforce after they’ve taken a long break to raise a child. In a wide-ranging conversation, Tami and I talk about the gender biases built into tracking performance based on hours, how to create an office culture that supports work/life balance, and why we should critique — rather than celebrate — people who indulge in overwork. Key takeaways from our conversation: Why your work performance drops off a cliff after 55 hours How implementing “core hours” can create more work/life flexibility and limit time spent in meetings Why measuring performance based on hours disadvantages women How parenting makes you better at prioritizing Why we should look at people who “overwork” with a critical eye Sponsors SaneBox automatically filters unimportant email out of your inbox, so you can focus on what matters. Get an extra $25 credit on top of the free two-week trial when you visit sanebox.com/hurryslowly. Favorite Quotes “I would love to see our entire culture start to look at people who overwork as a little bit problematic. Like: What’s wrong with you if you can’t get your work done in a reasonable amount of time. Are you not efficient? Are you not actually competent? How can we help you in your performance? Instead of making it a badge of honor.” “We’re very all or nothing, we Americans. There’s this sort of macho ideology around putting in long hours, and we’ve somehow have kind of deified busy-ness in a way that I think is really, really detrimental to our physical and mental health.” Resources A shortlist of the ideas and articles mentioned in our conversation: “Making Space for Moms,” a fantastic 5-minute talk by Tami How some men fake an 80-hour workweek The BuzzFeed guide to bullet journaling More on the concept of “core hours” Follow Tami: Path Forward \| Twitter Call to Action If you enjoyed this episode, I would love your support. Subscribe in iTunes and write us a review. Every rating helps us attract new listeners, which allows us to keep making the show! : ) You can write a review on your phone here: hurryslowly.co/mobilereview
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