Drain the Swmp

No, not that swamp.

The swamp of everything is urgent, they’re all number one priority, and we don’t have enough resources. The inbox overflows. Every meeting requires two more meetings. Nobody can push back. You can’t even figure out what the real highest priority is or how everything relates.

Swamps form when we don’t have drainage. So starting building drainage.

Can you build one ditch that relieves some pressure? Can you turn that ditch into a canal? You don’t need the right one or the best one. Evaluate that once the pressure starts to relieve.

Start with one ditch.