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34 NO B.S. Time Management for EntrepreneursCHAPTER 3 / HOW TO DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH THE HEARTS OF THE TIME VAMPIRES OUT TO SUCK YOU DRYHow I Stupidly Put Out the Welcome Mat for the Time Vampires and Let Them Suck Me DryIn an article I read in some business magazine, a story was told of how a brave CEO, in one of his first acts as president of a medical center, yanked his office door from its hinges and suspended it from the lobby ceiling to demonstrate his commitment to an open-door policy. This was applauded by the magazine as some giant act of courage and creativity. I chuckled when I read this. This guy has my sympathy. To the management theorists who get all wet and excited when they hear this sort of thing, I say: c%u2019mon out into the real world, where they eat their young every day, and try this yourself. You won%u2019t last a week.This tactic is nothing new or revolutionary or innovative. Heck, I made that same mistake about 40 years ago.Right after I took the helm of a barely afloat manufacturing company, I pried the office door off the hinges, nailed it to the wall sideways, and proclaimed that, from now on, the president%u2019s office had a true %u201copen-door policy.%u201d High drama. Great theater. Incredible stupidity.All day long, an endless parade of Time Vampires. Suck, suck, suck. By the end of the day, my neck looked like a pincushion. Dan Kennedy%u2019s #2 No B.S. Time Truth Time Vampires will suck as much blood out of you as you permit. If you%u2019re drained dry at day%u2019s end, it%u2019s your fault.