Overcoming Overload
Doing More with Less
“Overloaded Circuits: why smart people underperform” is the title of a HBR article and the underlying them of this workshop. Doing more with less is the new personal and corporate battle cry. If we are to maintain our quality of life we must improve personal effectiveness and reduce the negative impact of the overloaded world
The interdependent relationship between work overload and information clutter means that if you can control one then you can manage the other. The results are improved leadership, decision making, and operational effectiveness leading to better work-life balance.
Learning Outcomes
The Overcoming Overload Workshop shows you how to improve personal and team effectiveness by overcoming the negative impact of work overload and information clutter. You will be able to:
- Prioritize your roles and relationships
- Improve your communication, collaboration, and decision making
- Control unrealistic demands and distractions
- De-clutter to reduce information indigestion and file what you need where you can easily find it
The Personal Effectiveness Framework™
Regardless of organizational culture, you are responsible for your actions and work habits. Using common sense principles, practical tips, and stories, this illustrated three part topical framework will guide you as you:
1. Develop filtering principles to prioritize wisely
2. Establish control systems to manage distractions
3. Use our unique filing methodology to eliminate information clutter
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“I thank integrity+ for helping me overcome the fact and feeling of being overloaded. Personally, I have grained at least an hour a day which I now put to more profitable use. By using a better filtering system, I am more accessible and available to the people important in achieving organizational and personal goals.”

