"When you have large organizations and lots of different people wanting to make things happen, the ripple effect all the way down is where it simply becomes almost impossible to keep up. And with all good intentions - people want to support these initiatives, they are great ideas - there are simply too many to be able to support to the right level."
"We think that initiative overload is becoming more of a problem. We think it's been a problem, but we think it's escalating, and we think it's escalating for a few reasons."
Initiative overload is a growing issue in organizations, leading to increased pressure on middle managers and frontline employees. As more managers launch new projects to demonstrate value, the workload becomes unmanageable. This phenomenon is exacerbated by the desire to support numerous initiatives, resulting in a ripple effect that hampers productivity. Experts Rose Hollister and Michael Watkins highlight that while initiative overload has always existed, its prevalence is escalating due to various organizational dynamics.
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