Define: "Green Dot Chasing" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Schedule a recurring private meeting with yourself called 'Deep Work Focus' so your status always shows as busy."
The practice of excessively monitoring employees' online presence indicators to verify their active working status.
What does "Green Dot Chasing" actually mean?
"A manager with zero technical skills trying to validate their salary by watching your Slack status."
"Managers should focus on deliverables rather than green dot chasingChasingI sent you an email 14 minutes ago and my anxiety cannot handle the silence.."
"My boss is green dot chasingChasingI sent you an email 14 minutes ago and my anxiety cannot handle the silence. again; he pinged me literally 10 seconds after my Teams status went idle."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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