When Dave got promoted, his team doubled overnight.
So did his workload.
His days became pure reaction mode – putting out fires, playing whack-a-mole with problems, saying yes when everything in him screamed no.
A few months in, his VP’s feedback hit hard: “You’re not strategic enough. You’re spending too much time in the weeds.”
But here’s the thing – Dave had a massive team scattered across the globe, different time zones, language barriers, and a workload that never stopped growing.
His work days stretched longer and longer. He was waking up in the middle of the night, stressed.
Sound familiar?
Here’s what we did in less than five months:
We tackled the difficult conversation he’d been avoiding (the one making everything worse). We created a visual system so he could finally track everything without losing his mind. And we got clear on what was actually important versus just urgent.
The real test came after his long vacation.
Normally? Pure dread coming back to that mountain of emails and piled-up work.
This time? Pure calm….even though his workload had actually increased significantly since we started working together.
Recently, his boss told him: “I don’t know how you do it. Even I wouldn’t be able to do what you do.”
I just published Dave’s full story – the real challenges, the actual tools we used, and the specific results he got.
If you’re managing a large team and feeling overwhelmed, this one’s for you.