Desperate Hustle And The Path It Leaves Behind
Are you good at hustling? Are you assertive and spring into action conquering sales and navigating corporate environments in a single bound? The desperate hustle may leave behind some unfavorable consequences.
Businesses like people who can make things happen. It is a good trait. Sales and marketing professionals often thrive on the hustle. A good hustle, not a crafty snake oil bait and switch. Just a good hustle.
The hustle often has positive effects. Bringing in revenue, building the brand, and weakening the position of the competition.
Desperate Hustle
Then there is the desperate hustle. This often develops after a period of sleeping, complacency, or internal change where the biggest hustle becomes a version of hustlers, who are hustling for a new job with a new employer.
This desperation or corporate push means that people are in fear of their job, their livelihood, and how they’ll support their family. They become desperate.
The consequences of this behavior can have very negative long-term effects. When the mindset is divide and conquer without worry or concern about what or who is in the way. Watch out.
The mindset may become, as long as I’m winning, I don’t care.
This is dangerous and a sign of faulty leadership.
Future Outcomes
Sometimes the workplace objective is met, yet the path of destruction in its wake is devastating.
Clients get burnt, vendors hosed, and interpersonal workplace relationships may be damaged beyond repair. After the revenue is counted, the future actually becomes bleak.
Being a strong hustler is good. Leaving behind a path of destruction is not.
Find the balance. You’ll do your best work there.
-DEG
Dennis E. Gilbert is a business consultant, speaker (CSPTM), and culture expert. He is a five-time author and the founder of Appreciative Strategies, LLC. His business focuses on positive human performance improvement solutions through Appreciative Strategies®. Reach him through his website at Dennis-Gilbert.com or by calling +1 646.546.5553.
