The Modern Manager --Mintzberg, 1971
performs a great deal of work at an unrelenting pace
works at a high level of intensity
sometimes engages in more than 600 different activities each day with no break in pace
activities are fragmented and brief
lacks the time to be deeply involved in a a wide range of issues
shifts his/her attention rapidly from one issue to another, with very little pattern
drops all other issues to solve an acute problem
engages in most activities for less than 9 minutes, and only 10% of activities exceed 1 hour in duration