{
  "title": "Time management: when should you ask for help to move forward?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-quand-demander-de-laide-pour-avancer-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-05-16",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "A priority task can remain blocked even when time is available. The obstacle may be the perceived social cost of asking for help.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Time Management & Prioritisation",
  "place": {
    "name": "Lugano",
    "region": "Tessin",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Amy Edmondson (1999, Administrative Science Quarterly) identifies an association between team psychological safety and learning behaviours, including seeking feedback and discussing difficulties."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The social risk associated with seeking advice",
      "point": "Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino and Maurice E."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that people should ask for help whenever a task proves difficult."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot determine",
      "point": "These studies provide no universal threshold beyond which working something out alone becomes a waste of time."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Lugano",
      "point": "Within SHR's “[Time Management & Prioritisation](/formation/gestion-du-temps/lugano)” programme, an exercise applicable in Lugano involves working with an Italian-speaking team in banking, fashion, trading or a family-owned SME to define what constitutes a blockage and who may be consulted, while respecting access rights and confidentiality."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Edmondson",
      "year": "1999",
      "source": "Administrative Science Quarterly"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Schweitzer",
      "year": "2015",
      "source": "Management Science"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 454,
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    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/gestion-du-temps-quand-demander-de-laide-pour-avancer-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
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    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/lugano",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}