I agree the story seems to be rushed, though I do believe it's a bit soon to judge it on that. They could be rushing the 'gym challenge arc' so they have more room to work with a much bigger, more impactful arc. Not that they should do that but just giving it the benefit of the doubt because as I said- it's a bit soon to say it's being rushed for the sake of "being rushed". Though I could also be totally wrong. One way or the other- I just really enjoy seeing more stuff to do with the gym leaders and the chairman. I hope we'll get some really nice character interactions in the future to make up for all this 'rush' that's seeming to become a common theme for this manga series. XD