Productivity has become its own industry with countless books and workshops on how to save time and accomplish more. But is the key to being productive really about managing time? Adam Grant writes in The New York Times that time management is part of the problem, with the real solution being "attention management," or focusing on the few things that really matter — no matter how long they take.
Being a productivity rockstar- projects that are personally interesting and socially meaningful should be prioritized, great article Adam Grant???? #leadership #impact #howto
We live in a culture obsessed with personal productivity. We devour books on getting things done and dream of four-hour work weeks. We worship at the altar of hustle and boast about being busy. The key to getting things done, we’re often told, is time management. If you could just plan your schedule better, you could reach productivity nirvana. But after two decades of studying productivity, Adam Grant became convinced that time management is not a solution — it’s actually part of the problem.
The problem I see is having "realistic expectations"! It isn't productivity or time management. It's training to do the job right the first time and realistic expectations by the employer of what can actually be accomplished in a predetermined amount of time, so that you don't have employee burn-out or constant turn-over. Those two things kill productivity! It also seems to me, that lately, corporate America is demanding employees to use their cell phone as a "tool" for work to supposedly increase productivity. Thus, I now see more and more people with their heads buried in their cell phone ALL DAY LONG, rather than working! While communication at work is extremely important, in my opinion, they've created their own monster by dangling the carrot in the noses of our social media addicted work-force to "play" instead of work during company time. It doesn't seem very productive to me. Where did taking pride in the job you do..go?
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Being a productivity rockstar- projects that are personally interesting and socially meaningful should be prioritized, great article Adam Grant???? #leadership #impact #howto
I have seen bosses overwork employees who are the super productive rock stars. This is especially true with high profile projects. Execs always go to those rock stars who are already trying to juggle many things. These employees can quickly burn out. The other side of this is, some employees often volunteer to do whatever tasks come up, so in the minds of some executives, they think, “Oh, Karen will do it.” Once Karen gets the reputation of always being available for things, people always go to her. Sometimes, you have to be reasonable with expectations push back and let folk know their expectations are not realistic. ?
We live in a culture obsessed with personal productivity. We devour books on getting things done and dream of four-hour work weeks. We worship at the altar of hustle and boast about being busy. The key to getting things done, we’re often told, is time management. If you could just plan your schedule better, you could reach productivity nirvana. But after two decades of studying productivity, Adam Grant became convinced that time management is not a solution — it’s actually part of the problem.
Time is not managed. Terminal illness is managed. Time is used. Change your thinking from time management to time usage. Not everyone works at the same pace. Productivity and competence are great traits. So it reflection.
"Bad weather is good for productivity because we’re less likely to be distracted by the thought of going outside. Researchers found that on days when it rained, Japanese bank employees finished transactions faster, and on days when the weather was bad in America, people were more efficient in correcting spelling errors in an essay." Thanks, Iowa ??
Assistant Manager at Walmart
Productivity is often confused with "getting stuff done." For example, I've seen where reports and presentations are completed. This has nothing to do with productivity. To me, in the strictest sense, the end game (in my case, making a sale) is what shows whether I was productive. Completing a bunch of busy work is not productivity; it really is a waste of time and a distraction away from your ultimate goal. Yes, there are some details that need to be done. However, we (meaning me) need to understand doing "too much prep" really is counterproductive.