Finding Simplicity in a Productivity Driven World

Productivity would mean nothing if the activities associated were not helpful to bring the right outcomes, the outcomes that align to the bigger picture that is vision, mission & value. It is a big-picture focus and having a deep understanding of the vision, mission & value that defined the productivity.

You might be the person who able to accomplish many things in a speedy ways in less amount of time, but again, it only means that you were doing many things toward wrong results.

From my humble previous work experiences, I learnt to think first before start to bog myself in grease and dirt to get things done. Think about the vision, mission & value, the ultimate aim that you would like to achieve. Formulate the action plans that support your goal and work out the method on how to do it in the efficient & effective way. It results in increased productivity. That I called the real juice of productivity. This is a fundamental concept of productivity that oneself has to belief and practice.

The first step toward improvement productivity must start from laying the right foundation means getting the vision, mission, value (goal) right and crystal clear to all the people who work for you as a leader.

The best productivity can produce in this world is when all the team members are cohesive, able to channel all their energy getting the things done. Team work with the same direction produce the greatest productivity results.

Simple analogy, just imagine that if the goal is to change the four flat tyre of the car.

First method: Engage the fastest hand & skilful mechanic to do it alone. Mm.. Say he can change one tyre in 2 minutes, simple mathematic four tyres he needs 8 minutes to get all the flat tyres changed in sequential one by one.

Second method: Engage 4 mechanics with say each of them not that skilful compared to the first method but able to change a tyre in 4 minutes. All four mechanics do it at once as a team; four tyres get changed in 4 minutes simultaneously.

It is very obvious. The productivity of the second method produces higher productivity compared to the 1st method.

Now, the thought-provoking questions a leader should ask are,  

1. How can a leader lead a team of 4 mechanics to align to a same ultimate goal & get the job done effectively? (this question is focus on “effectiveness”)

2. How can a leader increase the team skills-set improve from 4 minutes a tyre to 2 minutes a tyre? (this question is focus on “efficiency”)

 Any improvement on the team will result in greater results.  

 The subsequent steps toward improving productivity are:

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• Build a productive team via continuous training & skills upgrading
• Implement command and control in execution
• Cultivate preventive mindset

When you are NOT lazy and procrastinate, you can create more QUALITY TIME in your work as well as your personal life. It is relatively straightforward. (#ProductivityHacks)

“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort. – Paul J Meyer”

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Darrell Tan is attaching to a corporate profession in Business Development & Strategic Planning. He is also a Certified Professional Trainer (CPT), Certified Train the Trainer, Certified Business Analyst and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) in progress. He believes & inspired by “Anyone shall be given a chance to learn hence transform learning into long-lasting growth; building productive change!” 

He is passionate in organisational development (OD) & business transformation activities. 

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