We’ve got productivity backwards
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The core idea behind productivity is well-meaning. It is to make our work more productive. That we are able to produce more. I think the core driver is to do a job better. The driving question is to improve what we are doing. A farmer does a job better when he can produce more bushels per acre – more tons per hectare. Yet this is where we start to raise some questions: That’s when I had the thought of the equation of success.
Striving for excellence.
Striving for excellence is the journey to success. So the equation is: Quantity × Quality × Time = Success
Improving on the parts is striving for excellence, because we are trying to excel in clarity & quality over time. Now when we look at modern productivity, we optimize often for more efficient ways to do something. So we only focus on quantity. That’s where we have productivity backwards. A masterpiece will be developed over time. So don’t forget the whole person. |
