Working smarter is perhaps…

• Showing respect for other’s points of view
• Constantly being open to new ways of doing things
• Never believing our way of doing things is the only way of doing things
• Being prepared to see all ideas as good ideas until they are proven otherwise
• Habitually seek ways to improve processes, job design, products and services
• Listening at least twice as much as speaking
• Listening rather than just hearing

“GIVE FREE REIGN TO CREATIVE TALENT AND LISTEN TO YOUR JUNIORS” Keiji Tachikawa (President of NTT DoCoMo)

• Spending more time LEADING ‘good’ performers rather than wasting time MANAGING ‘bad’ performers.
• Understanding sound principles for setting priorities rather than doing what’s easy or habitual.
• Analysing projects/procedures/systems for value adders and seriously attempting to cut or avoid energy suckers.
• Carefully picking team members to ensure a diversity of competence, opinion and talent rather than those who will simply agree with us.
• Seeing work as a constant learning process and implementing appropriate changes through experience.
• Accepting that change is not just inevitable, it is essential.
• Delegating authority while maintaining responsibility and always being willing to be held accountable.
• Understanding that all those around us are motivated by their own selfish desires, as are we.

“DO, OR NOT DO. THERE IS NO ‘TRY’.” – Yoda (‘The Empire Strikes Back’)

and working smarter is…

• Sharing our vision
• Planning for our vision
• Enlisting support for our vision
• Being flexible and accepting others points of view
• Knowing our strengths and volunteering to participate
• Knowing our weaknesses and employing to compensate
• Constantly encouraging and training of those we work with
• Saying what we will do and then doing what we say
• Only asking questions we really want answers to
• Being tolerant of mistakes to allow learning
• Communicating effectively – listening
• Empowering others

…AND SOMETHING I LEARNT IN WOODWORK (SHOP) AT SCHOOL…
MEASURE TWICE AND CUT ONCE!

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