newsletter archive.
(Previously published under the title Extreme Profits
under ISSN 1925-8941)
As if, what’s holding you back
Efficiency: being able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
Productivity: the effectiveness of productive effort, measured in terms of rate of output per unit of input.
There are numerous books and articles written about both efficiency and productivity. And most of them relate to practical approaches to achieving both. However, if you are one of those individuals that just cannot follow a rigid methodology, there is another way.
The “eye sparkle” factor, mastery precedes passion
Bestselling author, Tom Peters, suggests that employers should only hire people who have an "engaging infectious sparkle." In other words, employers may do better to hire people with a positive, engaging attitude even if they have less experience, rather than hiring highly experienced individuals without a demonstrated passion for the job.