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Hector shook his head energetically. “There is no such thing as a short term fix in our business. There is never a way to improve productivity in the short term. When you’re all done, the productivity you will achieve will be the direct result of the long term investment made by those before you. And the only real impact you can have on productivit
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The only way to get work done by other people is if you set expectations and hold them accountable for results. It's hard work requiring focus and clarity.
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Conflict at work is often due to a person’s feeling defensive out of a fear of losing face. To prove himself he sets certain goals for how others should treat him, and then expects rigidly that others will fulfill those expectations. This rarely happens as planned, however, because others also have an agenda for their own rigid goals to be achieved
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With everyone taking for granted that their own view is right, and readily assuming that others’ opposition is self-interested, progress quickly grinds to a halt. Decisions are delayed, and when finally made they are often imposed without buy-in from those who have to implement them. Relationships sour. Eventually people give up in frustration, and
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