PW 5: Measuring the right thing

We all grade ourselves by different measures: ▸ For some people, it’s as simple as how much money they make. When their net worth is going up, they know they’re doing well. ▸ For others, it’s how much money they give. ▸ For some, it’s how many people’s lives they can influence for the better. ▸ For others, it’s how deeply they can influence just a

If you're like me, you probably spend the majority of your waking hours (and sometimes your dreams) trying to deliver value for yourself, your team, and your organization.

“In most cases, people don’t measure the productivity of knowledge workers,” he explained. “And when we do, we do it in really silly ways, like how many papers do academics produce, regardless of quality. We are still in the quite early stages.”

I might have published more academic papers than you last year, but this might have been, in part, due to a time-consuming but important committee that you chaired. In this scenario, am I really a more productive employee?