Peter Drucker on confusing efficiency with effectiveness https://t.co/rEFOWSrjsU
Peter Drucker on confusing efficiency with effectiveness https://t.co/rEFOWSrjsU
And productivity for the knowledge worker means the ability to get the right things done. It means effectiveness.
Peter F. Drucker • The Effective Executive
There is a common issue of over-optimizing the metrics in business, which can damage the whole system.
Doing the wrong thing efficiently is actually worse than doing the right thing badly.
– Rory Sutherland
This is what Peter Drucker meant when he said, “ Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things. ”
Kurtis Pykes • This Is How to Be In a Flow State 24/7 (Even if You’re a Busy Person)
"Effective executives have learned to ask systematically and without coyness: “What do I do that wastes your time without contributing to your effectiveness?” To ask this question, and to ask it without being afraid of the truth, is a mark of the effective executive."
Peter Drucker • The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
People often use “efficiency” and “effectiveness” interchangeably, but their nuances are crucial. Efficiency is about doing things right—moving smoothly, swiftly, and resourcefully. Effectiveness is about doing the right things—ensuring that what we’re working on truly matters.
A Short History of Time Management
Being productive is about occupying your time—filling your schedule to the brim and getting as much as you can. Being effective is about finding more of your time unoccupied and open for other things besides work. Time for leisure, time for family and friends. Or time for doing absolutely nothing.
Jason Fried • Effective > Productive
