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Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen • Great by Choice
To work smart means to maximize the value of your work by selecting a few activities and applying intense targeted effort.
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: The Hidden Habits of Top Performers
Google’s use of objectives and key results (OKRs) is a famous example of a replicable structure.21
Claire Hughes Johnson • Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
third technique that forceful champions use to inspire people: connecting daily work to a broader purpose.
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
strong association between intensity of effort and having both passion and purpose.
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
Start by looking at your calendar the past two weeks: Circle each item that you think created very good value, and cross out those that yielded little or no value. Now do the same for the next two weeks.
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
They defined themselves by impact and contribution and purpose.
Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen • Great by Choice
They consider the perspective of opponents
Morten T. Hansen • Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More
Wield the razor: Shave away unnecessary tasks, priorities, committees, steps, metrics, and procedures. Channel all your effort into excelling in the remaining activities.