Join Jonna and Chris on this week’s episode of Sparks to discuss the nuances between efficiency and effectiveness. Uncover the paradox of "slow down to speed up" and learn strategies for how to foster workplace efficiency.
Tune in to explore the delicate balance between efficiency and excellence, perfectionism vs. pragmatism and navigate the importance of agility.
From setting constraints to prioritising tasks and embracing efficiency in life, join to learn secret hacks for work efficiency.
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00:00 The difference between efficiency and effectiveness
02:03 “Be efficient with things. Be effective with people”
04:10 Total efficiency as our main enemy
06:30 “Slow down to speed up”
08:40 Being efficient at work
12:20 Focus on outputs
14:13 Can we be efficient and always hit excellence?
16:29 Perfectionism vs Pragmatism
19:18 Speed-quality trade-off
20:30 The importance of Agility
21:30 Unlocking the efficiency of teams to generate content
23:15 Set the constraints
24:19 Prioritisation and sequencing of tasks
25:10 Can we be efficient in life?
28:00 Dealing with difficult conversations
31:30 Embracing efficiency and incremental gains
36:50 Secret hacks for work efficiency
37:30 Helping clients go faster
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