Is there someone on your team who seems unusually productive? Someone who gets a huge amount done — without working longer hours?
7 Traits of Super-Productive People
“Wizardry” isn’t one of them.
April 20, 2018
Summary.
Is there someone on your team who seems unusually productive? Someone who gets a huge amount done — without working longer hours? According to an analysis of 7,000 people, these super-productive people are really good at doing seven things: setting stretch goals, showing consistency, building their knowledge and expertise, driving for results, anticipating and solving problems, taking initiative, and being collaborative. They might seem to get their work done through magic (or cutting corners), but actually, extreme productivity is just a set of skills. Skills that more of us can acquire and use.
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