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Reclaim Your Job
November 18, 2014
Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he's made of.
-Josh Billings

"Ninety percent of managers waste time and fritter away their productivity by grappling with an endless list of demands from others," charge Summanta Ghoshal and Heiki Bruch in their article, "Reclaim Your Job," in the Harvard Business Review book, On Managing Yourself.  They continue..

"We assume — wrongly — that those demands are requirements, and that we lack personal discretion or control over our jobs.  The consequence?  We remain trapped in inefficiency.

"But we can escape this trap — if we learn how to grasp opportunities, trust our own judgment, and methodically fulfill personal goals that tally with our organization's objectives.  The keys?  Set priorities — then stick to them, focusing on efforts that support those priorities.  Overcome resource constraints by attacking goals strategically, demonstrating success at every step.  And develop a range of alternatives to exploit when Plan A fails."






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