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Efficient vs. Effective | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

So much so, that I have really come to cringe every time I hear the word efficiency. It’s not really that there is anything wrong with becoming more efficient, but what I find is that far too many executives major in the minors when it comes to efficiency. Are you efficient or effective, or do you know?

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The Research Excellence Framework Boosts Output But Not Efficiency

The Horizons Tracker

In 2008, the United Kingdom’s higher education sector replaced its method of measuring research quality from the Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) to the Research Excellence Framework (REF). ” The post The Research Excellence Framework Boosts Output But Not Efficiency first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Remote Work Revolution: Mastering the Challenges and Opportunities in 2024

N2Growth Blog

I was fortunate to work in corporate recruiting for a global technology company in 2008 when the idea of a remote workforce was embraced. Although it was different, the changes led to new efficiencies and approaches to managing workloads and schedules.

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Buzzwords Aren't All Bad | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

A person could either take several minutes to explain the evolution of technologies, mediums, shift in content paradigms, engagement practices and market dynamics that came together to make the Internet a more valuable and efficient space, or they could just utilize &# social media&# as a descriptive aid to make the connection.

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Discipline & Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Be honest – is it truly an attempt to increase your efficiency that guides you to play to your strengths, or is it pride, ego, arrogance and laziness that precludes you from being disciplined? Remember that being efficient is not always the same thing as being effective.

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Leadership & Initiative Overload | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Real Dysfunction Today, Hidden in Plain Sight

Michael Lee Stallard

Over the last century we grew myopic and obsessed with increasing efficiency and productivity and forgot that human beings need time for relationships too. We are sorely deficient of what I refer to as connection (also known as community, social capital, belonging or meaningful relationships). How did we get to this state?