Quotes About Productivity

Yes, technology is moving swiftly, but (the High-Tech Illusion again) most of what you're doing is not truly high-tech work. While the machines have changed enormously, the business of software development has been rather static. We still spend most of our time working on requirements and specification, the low-tech part of our work. Productivity within the software industry has improved by 3 to 5 percent a year, only marginally better than the steel or automobile industry.

Since they can't alter the rate of mental discriminations (basic elements of knowledge work) per second, their potential to respond to pressure is severely limited. All they can do is Eliminate wasted time Defer tasks that are not on the critical path Stay late

In a healthy knowledge-worker organization, people don't waste a lot of time anyway, since wasted time is an affront to them as much as it is to their management.

In a healthy knowledge-worker organization, people don't waste a lot of time anyway, since wasted time is an affront to them as much as it is to their management. They are more likely to be frustrated by wasted time than enjoy it.

Quality, far beyond that required by the end user, is a means to higher productivity.

Appearance is stressed far too much in workplace design. What is more relevant is whether the workplace lets you work or inhibits you.

People under time pressure don't think faster."    Ã¢â'¬â€Tim Lister Think rate is fixed. No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, you can't pick up the pace of thinking.

When companies can't invent, it's usually because their people are too damn busy.

Productivity has to be defined as benefit divided by cost. The benefit is observed dollar savings and revenue from the work performed, and cost is the total cost, including replacement of any workers used up by the effort.

You may be able to kick people to make them active, but not to make them creative, inventive, and thoughtful.

There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back.

When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else.

Paradoxically, to be truly idle, you also have to be efficient.

Every evening, write down the six most important things that you must do the next day. Then while you sleep your subconscious will work on the best ways for you to accomplish them. Your next day will go much more smoothly.

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

The simple act of playing positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

The reward for good work is more work!

Illness and death are not the only consequences of the lack of access to water; it also hinders education and economic development. Widespread illness makes countries less productive, more dependent on outside aid, and less able to lift themselves out of poverty. According to the United Nations, one of the main reasons girls do not go to school in sub-Saharan Africa is that they have to spend so much time fetching water from distant wells and carrying it home.

You have to keep busy. After all, no dog's ever pissed on a moving car.

Tomorrow is always the busiest day of the week.

The most successful people in the world are those who have taken the time to figure out exactly who they want to become and what they want to achieve. Then they invest the hours of their days in activities consistent with these ideals.

In the business world, management is always viewed in terms of productivity. Why? Because productivity is the key to the success of the organization and to your future as a manager.

First, be effective. Then be efficient.

Ideally, each study session should last about 45 minutes before you give yourself a 5- or 10-minute break.