Peter Drucker on confusing efficiency with effectiveness https://t.co/rEFOWSrjsU
Peter Drucker on confusing efficiency with effectiveness https://t.co/rEFOWSrjsU
There is a common issue of over-optimizing the metrics in business, which can damage the whole system.
Doing the wrong thing efficiently is actually worse than doing the right thing badly.
– Rory Sutherland
"Effective executives have learned to ask systematically and without coyness: “What do I do that wastes your time without contributing to your effectiveness?” To ask this question, and to ask it without being afraid of the truth, is a mark of the effective executive."
Peter Drucker • The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done (Harperbusiness Essentials)
Organizational theorist Kenichi Ohmae on the difference between being efficient and being effective:
“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.”
“Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.”
James Clear • Highlights From jamesclear.com
Also, don’t fall into the trap of productivity porn—chasing productivity for its own sake isn’t helpful. Many people spend too much time thinking about how to perfectly optimize their system, and not nearly enough asking if they’re working on the right problems.
blog.samaltman.com • Productivity
Efficiency is doing things right, but effectiveness is doing the right things.
