I am rehashing an old post which I think can be a good idea to revisit in light of recent events.
Do read the below post and especially the comments section:
Efficiency versus Effectiveness
Don't worry, I'll wait for you. Take your time.
Done?
Most of the time, especially at our pay scales, we are only familiar with setting Corporate goals for Doing Things Right - we focus on quicker, better, cheaper. Efficiency rules!
This becomes an unconscious habit when we set goals for our private lives.
We often overlook the Elephant in the room - why are we doing it in the first place?
For if we do not get the direction "right", all we do, despite our fancy goal settings and planning, may be about going in the "wrong" direction more efficiently!?
How many of us in our 40s and above have the epiphany where we have hit our goals and arrived exactly where we have planned only to realise our ladder has been leaning against the "wrong" wall?
Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!)
