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Why working hard at your job doesn’t pay off
By Riches That Stick  •  May 31, 2016
Have you ever felt your hard work isn’t appreciated by your company? You spend more time at work than anyone else but it seems everyone is getting promoted except you. This week, my department is letting 2 staff go. It wasn’t a cost cut-back. Upper management thinks they underperformed. The rest of the team is pretty angry as the two of them were actually great performers. In fact, their project had generated the most savings in the department. So what’s the explanation here? They’re missing the 2nd part of being a top performer.

Not all effort is equal

We already know that not all effort is equal. Top performance spend most of their effort on high leverage activities. These activities are the ones that will get you the most results when pursued. If you spend time working on the wrong things, hard work alone won’t get you anywhere. I’m a ......
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