Work Smarter Not Harder

Most Managers work over 60 hours per week while the few ones work the 40 weekly hours or even few hours less.    

Not in all cases, but in most cases, the latter ones tend to work smart rather than work hard, they guide themselves by the 80/20 principle – they award themselves a life while at the same time produce great results.

They usually do only what they enjoy doing and spend all their time in what they do best while at the same time are surrounded by people with various different qualifications which makes their team quite successful in business.

In summary, there are not only those who give orders, but those who give advice to what orders should be given.

Laziness itself is not a virtue; it works well only when is complimented with high intelligence. The very highest-achieving managers usually possess a host of virtues such as thoughtfulness, originality and vision.

This type of Managers, place a very high value on their own time and having the freedom to think things through without being disturbed with tedious chores that many other Managers handle, to keenly demonstrate their competence.

Their brilliance gives them the confidence to be lazy, and their laziness gives them the freedom to find shortcuts to better results through less effort. They are usually selective and insightful at crucial decisions; they do not sweat about small stuff.

Odd title for sure, but it boils down to work smart rather than work hard.

Be Strategic to Surpass The Competition

Strategic Managers create value by re-imaging the industry, they come up with superior business models – by devising new ways of doing business. They provide unique products or services for which customers are happy to pay a premium, or they cut costs without reducing quality, or ideally, the do both: they sell for more and produce for less. 

Strategic Managers value thought above action, the never let action (or conformity) drive out thought. They think very hard on how to do more with less – strategic thinking. They usually don’t follow routines like most Managers tend to do. Strategic Managers are ambitious.

Strategic thinking is however only the first step that Strategic Managers take, due to the fact that Strategic Managers tend to be ambitious, the usually “force” themselves to commit to something unfamiliar with determination.

With those elements in place a Strategic Manager is usually able to create new or better business models - as long as it leads to higher prices and lower costs or a combination of both.  Innovative ideas are only good when producing the desired results.

Strategic Managers are usually:

• Highly collaborative
• They possess disciplined authenticity
• Their economic models work
• They appeal to customers in different and new ways

The Truth About Success and Leadership

One of the greatest freedoms each of us has, is the freedom to choose how we view our roles in the world and the power we all have to make positive decisions in whatever conditions we happen to find ourselves.

That freedom allows us to give nothing best, than the very best. The commitment of doing the very best, works wonders in people's life in the sense that it provides an energy that makes people feel good about themselves and be successful.

Success doesn't just happen because someone's stars line up, it happens because of intelligent choices we have chosen to make, success is consciously created, a conscious choice. It's a guaranteed result that comes from commitment.

What's most important is how you see yourself, knowing who you are, knowing the value of work, challenge yourself - which makes your life and work meaningful. You need to own how great you are. Never play victim, it's impossible to build a tribute of success on a foundation of excuses.

Leadership without title is about having an unshakable faith in your vision and unrelenting confidence in your power. Titles bring power but if the title is taken away, the power gets lost - on the other hand Leaders without title never loose the power they have within (natural leadership power).

• Everyone of us alive has the power to go to work each day and express the absolute best within us. And you need no title to do that.
• Everyone of us alive today has the power to influence, inspire and elevate each person you meet. And you need no title to do that.
• Everyone of us alive today can passionately drive positive change in the face of negative conditions. And you need no title to do that.
• Everyone of us alive today can treat others with respect, appreciation and kindness. And you need no title to do that.

Each one of us has a Leadership switch within us  - it's up to us not only to recognize it, but to also flip the switch - it's a switch between victimhood or leadership.