Balancing Efficiency and Effectiveness

In this conversation, Alan Briggs and Jonathan Collier discuss the difference between efficiency and effectiveness in leadership. They explore the negative consequences of leading with a hyper-efficient mindset and the importance of shifting towards effectiveness. They highlight the fear, habits, and desire for control that drive people towards efficiency. They also provide a definition of an effective leader, which includes comprehending influence, living healthy, practicing self-awareness, working with the grain of gifting, and moving at a sustainable pace. The conversation ends with reflection questions for listeners to consider. keywordsefficiency, effectiveness, leadership, fear, habits, control, influence, health, self-awareness, gifting, pace takeaways

• Efficiency is the ability to accomplish a job with minimum time and effort, while effectiveness is doing the right things well.
• Fear, habits, and the desire for control often drive people towards efficiency.
• An effective leader comprehends their influence, lives healthy, practices self-awareness, works with the grain of their gifting, and moves at a sustainable pace.
• Reflect on areas of leadership that need to shift from efficiency to effectiveness and identify areas that require attention in terms of influence, health, self-awareness, gifting, or pace.