Focus on fewer tasks and obsess over them to improve job performance.
Balance passion with purpose in work for increased energy and job satisfaction.
Deep dives
PopCorners: A New Snack Option
Pop corners offer a unique snacking experience that combines crunchiness with delicious flavors without artificial additives. Options like white cheddar and kettle corn provide variety for different taste preferences. Their versatility makes them a convenient and satisfying choice for different occasions.
Working Smarter, Not Harder
Morton Hansen's research emphasizes the importance of working smarter instead of longer hours to achieve top performance. Focusing on fewer themes and obsessing over them leads to improved job performance. By prioritizing quality over quantity and practicing the 'do less than obsessed' principle, individuals can enhance their productivity.
Passion vs. Purpose in Work
Hansen highlights the distinction between passion and purpose in work, suggesting that purpose-driven work often outperforms merely passion-driven endeavors. While passion revolves around personal excitement, purpose focuses on contributing to a greater good. Balancing passion with meaningful contributions leads to increased energy and overall job satisfaction.
Collaboration and Top Performers
Contrary to common beliefs, top performers engage in focused collaboration rather than excessive teamwork. Emphasizing 'fight and unite' in meetings allows for rigorous debates and more effective decision-making. By prioritizing valuable collaborative activities and challenging unnecessary ones, individuals and teams can enhance their performance.
Do you feel like you’re putting your nose to the grindstone and working longer and longer hours, but not getting anywhere with your career? My guest today makes the case that if you want to be a top performer and advance in your job, you need to start working smarter instead of harder.
His name is Morten Hansen and in his book Great at Work, he highlights his groundbreaking, exhaustive analysis on top performers and shares his "7 Work Smarter Practices” that can maximize your job performance, without necessarily requiring you spend more time at it.
Today on the show, Morten explains why top performers concentrate on fewer things, but obsess more about them, as well as the optimal number of hours to be working each week. He then shares some advice on how to convince your boss to limit the number of irons you've got in the fire. We then discuss a practice Morten called "the one thing" that will elevate your skills, why you shouldn't pursue a job based on passion alone, why the best collaborations involve a bit of heated debate, and why you need to find more time to work alone.
This show busts a bunch of myths as well as offers a lot of really interesting insights that you can put into practice.
