I think one of the keys to being effective at work is being a pleasant person. Primarily its about not being self focused. "Seek first to understand before being understood" Probably the most important point from the very good book: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It is nearly impossible to set goals and share execution strategy with folks if you are bickering about the strength of the coffee.
I'm pretty sure that one can't just be a nice person by decision. Sure, that is part of it. But, I think the real key for this the last couple weeks has been a very satisfying side effect of better time management. I've been pretty good at decluttering my schedule lately. Its had some really fantastic results. A coworker of mine shared the sentiment with me last week: This has probably been the most productive week we've ever had at this company.
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