Better Insights, Better Results
I created a simple view of the Getting Results Knowledge Base for my latest book, Getting Results the Agile Way, which is a personal results system for work and life. The Knowledge Base provides simple job aids including Cheat Sheets, Checklists, How Tos, Guidelines, and Templates.
Effective is doing the right things for the right results. Efficient is optimizing. It's the least waste of time and effort.
Before you try to be more efficient, first try to be more effective. There's no point in optimizing ineffective things. I think of this as first asking, "What do I want to accomplish?", then asking, "Where can I optimize?"
“If you don’t know the trees you may be lost in the forest, but if you don’t know the stories you may be lost in life.” —Siberian Elder
We're wired for stories. Stories help us make meaning and they help us remember things. They can also help us simplify and avoid getting overwhelmed in our everyday things. The big idea to keep in mind here is that you're the most important story teller in your life, and you can use little stories for getting results.
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” -- Chinese Proverb
I thought it would be good to share the momentum of Getting Results so far. It's been a bit of a whirlwind and I'm seeing some great trajectory. I didn't really know what to expect, but folks in the know are telling me the trajectory is strong and contagious.
If you don’t have a system for results, now is a great time to adopt one. I’ll give you a quick start and step you through adopting Agile Results. Even if you already have a system for results, you can adopt pieces of Agile Results to get more out of it.
Having a system on your side gives you a firm foundation. It helps you when you fall down or are overwhelmed. It also helps you move up the stack by not having to worry about the basics. By making results a routine and rhythm, you can direct your attention on to bigger and better things
