Work Smarter Before Working Harder To Get Ahead At Work - 5 Ways To Create Lots More Value
Channel: Enhance.training
Date: 24/08/2023

Work smarter before working harder is about targeting higher value work or making improvements to create more value for the business in which you work. I share 5 essential approaches to increase the value your efforts create.

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Video Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:50 What does working smarter mean
03:02 Is working smarter possible in my role?
03:43 Why working smarter before working harder is needed
05:02 Target the bigger picture
05:49 Maximise automation
06:43 Work to leverage your team’s efforts
07:42 Focus on results rather than activity
08:42 Aim to deliver 8 commercial benefits
09:47 In Summary

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To be more successful and to progress your career quicker, work smarter before working harder to get ahead at work.

What does working smarter mean – simply creating more value in the same time or with the same effort. Even small improvements add up over time.

Is working smarter possible in my role – you can save time in nearly every role. The more complex the role  - needing more problem solving – the easier it is to find opportunities to work smarter.

Why working smarter before working harder is needed. We only have so much time in the day. You simply can’t keep working harder and harder – nor should you. Work out what is valuable to the team, function, and company – and then work harder on those areas.

To be successful in any career, in my experience, you need to work smarter and work hard. Working smarter not harder is the first step. Working hard is also needed.

How do I work smarter? I share 5 essential approaches on how to work smarter, to find what areas of your role are more valuable so you can focus on these.

Targeting the bigger picture is a great what of working smarter not just harder. This gives you are very valuable starting point and focus to work smarter.

Maximising automation is another key way of creating value at work. Look for all sensible ways to automate repetitive tasks.

Leverage your team and their efforts. This is vital job of any manager and a core way in which managers create value. Focus on results rather than activity in working smarter not just harder.

Finally, focus as much of possible of your efforts to deliver 8 commercial benefits. This keeps you and your team focused on the higher value work. 

To be successful in any role work smarter and work harder!

If you have any questions about “Work Smarter Before Working Harder to Get Ahead at Work”, please leave them in the comments section below and I will get back to you. 

Jess
Enhance.training