You can succeed in the future only by facing today’s challenges head-on, reframing them as opportunities, and taking advantage of them
Effectiveness refers to successfully producing the expected or desired result; it’s the degree to which you achieve your objectives, solve problems, and realize profits. In business, effectiveness is summed up by “doing the right things.” Efficiency is the accomplishment of a job with the minimum expenditure of time, effort, and cost—the shortest distance between a goal and a checkmark. In business, efficiency is summed up by “doing things right.
It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than to get permission
Executives execute. No one cares how many hours you spend at work and how many items you check off your to-do list. Execution and results are all that really matter in any business.