【管理锦囊】Stop Working All Those Hours
2013/9/16 哈佛商业评论

     ROBERT C. POZEN

     Robert C. Pozen is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.

     How can you remove yourself from this treadmill of long, wasted hours at work? Start by constantly evaluating your use of time — even if your organization's culture doesn't force you to.

     That means knowing what's important to you, your organization, and your boss — and, vitally, what's not important. So think critically and rigorously about your priorities.

     Then, be prepared to say "no" to requests that don't matter:

     Decline meetings, whenever you can. To be polite, you can explain your workload and request to see the meeting's minutes instead.

     Don't be afraid to use the "delete" button when reviewing your inbox.

     If you can't say "no" to a certain request, recognize that it may only require a B+ effort. Don't spend hours bumping it up to an A+ unless you really need to.

     While individual employees can change their own habits, organizations need strong-willed leaders to make more radical changes. These leaders must thoroughly reform their organization's implicit and explicit reward structure. Are employees praised for coming in on Saturday — even if only to finish work that could have been completed during regular hours? Are employees suspicious of others who leave early for the day in order to watch their child's Little League games?

     Of course, this change won't come easily. It's easy to count hours. It's much harder to set project metrics or make subjective evaluations. But smart leaders realize that the only way they can succeed is by getting the most out of their employees. And the only way they can get the best out of their employees is to focus on results, not hours.

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