The Productivity Formula

I once had a sales manager who gave me the mathematical formula for productivity.

Productivity = effort divided by interruption.

In the language of this "Finisher's" Blog, I will take that to mean that the more I Finish the things that interrupt my day, then the more productive I can be.

Of course, there are always stops and starts to any day. I believe that The Finisher is the person who finishes the interruptions quicker and moves back into productivity mode.

Most of us are working very hard and doing our best to work smart. If you keep your effort consistent from week to week, the only way to become increasingly productive is to reduce the distraction of your interruptions. FINISH them before they take over your day.

Here is a link to Seth Godin's blog. He is a key finisher for me. Seth is all about redefining marketing, and work, in order to do remarkable things. His post, Is good enough enough?, is relevant to this finisher's blog because of its focus on redefining your work.

Here is a post from a new friend and business coach Shawn Kinkade. Shawn takes a good look at activity vs. productivity HERE.

Here is a post that refers to a very good book for any business person to read, it is The Four Agreements. This post is from a blog that is called Book Yourself Solid. The blog and the website are a little commercial for me, but the ideas do resonate with me. Here is the post: The Four Agreements

Final Thought:

A finisher takes responsibility for his actions. A work day and a work week is all about finishing.

Make Your Company Remark-able

Again with the Seth Godin reference! Shame on me.

Seth posts all the time about how marketing is about making something (could be anything!) remarkable...worth remarking about.

So here it is: What would it take for you to get onto Fast Company's "Companies That Care" list?

Fast Company - Companies That Care


What would you do to your company, (the one you run, not the other one that runs you), in order to make it a place that people sent their resumes to unsolicited?

How would you do that?

Hint: it has nothing to do with ping-pong tables, beer at lunch, or massages on Fridays.