James Laughlin argues that ultimate productivity is simple: clarify what you want and why, create a plan, add structure to avoid distraction and procrastination, and apply accountability. He emphasizes that expensive enterprise programs are unnecessary; instead, deploy and evaluate a simple system so everyone knows the direction.
We need to do is just be more productive. Well, to me, that's not a complex challenge. It really isn't. It comes down to knowing what you want, why you want it, developing a plan of how you want to get there, and then putting some structure in place to make sure that you're not going to be distracted, that you're not going to procrastinate or follow all the opportunities, the shiny objects, and you get to work. You have accountability wrapped around that. You do not need a $200,000 program for your thousand employees to be more productive. You simply don't. You need a simple system and actually deploy it, follow up it, evaluate it, and ensure that everyone knows where they're headed.
