Hi, dear all;
I know this is a very old repeated technique, question, and ongoing discussion. But I would really like to know from all the members, what exactly is this hard work and smart work all about? Still, in this current modern era, is this applicable? What are the current techniques practiced in the industry? Is it really helpful, and how do I handle it all? Please do go through it, suggest, and share some of your views and personal experiences with this.
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From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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3I know this is a very old repeated technique, question, and ongoing discussion. But I would really like to know from all the members, what exactly is this hard work and smart work all about? Still, in this current modern era, is this applicable? What are the current techniques practiced in the industry? Is it really helpful, and how do I handle it all? Please do go through it, suggest, and share some of your views and personal experiences with this.
Regards,
From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Dear Raghavaprasadnarayanan,
Rather than pose the question, I kindly suggest that you go through the previous threads by clicking on the links in the sidebar at the right. Then, give us your views, and I am sure others will do likewise.
Thanking you in advance for a positive response to my suggestion.
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Rather than pose the question, I kindly suggest that you go through the previous threads by clicking on the links in the sidebar at the right. Then, give us your views, and I am sure others will do likewise.
Thanking you in advance for a positive response to my suggestion.
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Endorsing Mr. Simhan's view, you must have done some research on the subject and tried some techniques, as you have expressed doubt about its relevance in the current modern era. This enables the discussion to be more focused rather than strayed. However, you need to work hard even to work smart.
B. Saikumar
From India, Mumbai
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B. Saikumar
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Raghavaprasadnarayanan,
Many CEOs in America have not reached the top by working smarter, as experienced by Subba Rao. Please read and digest the content at The Myth of Working Hard vs. Working Smart | Entrepreneur.com. Please let us know your views.
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Many CEOs in America have not reached the top by working smarter, as experienced by Subba Rao. Please read and digest the content at The Myth of Working Hard vs. Working Smart | Entrepreneur.com. Please let us know your views.
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Even going by the example of Mr. Subba Rao, you will be accountable for the quality of performance, meeting timelines, cost reduction by reducing wastage, and numerous other compliances as they all have a bearing on the brand image, performance, and profits of the company. Unless you are someone who has thorough knowledge of the job, which you can acquire only through hard work, you can run the risk of being taken for a ride by the contractors and temporary staff. Hence, the saying that there are no shortcuts to success. We can also say that there are no smart cuts to success. By working smart, you mean integrating technology into processes; then, it is an altogether different subject. Therefore, you need to be more forthcoming on the subject to enable the members to respond in the right perspective.
B. Saikumar
From India, Mumbai
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B. Saikumar
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Raghav,
Let me explain to you through the following two proverbs:
a) "Knock the door till it opens." Hard work is concentrating on the activity of knocking the doors. Smart work is choosing the right door.
b) "Strike when the iron is hot." Hard work is waiting for the iron to become hot. Smart work is making the iron hot and then striking it.
One more example is about a hard-working salesperson. He masters the art of "how to handle objections of the customers." A smart salesperson prevents the objections!
Ok...
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Let me explain to you through the following two proverbs:
a) "Knock the door till it opens." Hard work is concentrating on the activity of knocking the doors. Smart work is choosing the right door.
b) "Strike when the iron is hot." Hard work is waiting for the iron to become hot. Smart work is making the iron hot and then striking it.
One more example is about a hard-working salesperson. He masters the art of "how to handle objections of the customers." A smart salesperson prevents the objections!
Ok...
Dinesh Divekar
From India, Bangalore
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Dear Dinesh you hit the nail on it’s head to drive the point straight home.Very crisp presentation of the distinction in a nutshell. B.Saikumar HR & Labour law Advisor
From India, Mumbai
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From India, Mumbai
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Dear Raghav,
Let me express myself further to what all the learned members have beautifully said. Michael Moroney's article suggested by Mr. Simhan makes a wonderful reading on the topic, and the examples cited by Mr. Dinesh make it highly illustrative. To me (of course, not in an offending sense), your attempt without research to post the query in the midst of availability of a sea of articles on the topic is an act of smartness! Please leave it.
Coming to the second part of your query about the relevance of the concepts of "working smart" and "hardworking" in the modern era, the answer is in Moroney's article itself. I hope you remember the mythological anecdote of Lords Ganesh and Muruga over the divine mango fruit. Muruga had a vehicle with super-sonic speed, which Ganesh did not. So, he used his lateral thinking and asked the referee himself whether the parents would be the universe to their children, got the affirmative answer, and finished the circumambulation of his parents well before Muruga finished his circumnavigation of the universe. Therefore, everything, transcendent of the barriers of time and other difficulties, depends upon one's perseverance, rapidity, and accuracy. Here, perseverance refers to hard work, and rapidity and accuracy to smartness.
From India, Salem
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Let me express myself further to what all the learned members have beautifully said. Michael Moroney's article suggested by Mr. Simhan makes a wonderful reading on the topic, and the examples cited by Mr. Dinesh make it highly illustrative. To me (of course, not in an offending sense), your attempt without research to post the query in the midst of availability of a sea of articles on the topic is an act of smartness! Please leave it.
Coming to the second part of your query about the relevance of the concepts of "working smart" and "hardworking" in the modern era, the answer is in Moroney's article itself. I hope you remember the mythological anecdote of Lords Ganesh and Muruga over the divine mango fruit. Muruga had a vehicle with super-sonic speed, which Ganesh did not. So, he used his lateral thinking and asked the referee himself whether the parents would be the universe to their children, got the affirmative answer, and finished the circumambulation of his parents well before Muruga finished his circumnavigation of the universe. Therefore, everything, transcendent of the barriers of time and other difficulties, depends upon one's perseverance, rapidity, and accuracy. Here, perseverance refers to hard work, and rapidity and accuracy to smartness.
From India, Salem
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I wonder why we are all very prompt in responding to "SMART" people who are quite adept at raking our brains without expressing their own views!! There are many hardworking people who find answers and then seek help to improve their understanding. I wonder whether we who respond are "SMART" or "Hard workers"!!!
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.
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