Smart work is much batter than hard work,

1. Hard work vs. smart work
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3.  The concept of “work hard and work smart” is now
being advanced than solely “working hard”.
 SMART WORK IS NOT SUBSTITUTE OF HARD
WORK..they go hand in hand..
 Working smart requires planning, proactive and
not reactive
 Time and Cost implication of end result should
always be considered.
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4.  clever: showing intelligence and mental alertness
 keen: sharp, insightful and calculating in business
and all your dealings (activities).
 lively: vigorous and brisk (attitude)
 showing practical intelligence and expertise
 networking : you cannot get much done without
people
 result-oriented: having the end in view always
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5.  I’m self-aware - I know myself, my emotions,
feelings, competences(K.S.A), limitations
(because when I know myself, I know where and
how to direct my efforts, process information,
regulate my behaviour, make decisions and
generally, organize myself).
 I leverage on my network of contacts (colleagues,
friends, families, associates etc.) People are
indispensable.
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6.  I’m aware of my environment (PESTLE)
 I delegate and follow through
 I seek help when I need help
 I learn from other people’s mistakes
 I keep communication lines open always
 I strategize accordingly
 I manage my boss, hard as it may seem...
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9.  WORKING HARD
Doing the job Getting the job done
Thinking/planning after doing the
job
Thinking and planning ahead of
the job
Dedication or doing work without
intention about result
Always having the end result in
view
No added value (going the extra
mile)
Adds value
One way of doing the job Many ways of getting the job
done
 WORKING SMART
getting the job done
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10. Hard
Work
Innovative
Adding
Value
SWOT
Bottom
line
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A Small story to define Smart Work.
Once Akbar king sitting in his palace, saw some people going on
camels. He sent one of his rhythmical to find out who are they?
He ran and came saying those are sellers. King asked “what are
they selling?” rhythmical again ran and came with answer “date
king asked “from which town are they?” again rhythmical ran and
came with answer “Afganistan”. Akbar then asked to call Birbal.
When Birbal came,king told him to go ask those people just Who
they are? Birbal went there came with a gift in hand for king, he
said "your Majesty, they are sellers from Afganistan selling dates,
they are going to Lakhanow, and when I told them that HIS
Majesty was asking about them They gave me a Gift for HIS
MAJESTY, this is the Gift”.

13. WORKING SMART MEANS:
 you are continuously
making efforts at improving
yourself in every way:
- your knowledge
- your skills
- your attitudes
 you plan well ahead of
time always
 you leverage on vital life
skills to have an advantage
over whatever situation you
may find yourself – vital life
skills such as:
- human relations ( healthy
interpersonal relations skills)
- communication skills
- negotiation skills
- problem-solving skills
- decision-making skills.
- organizational skills
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14.  S - SPECIFIC
 M - MEASURABLE
 A - ACHIEVABLE
 R - REALISTIC
 T - TIME - BOUND (TIMELY)
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15.  Fulfilment: you derive satisfaction,
contentment, achievement in what you do
 Productivity: you achieve more output
without overly exerting yourself
 Effectiveness: time, cost, results
 AddingValue: going the extra mile as
permitted by authority.
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16.  Burn-out, Fatigue, invariably our health is
affected
 Inability to achieve our set-goals, targets
etc.
 Low productivity (Poor value-add)
 Loss of self worth, actualization
 Output less than our input, as such, our
efforts are not being maximized.
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18.  Working Smart does not mean being cunning,
lazy, short-changing our organizations
 Working Smart is applying hard work in a smart
way!
 It is not how hard we work, but how much we get
done!
 Setting SMART objectives, leveraging on our
SWOT and achieving effective results.
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19. For Further Study:
 The Rule of Work by RichardTemplar
 http://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=difference+between+work+hard+and+work+smart&sou
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Key word is *Leverage*
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Leverage is the power to get things done: especially something that gives an advantage .
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