Your
individual role in making your best better requires that you: (1) know the way you
work and get things done,
and (2) constantly ensure that you are aligned with the
way you work and get things done.
There’s
a simple question you can ask to distinguish your own working style: Are you a
verb person or a noun person? To help you answer that, it’s best to have a list
with more than 30 things that need your attention. Now look at the first (or
sometimes, only) word of each item on the list. Is it a noun or is it a verb?
There’s
no right or wrong way to write a list. I find that although everyone will
switch between nouns and verbs here and there, the very real data is there for
you to see in your own hand; some people tend to choose nouns over verbs;
others prefer verbs to nouns. As you clarify the ways you can work smarter,
consider the distinction between the two.
