Prioritize Leaving the Office on Time and Keep Work at Work
These two principles apply to anyone seeking a long, fulfilling, and successful career, but putting them into practice can be challenging. It often takes years to realize that life is bigger than work.
In many workplaces, there’s a prevailing “perception is reality” mindset, where appearances take precedence over actual results. The employee who stays in the office the longest is often seen as the hardest worker, though that isn’t necessarily true. What truly matters are results, yet there’s still a collective focus on superficial factors like attending meetings, long hours at the office, and quick email responses.
It’s pathetic. At our family business, we encourage everyone to leave when they are done for the day. We’ve learned that focusing on priorities is a much better metric than only looking at the hours someone works.
And still, people find it uncomfortable to say, “I’ve finished my top priorities, I’m going home.” I get it. When you work in a group, you don’t want to make others feel bad or that things are unfair.
But think about why you’re working in the first place. You’re there to contribute. To your own company, or the company you work for.
