Law of Diminishing Returns

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Leaders are often afraid of finding the shortest, simplest way to get a job done well. This could be because they think accomplishing something quickly makes it seem like they didn't work hard enough on it, or because it's always been done a certain way in the past. 

There's a law of diminishing returns, where the more time we spend on something, the more the quality of work decreases.

—Adapted from The Coaching & Leadership Journal, February 2106


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