Diligent or Lazy - was Bill Gates right?
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Bill Gates has been quoted as saying ""I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." Is he right? Here's our take on the subject from about 12 years ago.
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Diligent or Lazy - was Bill Gates right?
- 1. The Smart/Stupid Grid Is Bill Gates’ idea correct?
- 2. Bill Gates’ Idea “Iwill always chose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because, he will find an easy way to do it.“ Is this a sensible approach? As always…it depends – And we’re going to take an unsubtle look at it..
- 3. The stupid-lazy dilemma The classic idea is that the ideal employee – or person – is intelligent and diligent. This may NOT always be true. It depends on what your business context is or what you want to achieve.
- 4. The 2x2 Diligent 1 2 Which is the ideal box? Lazy 3 4 Stupid Smart
- 5. Types per task 11. Stupid:Diligent – Good at doing the simple tasks repeatedly. No innovation, no problems, no dissent. – Assembly line 22. Smart:Diligent – Good at doing complex tasks repeatedly. Little innovation, little dissent. – Actuary. 33. Stupid:Lazy – Not much use for anything – Politician 44. Smart:Lazy – Good at innovation. Bad at doing anything the same way twice – Entrepreneur, coder,
- 6. Types per task 11. Stupid:Diligent – Good at doing the simple tasks repeatedly. No innovation, no problems, no dissent. – Assembly line 22. Smart:Diligent – Good at doing complex tasks repeatedly. Little innovation, little dissent. – Actuary. 33. Stupid:Lazy – Not much use for anything – Politician 44. Smart:Lazy – Good at innovation. Bad at doing anything the same way twice – Entrepreneur, coder,
Editor's Notes
- Note that this whole discussion assumes that people have a certain energy level. A low energy person is less use than a high energy person….but at the same energy levels a Lazy smart person is more useful than a diligent smart person. The diligent person will use their energy to do the task the same way as before. The lazy person will use their energy to do something else after they’ve identified an easier solution.