If productivity simply means that you are doing all the wrong things faster, then in the end it will be a waste of your life. Getting things done will never be as important as why you are doing them to begin with. Leadership today places a higher priority on the character of the person than the list of their results. This post by Carey Nieuwhof is a great read:
“But the longer I live and lead, the more I realize that you can accomplish all the tasks you set out to accomplish in a day or even over the course of your life, and still completely miss the point.
The news is littered with stories of leaders who were at the top of their game skill-wise, but who aren’t in leadership anymore, not because they weren’t smart, not because they weren’t skilled (some were arguably the best in their field), but because their character didn’t match their competency. Here’s the truth for all of us: Competency gets you in the room. Character keeps you in the room.”