How the 80:20 rule makes Danielle Wood more productive
The incoming boss shares her defining career moments, best advice, love of authors Anna Funder and Zadie Smith and her plans for change in our public servant Q&A.
What is the best career advice you have been given?
I’m pretty sure it was John Daly [inaugural chief executive of centrist think tank The Grattan Institute] who introduced me to the 80:20 rule; the idea that 80 per cent of your output comes from 20 per cent of your effort. That to me was such a powerful tool [to] thinking about how you prioritise, remain productive, and get the most impact for the work you put in.
Ronald MizenPolitical correspondentRonald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
