The leverage that can help you is good work habits. Good work habits give you an edge over others in every field. In a survey of 104 chief executive officers, they were asked what qualities would be most helpful to advancement in their companies. Almost all of them agreed on two: the first was the ability to set priorities and the second was the ability to get the job done fast. These two behaviors would lead most rapidly to promotion and increases in pay. In every study, it seems that good work habits will bring you to the attention of the important people in your life as fast as or faster than any other qualities you can develop. In final analysis, you always get paid for results.
If you develop a reputation for being the person who gets the job done fast, who consistently and predictable gets the results required, that alone can put you onto the fast track in your career.
