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"The race for skilled talent is picking up speed and could have long-term implications in the job market. A Human Capital Zeitgeist, is emerging as companies big and small are getting smacked with the realization that talent management is SO critical to competing in a volatile marketplace, they might actually have to throw a bit more respect at the “human” in the human capital equation."
"There is a common misconception in the world, especially amongst younger people, that you have to work hard and pay your dues, even if it means being miserable. For some reason people seem to think that they have to be miserable for the first few years of their work life in order to get to where they want to be; either professionally or personally. "
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Typically hard work means something like 60 or 70 hours a week (sometimes 80 or 90), working at home in the evenings and weekends, and continuously juggling multiple projects in a frantic attempt to get them all done. This is not hard work, this is simply poor management of your time and a clear lack of understanding of your strengths and skills.
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For example, a smart worker will realize that they are more productive during a certain time of day and will batch their tasks based on difficulty to match with when they are most productive. A hard worker, has a long list and just checks off tasks one a time as he goes down the list.
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