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MANAGEMENT:PRACTICAL INTRO. >SP INSTR<
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Differences between being efficient and being effective

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Effective = Doing the right things is the ability to work well and produce the good results

Efficient = Doing things right. which means that he or she must do a task successfully without wasting time

    Pursuing right goal but Inefficient Pursuing right goal and efficient
    Pursuing wrong goal but Inefficient Pursuing wrong goal and efficient

Effective

Ineffective

EFFICIENCY:-

Being efficient means you are working in a well-organized With so many things to do, it is easy to get stuck down with efficiently completing tasks on your to-do list. In other way it can say pursuing right goal

EFFECTIVENESS:-

Being effective means you are successful in producing a desired good result. similarly your efforts with the work that requires your smart skill set will result in good higher level work. The difference between being efficient and being effective can be the difference between getting a good job done or doing the kind of work that gets you promotion or hike on your remuneration

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This are Differences between being efficient and being effective

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