Your Own League

So I've been really busy. Especially yesterday. I've been getting a lot of customers raising business-critical concerns. While the tasks expected of me had some substantial volume, I was at least able to squeeze in some work that's not required, which was becoming a webinar panelist.

Now with productivity in mind, I would like to share a graph I was reminded of, which is also found in Linchpin: 

I'll probably always remember this graph for the rest of my life. It has become my goal to reach way beyond my peers in at least one statistic. And I have been consistent quarter by quarter. I have been getting nearly half the team's productivity, in terms of number of cases resolved/worked on. It continues to be my goal today. I digress.

Going back, this graph reflects cricket player batting averages. Donald Bradman was so good; no doubt about that. He practically had a league of his own. Godin then shares:

If all you can do is the task and you're not in a league of your own at doing the task, you're not indispensable.

So that made me think. I must be at a league of my own, and/or not just do the tasks expected of me. Well I guess I think I got the "league of my own" part down. But I continue to do more. I volunteered to collab with the NetSuite Community in a webinar earlier this week. I even helped managers and Knowledge Management points-of-contact of other teams to manage tasks. What will I do next week? Perhaps I will continue to work on my initiatives.

But what about you? Think of what the job description requires you to do. Are you doing anything beyond that? How can you do more? What can you do to bring more change for your customers, for your colleagues, or for your community?