You're not lazy. You're just measuring the wrong thing

Apr 01, 2026 6:16 am

Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire


April 1, 2026

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You're not lazy. You're just measuring the wrong thing

Howdy ,


Yesterday I told you about a guy who never missed a day of work.

 

Four years. Every target hit. Every task completed.

 

And still got passed over.

 

His problem wasn't effort.

 

It was what he was measuring.

 

Before Q2 starts, one honest question:

 

What are you actually measuring?

 

Not what you should be measuring. What you are actually using to tell yourself you are on track.

 

If the answer is tasks completed, hours put in, or targets hit — you are measuring the floor, not the ceiling.

 

Trajectory asks a harder question: Is what I am building today creating the result I need by December?

 

If you cannot answer that cleanly, Q2 will look a lot like Q1.

 

 

A Multiplier Session is one conversation designed to answer exactly that question.

 

Reply MULTIPLIER and I will send you the details.

 

Keep winning at work and in life.



Tola Akinsulire

Your Strategic Workplace Mento


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