Chicken or Pig?

Our COO gave a great presentation today. Are you the Chicken or the Pig? and $100 rocks.

Chicken or Pig?
You're at a restaurant ordering breakfast. You get eggs, bacon, sausage, etc. You've got three elements. The Waitress who brings you the meal. The chicken who provides the eggs. And the pig who sacrifices for the meat.
Every company needs all three.

The waitress is very important. It's someone who works 9-5, gets the job done, does what it takes, but has other things to tend to outside of work. This person is steady in their career.
The chicken is essential. This person goes above and beyond. They work hard, put in overtime and add value. They are on-track for upward movement in the company.
The pig is committed. This person can't work enough on the account. They bring in new clients, add to current clients and are on the track to run the place or be a high-level exec.

Again, every company needs all three. The key is knowing which element (waitress, chicken or pig) you are and making sure you work with the others.

$100 Rock (Wingman, you'll love this)
We all have "rocks" throughout the day we need to deal with. Appointments, emails, IMs, kids, book club, client calls, etc. Instead of making a "priority" list where all items tend to fall in the #1 position, give your items a value. This allows for multiple items to be deemed important, but you're forced to make a decision on what really is most crucial.