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How to Use the Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns at Work
Season 2
Episode 98
Published 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Description
Episode 98 of The Office Politics Podcast explores the Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns in a workplace context. Lucas and Luna discuss how over-investing in any single relationship, skill, or project can yield decreasing returns, using a real-world example of a marketing manager who spent 80% of her time on one difficult stakeholder. They share a practical framework for auditing your efforts and reallocating time to higher-impact activities. Listeners learn to identify the inflection point where more effort stops producing results, and how to use this principle to build influence more effectively without burnout.