Productivity VIP – Mini Story - Effortless English

IBM. He worked for IBM.And so, to summarize, first, he decided to complete all his tasks lightening fast,in just 24 hours. Second, he decided to only answer emails on Tuesdays andFridays and when he did them on Tuesdays and Fridays he burned through hisemails. He burned through his inbox very quickly. He read them and answeredthem very, very fast, very quickly.And, finally, he decided to be very proactive at work. He decided not to wait untilhis boss gave him work; rather, he looked for and identified potential problemsand he solved them before they got bigger.So how did Ray’s boss feel about all of this?Well, as you might imagine, he was very, very happy about it.In fact, after six months, Ray’s boss said to him “Ray, you’re fantastic. You’re onmy A-Team now. You’re super productive. I’m giving you a big raise.”So what did he say again?He said “You’re fantastic.” You’re wonderful, of course. He said “You’re on my A-Teamnow.”There was actually a movie called The A-Team. Maybe you saw it, maybe not, butwhat’s an A-Team? It’s a little bit of slang again. The “A-Team” or an “A-Team” meansthe top team. It means the group with the very best performers.Now this might be formal, there might be a real team or group that all the best people goonto, but often it’s informal. It just means that the person recognizes that you are one ofthe best. So his boss is saying “You’re on my A-Team now.” It means you’re one of mybest workers now. You are joining the group that are really, really good, really, reallyexcellent; the top performers. That’s what it really means.If someone says you’re on my A-Team or you’re on the A-Team, it means you are a topperformer. You’re super productive; excellent work. You’re really, really good at what youdo.Sometimes another way people say this is you are an A-Player, an A-Player. So, again,that means you are a top player. “A” is the first letter in the alphabet, right? It’s the firstletter, so it’s the first. It’s the top. So an A-Player is a player who is top quality.www.EffortlessEnglishClub.com