Improving Performance

David Viscott is a psychiatrist who applied his professional skills and experience to running a business.  In Taking Care of Business (New York: Wm Morrow Company, 1985), he observes:

"...the key to increasing productivity is to tap into the individual's inner drives and identify with them.  The best way to do increase productivity is to see that people are doing jobs that they are most suited for and like best."

To help employees shape jobs that suit them best, Viscott suggests asking then questions such as...

• What do you do best?
• How often do you do that?
• What would you rather be doing than your present job?
• Is there anyone with whom you would like to exchange jobs?
• What appeals to you about the other job?
• Can any part of this be included in your present work?
• What part of your job do you do least well?
• How much of the time do you do this?
• When are you most productive?
• How often does this positive situation occur?
• What does your productivity depend on?
• When are you happiest in your work?
• Are these times the same as your productive times?

Exchange has packaged six of its practical management resources into a single “Manager’s Tool Kit” and is offering the entire set at a 33% discount — separately these resources would cost $175, but we are offering the entire Manager’s Tool Kit for only $112.  Resources in the kit include:

• The Art of Leadership: Managing Early Childhood Organizations
• Managing Money: A Center Director’s Guidebook
• Beginnings Workshops Book #8 - Professionalism
• 250 Management Success Stories from Child Care Directors
• Developing Capable, Creative Teachers CD Book
• Leading People in Early Childhood Settings CD Book

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