Effective Performence Evaluation

One of the chapters of the Effective Executive (by Peter Drucker) is called "Making Strength Productive". It talks about playing to a person's strengths. This is especially important for making an effective performance evaluation.

Performance Evaluations are usually ignored by both reviewer and reviewer. Why? According to Drucker its like going to the dentist, and who likes that. The relationships in the workplace should not be of healer and patient but of mentorship.

So what should it include?
4 questions:

• What task does the person does well?
  
• What task is it, therefore, that they are able to fill?
  
• What should they learn or acquire to make the most of their strength?
• If I had a son or a daughter, would I like it if he (or she) was working under the orders of this person?
  
  • If so, why?
    
  • If not, why not?

All but the last question are with positive attitude. Its about making it into a growth opportunity.
By making it an opportunity to grow, it makes the process be effective and motivating.

Freedom Writers

I just finished watching the amazing Freedom Writers movie. The story is similar to other teacher movies which are based on true stories,Coach Carter for example. But the acting in this movie is superb as is the real story.

It is unbelievable what one person can achieve with when he/she really believe in the value of its own work, and how empowering it can be if you set up a system of trust and believing in the unique voice of each individual in the group.

The environment created in that class room by this "novice" teacher, should be a model for every team and group of people working together. And the teacher's attitude of no obstacles just opportunities, should be a model for my own attitude.

Lessons from the Freedom Writers can be learned on so many levels: motivation, power of commitment to change and growth, blame-everybody vs. you can make a change, leadership, education and parenting, overcoming obstacles and so more.

I'm still owed by this story, go now and watch the movie or read the book.

Go Freedom Writers

Putting the inner engine on fire

Your motivation, productivity, happiness will all come if you can only find out your special "Voice".

The motto of my life should be

"When I engage in work that taps my TALNET and fules my PASSION that raises out of a great NEED in the world that I feel drawn by CONSCIENCE to meet - therein lies my calling"
from The 8th Habit by sthephen covey

When reviewing my goals and life I should ask:
TALENT - what are my skills and strengths?
PASSION - what am I passioned about - personal growth, robotics, israel, web2, programming, hiking...
NEED - What does society and people need
CONSCIENCE - What are my core values

Am I following my inner voice and making a change?