Get With The Program
This page lists some specific actions you can take to participate in improving your organization.
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| Support those in meetings |
Answer phones and take messages. Ask yor colleagues how you can better cover for them while they are away. Write down what happened while they were out so you can give them a full report when they return. |
| Ask Questions | Ask those you work with “How do you think I can be more productive?" Start by focusing on your own behavior. Go to the people you hand your work products to and ask “What can I do to help you be more productive?" Sure, you may end up doing more. But if everyeone did this, we would all end up better off. Even if you don't get any ideas with your questions, your questioning will open the way toward a more cooperative work life. |
| Keep a list of issues that impact your productivity | Do this to focus your questions and actions, not to find excuses. Don't just identify blocks. Include techniques which can boost your efficiency. Consider grouping items on you list into categories of causes such as: Working Environment, Materials, Methods of Communication, Type of Training, Attitudes, etc. Prioritize your items by order of their impact on you. Keep track of the date you noticed each issue. You don't have to show your list to anyone. Assume that someone is already working on the issues of conern to you. Ask people “who in the organization might be addressing this issue?" Go find them so you can help them. |
| Read | Find out what schools, training programs, conferences, etc. are available for your profession and industry. Make a list of the books and magazine issues you need to read. Ask your friends how their organization is addressing the issues of concern to you. Good ideas can come from anyone in any industry. |
| Get the Facts. Track Your Progress Over Time. | Refine a way to measure how much you produced each day and what kept you from having a perfect day. Make up a simple checklist to record impacts to your productivity. Plot your data on a graph to spot patterns and trends over time. You don't need a computer for this. |
People who have taken these actions report that they enjoy their life more. This is why we want everyone to participate in improvement. Try it for yourself and see.
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