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… of Thanksgiving, but any and every day you wished, with several advantages to both you and the turkey. First, you would gain no weight from the ridiculous amount of gorging on turkey and trimmings that replicates itself every Thanksgiving day. … atratus ) (actually, a turkey vulture would have been more fitting for the present article, but one has to use what is available). This large bird’s behavior was studied under several schedules of reinforcement. Their vulture responded much like … it? To accomplish the former, one would have to start by making a suitable chamber. It would have to be rather large, certainly bigger than the standard-size Thanksgiving oven. But do-able. As for a reinforcer, Meleagris gallopavo eats grain, so …
… likes positive reinforcement, whereas almost no one likes negative reinforcement. I would say with 100 percent certainty that all performers respond better to positive reinforcement. I would also say that if all seasoned performers ever … reinforcement. And another thing, the article quotes Tim Hartford, author of “Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure.” Any teacher who starts students, old or young with tasks where students are expected to fail is a poor teacher with poor educational design. Such a teacher needs to learn how to shape behavior where success is …
… Be clear and objective about the goal. To quote the Roman philosopher Seneca, “If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable . ” So start with the results. What does the prize look like? Do you want to increase your … ice cream sundae every time you hit a milestone in your fitness goal. Get creative in the numerous reinforcement sources available. If you have a fitness goal, choose an exercise or sport you actually enjoy doing. If completing a novel is your … of punishment or reinforcement for your progress. If you tend to punish yourself with negative self-talk like, “I’m a failure!” or “I’ll never reach my goals.” or “Who am I kidding, this is too difficult for me!” then you are, in effect, …
… truth. Living ethically means finding a balance. Self, family, friends, job, communities, the world at large – all have claims on our time and resources. An ethics log can help us to achieve the right balance by putting our ethical decision down … We can remind ourselves of what we have done and what we still need to do. Living an ethical life does not mean being a saint. A great many people do a pretty good job in the normal course of working each day, looking after families, helping … of ethics do not apply. In fact, if there is a single rule in ethics, it is that no single rule exists. Sacrifice is certainly not a part of day-to-day ethics – and thank goodness for that! Why do the great moral writers like Mill and Aristotle …
… Slowing Down for Rapid Change at iD Tech Slowing Down for Rapid Change at iD Tech BY Gail Snyder Download PDF file Imagine being responsible for a single summer camp full of bright, energetic students ranging … roles for many employees, so he called a meeting with Joy Meserve, VP of Operations. “Pete challenged me,” Meserve explained. “He asked me to figure out a way to ensure that each of our divisions remain unique and shiny. We call that brand shininess at iD Tech.” Meserve decided that she needed a systematic method for …
… job for several years, and although you consider the pay to be good, you don’t particularly like the work and often complain of boredom and a lack of challenge. Your performance is reviewed in quarterly appraisals. The sessions are predictable unless a problem arises; but in any event, the reviews are not particularly satisfying. … “What are you going to do about it?” When performance is above average, your supervisor states, “That is what you are paid to do.” You receive very little feedback during the course of your shift. If a problem occurs, the boss assembles the …
… most commonly taught, such as asking open-ended questions, encouraging the speaker, and rephrasing for understanding, are fairly well- known and will not be discussed in this article. These techniques are designed to draw out the speaker’s … skill. Before we talk about active listening, a word of caution. If you cannot listen calmly to comments that contain implied or stated criticism, you will severely limit your ability to have a free flow of information from your … First, look for behaviors that suggest that the speaker is either trying to escape or evade responding. Do they give details freely or do they carefully manage what they share? Do they volunteer information on problems or do you have to drag …
… the leader was unaware of the followers’ existence. This same relationship can be seen in today’s American presidential campaigns where campaign workers, who have never met the candidate, become so emotionally involved with their leader’s success that they are … He suggested that face-to-face communication was essential, especially with key actors in challenging situations. Maintaining their belief in the mission and the leader, when under stress, was critical to the followers’ performance and …
… Blockbuster; Amazon is disrupting the publishing industry; in the global transport industry, steamboats disrupted sail ships; digital media that could be downloaded disrupted CDs and DVDs. A company can intentionally disrupt itself by … adapting to the change the business environment requires or it can be disrupted by a competitor and become obsolete. To remain competitive in the current environment, companies need to be able to keep up with the competition in adopting … services, and they will go to the competition if one can’t satisfy that demand. Peter Diamandis, co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and co-author of Abundance: The Future is Better than You Think, warns us “You either …
… work environment, it also makes the consequences you use more effective. Think about how much more meaningful the praise is when it comes from someone with whom you have a good relationship as opposed to when it comes from someone you don’t … skills in both relationship development and positive reinforcement. Relationship Development Taking the time to build and maintain good relationships with others shows them that you care. Connect with people on a personal level by remembering …
… Super Service Person Saves the Customer, Rewards Can be Good for Business and Education, Different, But Same: PM in Taiwan, Immediate Customer Feedback, Punishment: The Dark Side of the Coin… … Performance Management Magazine, Winter/Spring …