When you are at work, is your performance evaluated by how nicely you have decorated your workspace, or how effectively you have performed the tasks to which you were hired to do? Obviously that is a stupid question; you know that your employer wants to see that you are being effective in acheiving your part of the overall goals of the organization. Whether you are evaluated by units produced, sales made, the accuracy of your work, or any other measurement, you are measured against a standard of effectiveness. If you exceed those standards, you are rewarded. If you lag behind those standards, you will be encouraged to raise your level of effectiveness. Pretty simple stuff. But what if there is confusion about the standard? You might think the standard is speed, when the evaluator is looking for accuracy. In that instance, the worker must change his way of thinking to come into compliance with his supervisor's standard. This kind of situation occurs many time in life, and it requires openness and a willingness to change. If the worker continues to work in the way he was working because he is more comfortable working that way, he will have many problems with his employer.
I think you already know where I am headed with this. More tomorrow.
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