Tuesday 21 April 2009

Personal performance

Been measuring my own personal performance over the first few months of the year. All measurements really solid but dipped just before Easter. One thing I learned - once you're in a dip, it's hard work to get out of it (better to avoid the dip in the first place, if you can). It's very easy to find ways to spend your time - but to really perform, you need to work to targets and objectives. You also need to manage your energy levels - avoiding burnout whilst continuing to perform (a question of short-term benefit making longer term damage).

Here are my top tips for personal performance:
1) break long term objectives into short-term, achievable goals
2) measure your performance against these goals
3) reward yourself for achievements
4) learn to treat failure as part of the job

Any comments??