This blog is all about the public sector and my thoughts and viewpoints as a public servant. It's my way of venting and interpreting things through my reality. So, rather than sit quiet and let it hit the fan, I decided its time to put people and departments on blast. It's my therapy. Its unabashed, unabridged and uncensored. It's all real. Read and find out. You may be enlightened, disgusted, impressed or indifferent. You decide...

Thursday, January 20, 2005

What is the meaning of it all?

So the question of the day:
Should you finish 85% of your workload with 100% accuracy or should you finish your 100% of your workload with 85% accuracy?

That is a big dilemma that many of us face in the public sector.

Its interesting to hear the office or window clerk say that they are all caught up ----just to be caught up.

Team leaders out there---there is a solution!
  • Try job rotation.
  • Take some of the workload and do it yourself (the worker will feel relieved and / or scared that you will find out that there job isn't that hard, right?)
  • Ask staff for suggestions
  • Be accountable for your units progress and performance by making them accountable
  • Understand the job duty and its complexities then you will better understand your staffs performance

Ok, I just had to get it out. Its a new year and you still don't see that there is a problem.