Home » ExchangeEveryDay » Increasing Staff Accountability



ExchangeEveryDay Past Issues

<< Previous Issue | Browse by Title | | Next Issue >> ExchangeEveryDay
Increasing Staff Accountability
January 25, 2012
Printer Friendly

Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
-Vince Lombardi

Advertisement
In his column in the January/February 2012 issue of Exchange, Dennis Vicars observes, "A mentor once told me: We are always getting better or worse, but never staying the same.  While that may well be, for the children’s sake, we ought to make it a priority to get better.  And we only get better if our people get better, so that should be where commitment and accountability become one."  Vicars outlined some keys to increasing accountability through improved staff performance:

  • Create an atmosphere of trust.
  • Be honest in all appraisals.
  • Make the annual review a road map for the next year.
  • Meet quarterly to review progress.
  • Catch people doing what you want and praise the action/behavior.
  • Utilize all available resources, especially other team members.
  • Give feedback often.
  • Recognize every moment as a training opportunity.
  • Make a commitment to everyone’s growth, including your own.





Free Shipping on all Books!
Hurry! Sale Ends February 12th

Exchange's all-time bestseller, The Art of Leadership: Managing Early Childhood Organizations, serves as an invaluable guidebook for early childhood managers and textbook for early childhood instructors.  The comprehensive guide, now available in both print and CD versions, includes contributions from the leading experts in the field on the following management areas...

  • Leadership
  • Advocacy
  • Getting organized
  • Legal issues
  • Financial management
  • Fundraising
  • Personnel policies
  • Recruiting and selecting staff
  • Supervising and developing staff
  • Evaluating your program
  • Shaping your curriculum
  • Working with parents
  • Marketing your program
  • Community outreach

ExchangeEveryDay

Delivered five days a week containing news, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.

What is ExchangeEveryDay?

ExchangeEveryDay is the official electronic newsletter for Exchange Press, Inc. It is delivered five days a week containing news stories, success stories, solutions, trend reports, and much more.

Evaluate progress of children in Head Start programs. Work Sampling for Head Start aligns with the new Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework, offering you a proven, authentic performance assessment.



Procare Software is the tool of choice for more than 25,000 child-centered businesses. Streamline your child care management, administration, record keeping and automate payment processing. Free Demo!



Monsam Enterprises offers variety of portable sinks designed for preschools & child care centers. Hot/cold running water anywhere any time. Totally portable & self-contained. Use them to wash hands, faces or clean up spills. Call 800-513-8562

Post a Comment

Fields marked with a * are required.

Log In and you won't have to fill in name and address info.

*Name:
*Email:
Your e-mail address will not be visible to other website visitors.
Company:
*Country:

*Zip:
City:
State/Province:
*Your Thoughts:
*Verification: Enter the words you see in the box, in order and separated by a space. Doing so helps prevent automated programs from abusing this form.
Log In and you can skip this step.

Disclaimer: Exchange reserves the right to remove any comments at it's discretion or reprint posted comments in it's marketing materials.