To his credit, Lancaster anticipated some possible hitches in the system before they occurred. Working together, the family came up with a fun and adaptable system. The points were arranged so that James could earn his pocket money and then some for completing tasks and projects above and beyond daily requirements. James could earn a set amount of points per activity with each point worth one pence. currency.) The family then sat down and put together a list of activities. (A pound, or 100 pence, is equivalent to roughly $1.50 in U.S. When asked about the amount of weekly pocket money he had in mind, James replied that about a pound would do nicely. When his nine-and-a-half-year old son, James, began asking for pocket money 'like his schoolmates had,' Lancaster remembered an Aubrey Daniels quote: 'Give someone something for nothing and you make him or her good for nothing.' 'So I told James, 'Fine, you can have pocket money, but you're going to have to earn it,'' said Lancaster. He completed advanced courses in PM to help promote its use in the Wigan plant.

Lancaster is a senior lecturer in management studies on long-term assignment as a training and development consultant with that organization. Brett Lancaster, of Parbold, England, father of two sons, is no different from other parents in that respect, with the exception that he learned about Performance Management (PM) through his association with PPG Industries in Wigan, England. We can nag and nag, irritating our children and frustrating ourselves, but the outcome seldom changes our children's behavior. Sound familiar? Every parent knows that it may be difficult to teach an old dog new tricks, but nearly impossible to teach a young child good habits. Supervisor's Guide to Safety Leadership Training.

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