53Goals in this section can be used with any employees;
they pertain to maintaining and improving productivity
for the individual employee, for colleagues, and for the
work unit.Own Work
■Develop and implement at least one cost-saving idea
applicable to your own work each year.
■Redesign the file system to reduce file retrieval time by
10%.
■Increase your processing speed by at least 10% by
August 2005.
■Improve the profit margin on items sold by 12% this year.
■Seek out advice from supervisor for ways to improve
work quality and quantity.
■Complete all major assigned projects on time and with-
in budget.
■Accept responsibility for quantity and quality of work
without blaming others for problems.
■Balance the demands of multiple projects so no project
falls behind schedule.
■Ensure that outputs are free of defects by the time they
reach the customer.
■Produce outputs that meet agreed-upon standards
98% of time.Contributing to Work of Others
■Ensure that your actions do not interfere with cowork-
ers or reduce their productivity.
■Help at least one coworker each month improve his or
her productivity.Work Outputs and Productivity
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