At Work, Practice Puts Perfection in Reach — JANE RUBIN, PHD Clinical Psychologist

According to Katie Yezzi, a principal at a public charter school, practicing and preparing outside the classroom helps to ensure that the teachers improve their in-class performance. One example that Yezzi relates is practicing performance reviews with her supervisor before conducting the actual review. This helped her focus on the message she wanted to impart without being too harsh or negatively critical. She found that her confidence and calmness helped her to listen better as well. Yezzi states that, like many others, she viewed practice as a way to avoid disasters and not as a way to maximize a positive outcome. Read the entire article here: At Work, Practice Puts Perfection in Reach