{"id":19,"date":"2020-05-02T04:02:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T04:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/?p=19"},"modified":"2020-05-02T04:02:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T04:02:40","slug":"typical-vs-maximal-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/2020\/05\/02\/typical-vs-maximal-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Typical vs. Maximal Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In most job positions I would prefer a reliable performer like Jamie. Although it can be tempting to choose someone with as much potential as Avery I don\u2019t like the idea of having someone working for me who puts in so little effort. By waiting to be driven by motivation \u2013 which comes and goes \u2013 Avery is really only beneficial a fraction of the time and I would feel obligated to try to motivate them. However, although Jamie doesn\u2019t have the natural talent they are consistent and reliable. This means I can plan accordingly, knowing exactly what they are able to contribute, rather than gambling on whether Avery feels like it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think somebody like Avery would do well in a career like Real Estate. In this career path there tend to be many ups and downs where Avery could use bursts of motivation. Following this pattern, they could make large payouts from flurries of activity and then lay low for a while. Obviously to be as successful as possible Avery should continue putting in effort consistently, but choosing a career with some flexibility could be helpful, though they do need some guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think Jamie would do well in Jamie would do well in a general management position. They are very reliable and responsible which is important to be a successful leader. Therefore, I think Jamie would do well handling the routine tasks of an organization and performing at a consistent level. However, I would caution against any management positions that are extremely high stakes or frequently require adapting to complicated problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In most job positions I would prefer a reliable performer like Jamie. Although it can be tempting to choose someone with as much potential as Avery I don\u2019t like the idea of having someone working for me who puts in so little effort. By waiting to be driven by motivation \u2013 which comes and goes &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/2020\/05\/02\/typical-vs-maximal-performance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Typical vs. Maximal Performance&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10348,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/evancour\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}