An RA’s Guide toOptimizing Efficiency

We are Jaci Goode and Jimmy Aschkar

Hello!

Outline

◉Strengths & weaknesses

◉Optimizing your role as an Individual

◉Optimizing your role as an RA

◉Prioritizing: The rocks, pebbles and sand analogy

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Write them down or keep them in mind, you’ll need them later

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Do you invest in your strengths or your weaknesses?

Please Share!

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Here’s the BIG ideaThere is an increase in performance when the

emphasis is put on strengths rather than weaknesses

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6,000 tenth-graders

The slower reading students went from

90 wpm to 150 wpm

the top readers went from 350 wpm to more than 2,900 wpm

Optimizing your role as an Individual◉Identify your strengths & weaknesses

◉Manage your weaknesses

◉Develop your strengths

◉Know your Resources

◉Delegate tasks

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Optimizing your role as an RA◉Identify your staff’s strengths & weaknesses

◉Delegate tasks accordingly

◉Manage your weaknesses

◉Develop your strengths

◉Know your Resources

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Prioritizing

1. The Necessary

things in your life

2. The Important

things in your life

3. Everything else

Any questions ?You can find us at◉ Jagoode@shockers.wichita.edu◉ Jxaschkar@shockers.wichita.edu

Thanks!