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"The way to achieve human competence is to increase the value of our accomplishments while reducing the energy we put into the effort" (Gilbert, 1978). image from www.usd.edu/~ssanto/pics/ Gilbert's First Leisurely Theorem : Human competence is a function of worthy performance (W), which is a function of the ratio of valuable accomplishments (A) to costly behavior (B). Or, W = A/B. Gilbert's Second Leisurely Theorem: Typical competence is inversely proportional to the Potential for Improving Performance (the PIP), which is the ratio of exemplary performance to typical performance. That is, PIP = Wex/Wt. We can alter Behavior by altering a Person's repertory of behavior or by changing the Environment in which he functions, or: B = E times P. The Basic Worth formula (Gilbert, p. 139) adds the role of Management to the equation: W = A/(E + P + M). ![]() image from http://www.indstate.edu/acns/user-serv/onsite_support/ A list of his books Back to KeyPeople Page |