Re: IMPROVING WRITERS' EFFICIENCY

["Michael Schiesl" <michael -at- michaelwriting -dot- com>]

> I now have another challenge: It is now my duty to take our four content
writers,
> and improve their efficiency by 20 percent. I have been tasked (love that
word)
> with proving that by editing and training, I can help our writers produce
content
> 20 percent faster, because things like consistency issues, time to edit,
etc., will
> be reduced.

Okay, I may have a perspective that might be helpful. If you want to improve
efficiency,
find anything that is causing inefficiency and eliminate it. I have a six
sigma article which
talks about this.

http://www.michaelwriting.com/howitworks/sixsigma.htm

Eliminate unnecessary overhead, invest in appropriate tools, make sure your
writers
have been given enough authority to get their jobs done, remove any
obstacles in their
way, trim down meetings and admin tasks, etc.

Michael Schiesl
Technical Writer/Illustrator
Michael Writing and Illustration
michael -at- michaelwriting -dot- com
www.michaelwriting.com
262-705-9444



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