Aubrey Daniels

Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D. (born May 17, 1935 in Lake City, South Carolina, USA) is a clinical psychologist by training, but is sometimes referred to as “the father of performance management”, as he was one of the first to make extensive use of the science of behavior analysis in business.[1] More than thirty years ago, Daniels began pursuing his mission: to help people and organizations apply the laws of human behavior to optimize performance.

Background and career

Daniels began his career as a clinical psychologist and became convinced that the work of B. F. Skinner and other behavioral scientists best enabled his patients to change their own behaviors. With this conviction, Daniels began to consider the impact of applying behavioral science to the workplace. Daniels’ impact in the workplace[2] led him to coin the phrase Performance Management and he founded the consulting firm, Aubrey Daniels International (http://aubreydaniels.com).

Aubrey is an author and speaker.[3] He was the first editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM) in 1977.[4] His best-known books are Bringing Out the Best in People [5] (McGraw-Hill) and Performance Management: Changing Behavior That Drives Organizational Performance [6] (1st & 2nd ed. 1982 with Theodore Rosen, 3rd ed. 1989, 4th and current edition 2004 with James E. Daniels) (Performance Management Publications) (http://aubreydaniels.com/pmezine). Currently, Daniels serves as the Founder of Aubrey Daniels International[7] and the President of the Aubrey Daniels Institute.[8]

Education

Awards

Daniels has received awards and acknowledgments for his work. Most notably, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organizational Behavior Management Network (www.obmnetwork.com) and both the Outstanding Service Award and 2005 Fellow from the International Association for Behavior Analysis (www.abainternational.org). He has also been honored as Alumni of the Year for both Furman University and University of Florida, College of Health Professionals.

Memberships

Contributions to Performance Management

Performance Management

Performance Management (PM) refers to a term coined by Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels in the late 1970s to describe a technology (i.e., science imbedded in applications methods[9]) for managing both behavior and results, the two critical elements of what is known as performance.[10]

The PM approach is used most often in the workplace but applies wherever people interact—schools, churches, community meetings, sports teams, health setting, governmental agencies, and political settings.[11]

Affiliations

Notes

  1. Handbook of Organizational Performance, Johnson, Redmon, Mawhinney, Haworth Press 2001.
  2. Performance Management Magazine, 1982-1999
  3. The Guru Guide: The Best Ideas of the Top Management Thinkers, Boyett & Boyett, Wiley; 1 edition (April 20, 2000)
  4. Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
  5. Bringing out the Best in People
  6. Performance Management: Changing Behavior That Drives Organizational Performance
  7. http://aubreydaniels.com/aubrey-daniels-phd
  8. http://aubreydaniels.com/institute/about-institute
  9. Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis, John Austin & James E. Carr. Context Press. 2000.
  10. Handbook of Organizational Performance, Thomas C. Mawhinney, William K. Redmon & Carl Merle Johnson. Routledge. 2001.
  11. Improving Performance: How to Manage the White Space in the Organization Chart, Geary A. Rummler & Alan P. Brache. Jossey-Bass; 2nd edition. 1995.

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