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Aubrey Daniels, PhD

Name: Aubrey Daniels
Role / Credential: PhD
Special Learning’s Designation: Father of Performance Management
Company Name: Aubrey Daniels International
Company URL: www.aubreydaniels.com
Ability to Contribute: Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels began his career as a clinical psychologist, in honor of his groundbreaking work, he is referred to as “The Father of Performance Management.”

 It can be found that Aubrey was one of the first to make extensive use of the science of behavior analysis in business. Dr. Aubrey C. Daniels began his career as a clinical psychologist, in honor of his groundbreaking work, he is referred to as “The Father of Performance Management.” It can be found that Aubrey was one of the first to make extensive use of the science of behavior analysis in business.

More than thirty years ago, Daniels began pursuing his mission: to help people and organizations apply the laws of human behavior to optimize performance. While Daniels began his career as a clinical psychologist, he quickly became convinced that the work of B. F. Skinner and other behavioral scientists best enabled his patients to change their own behaviors. It is then that he made the connection that the science could be successfully applied outside of a clinical setting. With this conviction, Daniels began to consider the impact of applying behavioral science to the workplace. Daniels’ impact in the workplace led him to coin the phrase Performance Management and he founded the consulting firm, Aubrey Daniels International (http://aubreydaniels.com).

Today, Aubrey is known as a thought leader and an internationally recognized expert on management, leadership, safety and workplace issues, and is considered an authority on human behavior in the workplace. Aubrey is also an author and speaker. He was the first editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM) in 1977. His best-known books are Bringing Out the Best in People (McGraw-Hill) and Performance Management: Changing Behavior That Drives Organizational Performance (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 and the President of the Aubrey Daniels Institute.

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Being an RBT for me was extremely fun because where were you going to find a place where you can be completely silly without having to worry what people thought about you? This was the only job that made me feel like I could make a dramatic difference while being myself.

I also liked to be surrounded by people that had the same goals of wanting to help kids and the teamwork made the job much easier and more enjoyable.

Change and progress was the ultimate goal for our kiddos. The early intervention program was seriously only a miracle because I saw changes in the kiddos that from day one, you wouldn’t even recognize who they were.

Changes from being able to utter 3-4 words where they can only make a syllable from when they started, the behavior decreases in which kiddo that used to engage in 30-40 0 self-harm to only half, learning how to wait during games, table work where they use to swipe and drop to the floor if they had to.

My favorite was when the parents would tell us what amazing progress they were making at home. I used to tear up and felt for these parents so much because it was already difficult for them and now, they can trust and rely on ABA and the therapists knowing their goal was ours.

By Emma Rogers, BA, RBT

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