Objective Analysis of Problems in Atc - Absenteeism

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How to deal with absenteeism and other problems in the Atc unit?  

"It ought to be remembered that there's nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." - The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli (c.1513)

Nicolo Machiavelli was one of the first analysts of government policy. But analysts do not limit their roles to government. Have you ever looked at the structure of an organization and observed that an analyst is part of the hierarchy? An analyst does just what the name suggests. If no analyst is present, then some companies hire the services of a consultant.
Today we are going to wear the shoes of an analyst and examine a generalization that we hear from some managers in Atc and other companies - the problem of absenteeism. There are other problems too but we use this as an example to explain the process involved in examining problems and other potential setbacks in the Atc unit. 

Sherlock Holmes was a fictional analyst.  Both he and Machiavelli  objectively  examined  specific problems via a methodology. How can we analyse the problem of absenteeism in Atc?

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ATCOS & NEGATIVE ALTRUISM

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What is the role of negative altruism in Atc? 

In experimental economics, behavioral psychologists use games to test simulated issues of social interactions in the workplace, such as altruism and reciprocity. I hope to try these games on controllers at some future time. It is difficult to quantify behavior in a social context. Experimental economics  help us understand the ecology of working with each other and the psychoeconomic impact of the job upon individual preferences. In the context of Atc, altruistic behaviors are mainly cooperation, coworker support, free-riding or skating, overconfidence and risk perception; behaviors that atcos manifest as expressions of concern to varying degrees for the welfare of others.

In the last post, I noted that negative altruism in Atc acts as a motivational bias towards an atco's perception of well-being. How so? Well, just as how we have a literal market where we can go to get more food items, we also have a market at the workplace where we can increase or decrease our well-being. The vendors in this symbolic market are our fellow atcos that we work with.  Senior atcos are the most powerful vendors. Why is this so?

Senior Atcos exert the most social influence on the communal perception of the working environment like popular vendors in a market

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THE ATCO AND FINANCIAL SATISFACTION: PART II

<<My humblest apologies to my readers; your posts are overdue. Have a good reading and a great sunshiney day everyone!>>

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Will more pay make us happier controllers? What motivates atcos to be engaged in Atc?

 In a recent study to determine job satisfaction among 122 controllers from around the world, equitable wages ranked as the most important to a controller's job satisfaction and well-being. From a psychological perspective, increased wages do increase well-being and even act as motivators but in contextual circumstances. Money is the means by which we attain certain material aspirations according to our individual and social preferences. However, having more money does not increase our happiness. 

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CONTROLLERS AND WAGES AS FINANCIAL SATISFACTION PART I

Do you think that if your wages increased tomorrow, you will be a happier controller? Are you satisfied with your pay? How much should you earn as a controller? Will your motivation to do Atc increase if your wages increased? Please have a look at the following video, which I will discuss tomorrow. I stayed awake all night preparing a research proposal on GDP, wages and happiness so tomorrow my post will be a little academic but still worth your reading. I urge you to look at the whole video before you make a judgement. The video is 10 minutes. Have a good evening guys an gals!

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MEASURING WELL-BEING

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What myth has the media portrayed about controllers?How can surveys help us to find out about well-being?   What are the implications of globalization for Atc? How can controllers address the problem of the increased workload?

Hello everyone! I'm back! I'm still a little sleepy but it feels great to be back on the lilac page! First - thank you for the many page views. You have inspired me to keep writing. Second, those of you who are having problems with the survey please let me know. Third, I want to make it clear to the media that CONTROLLERS DO NOT GO TO WORK TO SLEEP so please stop portraying us as sleeping. I have been searching for cartoon photos to illustrate some psychological aspects of Atc and most of them send the subliminal message that our job is to sleep. How misleading! 

CONTROLLERS DO NOT GO TO WORK TO SLEEP

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