We believe that teams will become the primary unit of performance in high-performance organizations. But that does not mean that teams will crowd out individual opportunity or formal hierarchy and process. Rather, teams will enhance existing structures without replacing them. A team opportunity exists anywhere hierarchy or organizational boundaries inhibit the skills and perspectives needed for optimal results. Thus, new-product innovation requires preserving functional excellence through structure while eradicating functional bias through teams. And frontline productivity requires preserving direction and guidance through hierarchy while drawing on energy and flexibility through self-managing teams.
CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) have published the first comprehensive set of competencies for laboratory professionals. These guidelines were developed for public health laboratories, but they can be used in a variety of laboratory settings since most of the competencies have broad applicability. Competency guidelines support quality improvement, enhanced personnel management, and professional development.
A Practical Guide To Competencies : How To Enhance Individual And Organisational Performance
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