Clarify the purpose of a position by aligning it directly with organizational goals and identifying the specific work required. Focus on defining what the position produces, the resources it needs, and how it fits within the broader workflow.
Key Insights
- Define a position's purpose by identifying its product, required materials, and its relationship to other roles within the unit.
- Include only essential elements in a position's definition to maintain focus and efficiency in position design.
- Anchor position responsibilities to the mission and goals of the organization to ensure alignment and relevance.
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Now, let's define the purpose of positions. Let's define the purpose of positions. And so, once the organizational mission and goals have been addressed, the problems have been defined, and the symptoms and possible solutions have been identified, the next step is to find the work to be done by the position.
Defining the work to be done, that is the reason for the position's existence. It helps you concentrate on your position design efforts and on changes that really matter. And so, what you need to do in defining the position's purpose is you want to define the product, define the necessary materials needed to efficiently get the job done, and you want to determine the process.
And so, when you define the product, you're asking the question, What is the purpose of the position? When you determine the necessary materials needed, you want to do that to efficiently get the job done, what's needed, to efficiently get the job done, what's needed. And so, there may be some tools or equipment, some space requirements, some other needed materials and resources that the position needs to be able to accomplish its goal. And so, you also want to determine the process of how this position relates to other positions in the unit? Does the workflow within the unit? Remember, the mission of the unit drives everything in position management.
And so, you want to be sure that you include your position's definitions, only those elements necessary to get the job done. And so, let me say that again. Be sure that you include in your position definition only those elements necessary to get the job done.
