Small Academic Library Perspective Library Leadership: Library leadership column: Resource management: people: skills management

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss the part that managing skill sets plays inrnpracticing the performance standard of managing people effectively.rnDesign/methodology/approach - The approach is to differentiate between organizing staffrnpositions around job functions and organizing staff positions around the skills that individuals bringrnto the positions.rnFindings - The findings are that individuals are more productive when they have the chance to userntheir unique skill sets rather than having to do tasks for which they have little or no skills simplyrnbecause those tasks are part of a larger function.rnOriginality/value - The value is in learning how to advance organizational goals through effectivernuse of employee skill sets.