Previously, an introduction to organizational standards and job performance standards was presented by this author. As a reminder: Organizational standards include philosophy, mission statement, purpose, long-term goals, and short-term objectives to meet the long-term goals. Job performance standards replace job descriptions because job performance standards add a clarifying comment to the job expectation by stating the quantity or quality of the job expectation. Each job performance standard states more clearly than a so-called job description the exact behavior expected for monetary reimbursement. Ambiguity is curtailed. Thorough employee understanding and performance of these standards (organization and job) usually require a systematic and slow integration into the expected job performance. A slower, organized, and calendar-planned approach (rather than an all-at-once) increases acceptance, understanding, and compliance with organizational and job performance standards.
