Corporate plan (PDF 936 kB) - Tanzania National Parks

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3. Employee Competence
Core competencies are not adequately defined for all job categories and
such jobs are not periodically reviewed and designed to respond to
organizational needs so that staff are recruited with required skills and
competencies. The existing scheme of service does not lead to
achievement of staff competencies.
4. Employee Attitudes
Understandably, employees can perceive and respond to events around
them as their choice. Positive employee attitudes create positive actions
toward organizational goals. Coping with the continuous changes that
do not favour staff, leaves many people confused, fearful and
sometimes angry. As attitudes deteriorate, so do commitment, loyalty
and, most importantly, performance. Therefore it is critical to turn
passive resistance into high – energy performance by establishing
personal responsibility and accountability in the midst of change.
5. Tasks and Processes
Planned tasks in the organization are usually undertaken after
completion of bureaucratic processes that sometimes take time. Where
processes are simpler then tasks are performed effectively and
efficiently. Bureaucratic processes within the organization have
sometimes delayed and resulted into unfinished tasks.
6. People Management Styles
People are the only sustainable competitive advantage in the
organization. Many managers have not attended people management
courses that various and different management styles are practiced in
the institution. Due to lack of a unified management style, complaints
have been recorded from different personnel both from the parks and
the Head Office. The managers have paramount obligations to ensure
that all necessary resources are provided - including the employee’s
skills, information, other people, equipment, funds, authority and time.
Moreover, the focus must stay firmly on performance – with clear
standards or guidelines by which you will evaluate performance – what
you consider important and how much you expect – including ethical