8.1.1.1: A mature organisation will not accept that important tasks are
assigned to unqualified workers. Still it happens. Reasons:
- When an unstable outside world causes the influx of work the urgence is
with coping, not with quality. Everybody is happy that somebody does the job.
Expertise is for the time being of minor importance.
- With stability returning the NGO will probably professionalise. The
organisation may invest in training its workers but some tasks simply demand
academic education. Who is going to tell the benevolent activists that they are
to be replaced by professionals?
- A somewhat hostile outside world causes a defensive internal orientation.
Such an attitude will strengthen the feeling of uniqueness leaving little room
for questioning qualifications of workers.
- Yet another reason is a possible monopoly of the NGO. Without competitors
the necessity for meeting professional standards will be absent.
Look at solution 2: from pioneer to professional.
Read organisations 3: the learning organisation.
Look at solution 8: changing the organisational culture.