Finally, it is critical to examine the organization's work tystems. Work systems involve the design of jobs and alocation of responsibilities to assist an organiza tion in meeting its objectives. Considerations that need to be addressed include the"fir between job requirements and employee skills and the extent to which changes in how work is done can be met by either providing current em with further training or seeking applicants from outside the oganization. The organization needs to ensure that is has designed work systems in an optimal man- ner to allow the organization to pursue its current and future objectives. abishing Goals and objectives Once the organization has established and articulated its mission, assessed its external environment, and identified internal resources and management systems that affect its performance, it is then ready to establish its goals and objectives for the next time period. Goals should be specific and measurable: in fact, the same at time they are established, decision makers should also identify how performance toward these goals will be measured and evaluated. In te planning process, meas- urement of goals is often overlooked. It serves little purpose to set goals and subse. quently have no means to measure performance toward them Goals also need to be flexible. Because the whole process of setting g involves dealing with the future and anticipating what might or might not happen, realistic s should not be"carved in stone." What will actually happen in the external environment may likely be different from that which was assumed or anticipated when the goals were set. To maintain goals that were set under assumed conditions that have not materialized i unrealistic and impractical. Goals can be upward as well as downward in response to how events in the envi- ronment have unfolded. For this reason. some organizations, particularly those in highly volatile environments, rely more on a strategic vision the for that organization over the longer term. Visions are generally less detailed and formal than strategic plans but can still guide manag at all leveis in their day-to-day decision making