title: Self-directed work teams: an 18-month review.
abstract: Visionaries are individuals who imagine how the ideal practice should be setup. Realists view practices the way they are actually setup. To bring these individuals together toward a common goal is what self-directed work teams can provide your practice. Components that make up a self-directed work team are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Pioneer Eye Care, Baltimore, MD 21208, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaminsky
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010559:Personnel Management