Year in Review 2007-2008: Goal 12: Successful workforce
The Laboratory's workforce is key to meeting its mission. Although it has been a challenging year that involved workforce-restructuring efforts, it also has been one marked by many successes, thanks to a hard-working, creative workforce.
Ensuring that its highly skilled, qualified staff remains motivated and able to continually meet the needs of the country, the Laboratory focuses efforts on enhancing the workplace environment, implementing efficient processes to make it easier to get work done. This effort involves working together and recognizing individual and team successes.
- Exemplary contributions bring recognition to LANL staff
- UNM-LA high-tech degree sponsored by LANL to help alleviate labor shortfall
- Machinist Apprenticeship Program Signing reaffirms agreement between LANL and Northern New Mexico College
- Voluntary separation efforts help LANL avoid workforce layoffs
- Director's Development Program immerses participants in year of leadership training
- Performance-Based Leadership program helps managers focus on constructive communication
- Employee health education and fitness programs continue to promote wellness
- Restructured recruiting program addresses staff shortages, targets hard-to-find expertise
Develop employees and create a work environment to achieve employee and Laboratory success
We will develop employees to help better meet the Laboratory’s mission, implement efficient processes to better meet the needs of the Laboratory, and enhance the workplace environment.