Term
Technical Meaning
Practical Meaning
A whole, healthy organization will exhibit these characteristics:
Goals
Roles
Leadership
Effective
Action
Consonance
Proponence
Energy
Delegation
Doubt
A defined, accepted statement(s)
of intention, in the form of
goals, objectives, or purposes.
We know where we are going
and why.
Defined, accepted roles to play
within the organization.
We know who is responsible
for what.
A leadership which is secure and
sufficiently dynamic for the time.
Our leaders lead.
Ability to get its primary tasks
done effectively and on time.
We are responsible about our
work.
A life style which is congruent
with its stated purposes.
We do what we say we value.
A tendency to take initiative
in its environment.
We show leadership as a group.
A flow of internal energy.
We have a lot of vitality.
A clear assignment of
responsibility and accountability
for performance.
We increase our effectiveness
by using human resources well.
Manageable levels of doubt
about itself.
We are realistic but not
pessimistic about ourselves.
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