
Organizational Dynamism
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Pace develops his ideas from a theory of credibility consisting of three dimensions: expertise or competence, trust or confidence, and dynamism or enthusiasm. Focusing his attention on the latter, he explores the underlying mindsets that affect decisions to devote energy to work. He introduces new practices, such as Altra Teams, E-prime language, and Natural Work Goals and explores the mental sets and perceptions that workers have, things that affect the amount of energy, enthusiasm, and vigor they can devote to doing their work. He goes on to explain four work perceptions--performance, opportunity, fulfillment, and expectations or aspirations--which he identifies as basic to the way modern workers approach their tasks. Not only does his book offer a theory and explanation of dynamism, but it also provides concrete instruments to measure it and how well it is developing in your own organization. He then introduces the concepts of organizational learning and learning organizations, and closes with a chapter containing incidents, cases, and personal reports that show how other organizations actually can--and do--release dynamism in their own work settings.
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Introduction
The Elements of Dynamism
Dynamism: To Be Endowed with Power
Anhedonia: The Blues at Work
Work System: The Wind that Bends
Careers of Fire: The Four Basic Work Perceptions
Natural Work Goals: The Release Valves
Thinking Modes: Optimism in the Workplace
Operating Styles: Sociability in the Workplace
The Strategies of Dynamism
Competitiveness and Learning Organizations: A Dynamic Duo
Organization Learning: Paradigm Five
Strategy for Achieving Goals: Projects
Altra Teams: Beyond the Usual
Pragmatics and Sociability: Enabling Styles
The Whole Nine Yards in Easy Steps: Meeting the Challenge
Confirmation: Evidences of Dynamism
Afterword
Appendix 1: Notches on Your Stock: Nine Measures of Dynamism
Appendix 2: Work Perceptions Profile
Appendix 3: Natural Work Goals Profile
Appendix 4: Thinking Mode Profile
Appendix 5: Operating Styles Profile
Appendix 6: Individual Vitality Inventory
Appendix 7: Team Vitality Inventory
Appendix 8: Organizational Vitality Inventory
Appendix 9: Communication Climate Inventory
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