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Conditions of a High Self-Esteem Organization

 May 2, 2006

• People feel safe.
• People feel accepted.
• People feel challenged.
• People feel recognized.
• People receive constructive feedback.
• People see that innovation is expected.
• People are given easy access to information.
• People are given authority appropriate to their accountability.
• People are given clear-cut and non-contradictory rules and guidelines.
• People are encouraged to solve their own problems.
• People see that rewards for success are far greater than any penalties for failure.
• People are encouraged to learn and are rewarded for learning.
• People observe congruence between an organization's mission statement and professed philosophy, on the one hand, and the behavior of leaders and managers on the other.
• People experience fair and just treatment.
• People take pride in the value of what they produce (Chapman, 2003, p. 149-150)."

Reference:  Chapman, K. (2003).  The leader's code: a people-sense guide to leadership.  New York: iUniverse. Inc.

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Created: 2008-04-01, Updated: 2009-04-30