Organizational Fitness and reality LO21170

Swan, Steve R. SETA CONTR (SwanSR@ftknox-dtdd-emh5.army.mil)
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 09:46:09 -0400

Replying to LO21143 --

The United States Armed Forces (U.S. Army specifically) has had programs
in place for many years that are intended to enable the development of
learning organizations (by different names)at various organizational
levels. The common level is the battalion (550-650) people. On occasion,
an aggressive leader presses for the common mental model of the entire
division (let's say 8,000 plus people). The programs generally include
motivational speeches of leaders and experts.

First your question: "So how to motivate people for action to realize
something they agree to?" Let me restate that: How to engender active
interventions following the motivational idea(s) presented?

The most effective means I have seen in getting the active part started:
The organizational leader restates the notions, ideas, and principles from
the presentation(s) in a written form. This form is an informal record
but is provided to all and reinforced starting at the top.

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"Swan, Steve R. SETA CONTR" <SwanSR@ftknox-dtdd-emh5.army.mil>

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