The passionate organization : igniting the fire of employee commitment /
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| Author / Creator: | Lucas, J. R. (James Raymond), 1950- |
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| Imprint: | New York : AMACOM, ©1999. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11104825 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Heart over head
- Part I: Passion over knowledge ; Chapter 1. Defining passion ; Chapter 2. The limitations of reason ; Chapter 3. The misleading comfort of strategic planning ; Chapter 4. The siren song of the learning organization ; Chapter 5. The uncontrollable nature of fire
- Part II: A passionate people ; Chapter 6. Clues to the presence of passion ; Chapter 7. The role of the soul ; Chapter 8. Commitment to a greater goal ; Chapter 9. The need to make a difference ; Chapter 10. Balanced people with multiple passions
- Part III: The passionate organization ; Chapter 11. Pick and prepare passionate people ; Chapter 12. Encase passion in vision and mutual trust ; Chapter 13. Building passion for stakeholders ; Chapter 14. Stoke the fire of waning passion ; Chapter 15. Deal with negative and missing passion ; Chapter 16. Kill the concept of "management" ; Chapter 17. Know it's better to stub your toe than to lose your leg ; Chapter 18. Use crises and obstacles to increase passion ; Chapter 19. Spiritual leadership in secular places
- Epilogue: The triumph of the passionate organization
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other reading by James R. Lucas.