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Organization "A" | Organization "B" | Longitudinal Data | Scatter Plot Organization "B" The profile for Organization "B" represents a very different type of working environment. This leader is committed to empowerment but he/she is viewed as sharing too much power (high OPE) and granting too much freedom (high AUT) without sufficient direction. The result is low Goal Focus (GF). The leader believes he/she has empowered the team, but the team feels that they have been abandoned and have banded together to provide support for each other (high Cohesiveness-COH). High Innovativeness (INN) indicates that individuals are working in an environment in which they feel comfortable initiating proactive change, but the low scores on Adaptation (ADA) indicate that there is also resistance to change. The permissive atmosphere allows those to change who want to do so (high Innovativeness), but the environment also supports those individuals who are resisting change as reflected by the low scores on Adaptation (ADA). Since Goal Focus is relatively low and Power Equalization, Autonomy, and Innovativeness are relatively high, this organization is at risk because decisions are being made with little regard for organizational goals. These data provide the leader with objective feedback that he/she can use in conjunction with a focus chapter to design specific leadership and organizational improvement strategies. top | back | next