Ten Dimensions

Ten Dimensions of Organizational Health

GOAL FOCUS

Goal Focus is the ability of persons, groups, or organizations to have clarity, acceptance, support, internalization, and advocacy of goals and objectives.

COMMUNICATION ADEQUACY

Communication Adequacy exists when information is relatively distortion free and travels both vertically and horizontally across the boundaries of an organization.

OPTIMAL POWER EQUALIZATION

Optimal Power Equalization is the ability to maintain a relatively equitable distribution of influence between leaders and team members.

RESOURCE UTILIZATION

Resource Utilization is the ability to coordinate and maintain inputs, particularly personnel, effectively with a minimal sense of strain.

COHESIVENESS

Cohesiveness is the state when persons, groups, or organizations have a clear sense of identity. Members feel attracted to membership in an organization. They want to stay with it, be influenced by it, and exert their own influence within it.

MORALE

Morale is that state in which a person, group, ororganization has feelins of well-being, satisfaction, and pleasure.

INNOVATIVENESS

Innovativeness is that ability to be and allow others to be inventive, diverse, creative, and risk taking.

AUTONOMY

Autonomy is that state in which a person, group or organization has the freedom to fulfill their roles and responsibilities.

ADAPTATION

Adaptation is that ability to tolerate stress and maintain stability while coping with the demands of the environment.

PROBLEM SOLVING ADEQUACY

Problem-solving Adequacy is an organization's ability to perceive problems and solve them with minimal energy. The problems stay solved and the problem-solving mechanism of the organization is maintained and/or strengthened.