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Providing for Members' Self-Fulfillment
While there are many possibilities for nourishing individuals self-fulfillment in organizations, the three that are specific to organizational renewal are; nurturing members' quest for meaningful values and goals, nurturing members' commitment and connections, and nurturing members' aspirations for growth (Collinson and Cook, 2007, p. 176). Below is a table that highlights new ways of thinking with members self-fulfillment in mind:



In nurturing members commitment, it is essential that all members are striving toward the same goal. As an idea of how easily it may be to stray from those goals, enjoy the comic below:

Below are several questions from Collinson and Cook (2007) to use as a way of examining members self-fulfillment:
 * How does the organization help members discover shared values and aims?
 * How does the school or system demonstrate that it values the well-being and self-fulfillment of members?
 * To what extent do members believe they can help shape the direction of their school/system?
 * How do members' knowledge and expertise contribute to system decisions?
 * How does the school/system find out members' self identified needs or what members want to learn?
 * How does the school/system assist members to learn? to improve their capacity? to learn and practice leadership skills if they choose?
 * How do hiring practices and nurturing existing members' development support organizational renewal?
 * How does the organization encourage participation to build members' connections at the system level or beyond and help them think systematically?
 * Which norms, routines, or structures hinder members from identifying and pursuing learning of importance to them?

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