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PACE: The Process of Active Committed Enthusiasm

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Developed from the extensive research reported in ‘redefining well-being and engagement’, this section defines the highly practical process for active committed enthusiasm (PACE) and how it can be used to model the complete causal chain and to compare the cost–benefit of alternative interventions. This, in turn, allows leaders to focus on those interventions which will have the greatest possible impact at the least possible cost and effort.

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  2. Middlesex Business School, Middlesex University, London, UK

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Scott-Jackson, W., Mayo, A. (2018). PACE: The Process of Active Committed Enthusiasm. In: Transforming Engagement, Happiness and Well-Being. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56145-5_3

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