The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a wildly popular approach to organizational change that dramatically improves performance by encouraging people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what's working, rather than simply trying to fix what's not. Whitney and Trosten-Bloom use examples from many different types of organizations to illustrate Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in action. A how-to book but not a manual, The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes the newest ideas and practices in the field of Appreciative Inquiry since its inception in 1985. In updating the second edition, the authors conducted an appreciative inquiry with first edition readers, focusing especially on users in markets and universities. At the urging of these readers, the authors have included a new chapter on the community applications of Appreciative Inquiry, as well as a host of new examples and other enhancements.
Captain Grumpy didn’t want to be a pirate. He wanted to be an artist. But a pirate he became - and he was good at it because he was good at being grumpy. But you can have too much of a good thing and grumpiness soon became the boss of Captain Grumpy’s life. The result? Mutiny by his outrageous crew. And as for the Captain, it's a desert island and the discovery of very special treasures for him! This 32 page picture book was written by Russell... More info
David Rock is at the forefront of Neuroscience with a specific interest in how the understandings of the working of the brain can help us become more effective as leaders. Supported by the latest ground-breaking research, Quiet Leadership provides a brain-based approach that will help busy leaders, executives, and managers improve their own and their colleagues' performance. "Quiet Leadership will help you improve people's thinking, which is the best place to begin improving performance." Author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There More info
This publication documents ways in which narrative practices can be used to respond to individual and collective trauma. In late 2007, David Denborough, Jill Freedman and Cheryl White from the Dulwich Centre Foundation (Australia) and the Evanston Family Therapy Center (USA) headed to Kigali, Rwanda, to provide support and narrative skills training to 34 trauma counsellors and assistant lawyers, all of whom are themselves survivors of the Rwandan genocide. This publication documents what was addressed during the workshop. It also documents the skills and knowledges of genocide survivors in dealing with the... More info