This 200-page volume presents a model of Appreciative Leadership based on twenty-eight interviews, fifteen of which are included in the book. This small but comprehensive sample reveals the outstanding characteristics of appreciative leaders and their predominant behavioural attributes. The ways appreciative leaders engage in their daily practices are outlined in detail. "This is a landmark book, " according to Jane Watkins, an originator of Appreciative Inquiry. "It is an invaluable contribution to the literature that addresses the critically important question: What kinds of leaders will shape the radically different organizations called for by our constantly changing environment?" Appreciative Inquiry leader, David Cooperrider writes, "Appreciative modes of management may be to our new self-organizing systems what deficit or problem-oriented methods have been to command-and -control bureaucracies."
When was the last time you read a book to improve your professional skills and had fun at the same time? This book is for people interested in the latest developments in brief, solution-oriented therapies, and for anyone who wants to improve their therapeutic skills without unnecessary toil. A Guide to Possibility Land is a terrific introduction to the territory. Possibility Therapy, originated by Bill O'Hanlon, is about acknowledging and validating clients felt experience and ideas about their lives while ensuring that possibilities for change are discovered and amplified.... More info
This book reconceives brief therapy in light of post-modern and pragmatic thinking. The result is personal consultation with a focus on conversation and inquiries that gently guide the pursuit of desire. This approach embraces a diversity of longings, goals, and ways of being in the world. The key question, underlying both the authors' research and their consultative conversations, is How can we create a space for dialogue and wonder, where purpose, preferences, and possibilities can emerge? Each inquiry is illustrated by case excerpts that show where this approach diverges... More info
Happiness depends on how you organise your mind - Note Pad An A5 note pad designed to help you to organise your mind and your life More info
