TY - BOOK AU - Whitney,Diana Kaplin AU - Trosten-Bloom,Amanda TI - The power of appreciative inquiry: a practical guide to positive change SN - 1576752267 AV - HD30.3 .W52 2003 U1 - 658.4/06 21 PY - 2003/// CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Berrett-Koehler KW - Communication in organizations KW - Customer relations KW - Appreciative inquiry KW - Organizational Innovation KW - Group Processes KW - Communication KW - Interprofessional Relations KW - fast KW - eclas KW - Etudes de cas KW - Politique de l'entreprise KW - Comportement social KW - Adaptation au changement N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What is Appreciative Inquiry? --; A Menu of Approaches to Appreciative Inquiry --; Eight Principles of Appreciative Inquiry --; Appreciative Inquiry in Action: From Origins to Current Practice --; Getting Started with Appreciative Inquiry --; Affirmative Topic Choice --; Discovery: Appreciative Interviews and More --; Dream: Visions and Voices of the Future --; Design: Giving Form to Values and Ideals --; Destiny: Inspired Action and Improvisation --; Why Appreciative Inquiry Works N2 - The Power of Appreciative Inquiry describes a new strategy that inspires people and brings about a higher performance level in any organization. This method encourages people to study, discuss, learn from, and build on what works well when they are at their best, rather than focusing on what's going wrong. The theory, practice, and spirit of this approach to organizational change is described in plain language. The authors provide guidelines for defining the change agenda, initiative, or project; forming the "steering team"; and launching an organization-wide kick off. Case histories demonstrate how organizations can attain sustained positive change by studying their strengths UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0715/2002028022-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0912/2002028022-b.html UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=1576752267&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=f4e30e7a6eba863b41ff76fbc0e9739f319f8aa027a4ab31cd23e7d71a20a5b4&ectype=MOREINFO UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=1576752267:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 ER -