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Holistic Leadership

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The call of our time now is for a holistic vision that will guide us into the future, a vision based on equity, justice, prosperity, compassion, and the recognition of our interdependence. The role businesses and professions can play is critical and essential. There are increasing numbers of organizations that are proactively positioning themselves through [...]

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The New Paradigm is about Life

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The response to the following question Michelle James put to Annalie Killian, resonates loudly. (Link to the full interview below) Q: What do you see as the New Paradigm of Work? Killian: The new paradigm is about Life. One life, and work is part of that life and increasingly these two blend like fluids. Much [...]

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Appreciative Collaborations

Thumbnail image for Appreciative Collaborations March 14, 2010 Appreciative Inquiry

Buyers of my book, “Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions” have been emailing me with the most heartfelt comments. They are saying how they are inspired by its content. I am equally inspired by their responses, so I’ve created a comment area on my blog for us to continue sharing ideas, stories, experiences, insights and aspirations. [...]

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My new book is published!

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To my delight and surprise, I arrived home from traveling this week to find a box from my publisher, Wiley on my desk (sweetly rescued from the snow by my neighbor) containing 10 copies of my new book, Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions: 21 Strength-Based Workshops. My publisher had emailed me 3 days earlier with [...]

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A Task of Leadership – Aligning Strengths

Thumbnail image for A Task of Leadership – Aligning Strengths January 25, 2010 Appreciative Inquiry

I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership.  Thinking about what it means in today’s context.  I’m making a distinction between leadership and a leader.  Leadership as a process is larger than the individual leader.  That seems important because leadership happens in relationship with others and within a context.  There are many kinds of leadership; thought [...]

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2010: My Thoughts and Actions

January 4, 2010 2010
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This is the first full week of 2010.  As the New Year begins, I would like to extend best wishes for good health, an abundance of joy and prosperity to you all. I am excited about this new year – twenty ten!  I love saying it: twenty ten!  In March, twenty ten, my book will [...]

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Let Passion be your Power

Thumbnail image for Let Passion be your Power June 17, 2009 Change

Life is what happens to us when we have other plans, is, I think, a paraphrase of John Lennon, the great lyricist of Beatles fame.  Perhaps Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (President-elect) in Iran could be thinking just that right now, as the people Iran rise up to demonstrate that they had other plans.  Big story to be [...]

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Flourishing Destinies 1- The New News Media

Thumbnail image for Flourishing Destinies 1- The New News Media June 9, 2009 collaboration

So “flourishing” is forefront of my mind lately- see earlier post about our workshop at the recent 2009 BAWB Global Forum (Business as an Agent of World Benefit).  Therefore, it’s not unusual that the reticular activating system (RAS) kicks in and “everything”, speaks to me of “flourishing”.  The antennae coming out of my temples are [...]

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Investing for the greatest return

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The existing paradigm of focus first on weakness is played out every day in most of our homes, our schools, our institutions, our place of work and worship. We focus on the things that “need fixing”. We invest energy, money, time, intellect, emotion into things that don’t work for us instead of putting energies into those things that will give us an easier and a much-amplified return for our efforts and investments. Simply, what we focus on grows.

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Leading Positive Change Webinar Registration

Thumbnail image for Leading Positive Change Webinar Registration May 12, 2007 Appreciative Inquiry

To find out more about the power of Appreciative Inquiry to engage people and mobilize them to action, please join me in this 11 minute webinar. You will find out why Appreciative Inquiry has been called a “Positive Revolution in Change”   Please check your inbox to receive the link to play the webinar.

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