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How To Lead Change Management that is Deeper, More Meaningful, and Sustainable

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” — Steve Jobs My 25 years of experience at Microsoft has shown me that the most effective leaders lead change management better. They lead change management better by co-create a …

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How Appreciative Inquiry Revolutionizes Change

How Appreciative Inquiry Revolutionizes Change Through Two Premises

“Studies of organizational excellence have shown that the art and science of asking powerful positive questions is much more important than looking for the gaps, weaknesses, and limitations in a system.” — Anne Radford Appreciative Inquiry challenges the traditional problem-solving approach by focusing on strengths-based inquiry and change rather than problems-to-be-solved. Appreciative Inquiry identifies what …

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Success with Transformation

The Two Key Qualities for Transformation Success with Appreciative Inquiry

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” — Steve Jobs If you want to achieve significant and lasting change through Appreciative Inquiry, it’s important to go beyond just following the recommended principles, methods, and processes. You need to …

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Success with Transformation

6 Conditions to Empower People for Positive Change

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” — Albert Einstein To succeed at change and transformation you need to create the conditions. You need to empower the people that will lead and be the change. To effectively lead positive change, you need to create a supportive environment that empowers individuals and enables them to bring out …

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The Power of the Positive Core

How To Drive Better Change Management by Using the Positive Core

“Problem talk creates problems – solution talk creates solutions.” — Steve De Shazer It’s time to shift your focus from the negative to the positive and unlock the potential for positive change that’s already within your reach. Imagine if there was a way to unlock the power of your organization’s strengths and values to drive …

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