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Advance Praise for Appreciative Leadership:'A mustread for leaders at all levels who believe that both common sense and business sense require engaging and encouraging rather than mandating or manipulating. It may become my mostrecommended book.' Frank RogersWitte, Ph.D., Director, Executive Staff Effectiveness, HewlettPackard IPG'Building on a simple but powerful idea, Appreciative Leadership offers an approach to organizational transformation applicable to institutions as varied as businesses, universities, church bodies, and health systems. Packed with dozens of stories andsuggestions, it offers key insights translated into replicable strategies for action.' Jane McAuliffe, Ph.D., President, Bryn Mawr CollegeThe Positive Approach to Leadership That Brings Out the Best in Everyone Appreciative Inquiry has become one ofthe most popular new management tools in business today. Its premise is simple yet profound: Instead of focusing on what's wrong in the workplace, learn about and build upon what works.Dr. Diana Whitneya leader in the field of Appreciative Inquiryand colleagues Amanda TrostenBloom and Kae Rader bring the next generation of these ideas forward, with practical and proven tools for leadership. Arefreshingly different approach to managing organizations, Appreciative Leadership turns conventional management thinking on its head, demonstrating how to get results with 'positive power.' All you need are the five 'I's' . . . INQUIRY: Leading with positively powerful questions. ILLUMINATION: Bringing out the best in people and situations. INCLUSION: Engaging with others to cocreate the future. INSPIRATION: Awakening the creative spirit. INTEGRITY: Making choices for the good of the whole.This revolutionary approach brings people together, drives companies forwardand takes your leadership skills to a whole new level.Appreciative Leadership shows you how to fully engage your team through positive inquiry and open dialogueso that everyone feels included and valued, inspired and motivated . . . and ready to work together to win. In this userfriendly guide, you'll discover excitingnew techniques to open up discussions, exchange ideas, agree on a plan, and follow up on your goals. You'll learn simple tips on how to keep your team on track with a candoattitude. And you'll find satisfying new ways to be engaged, passionate, and present.This book isn't a quickfix solution to your management problems. It's a fulltime, lifelong commitment to your values, your vision, and your connection to others. This is how the best leaders in the world bring out thebest in people, their organizations, and themselves. This is Appreciative Leadership.