Next Level Blog

JANUARY 19, 2021

Positive Perspective is the last of my big three because it reinforces the first two – connection and optimism. And, in case you’re wondering, positive perspective isn’t the same thing as optimism – it’s an approach that creates and reinforces optimism. New Year, Same Boat? Who Do You Need to Be This Year? What Makes a Great Leader?

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Team Cooperrider Banking Short-term 246

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

David Cooperrider What is the best that you see in each of your colleagues? For most managers (and other leaders) it would require a major paradigm shift in their styles to start sincerely asking these questions of those they’re leading. Sean, yes, this way of thinking is hard, and very different from what most managers are used to.

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Cooperrider Leadership Altman Blog 169

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Questions can be great for engaging and motivating people , but they can just as easily be used to confront or blame, and can shift the mood from positive to negative. “We In general, a leader should avoid questions “asked in a spirit of advocacy instead of inquiry,” says Tim Ogilvie of the management consultancy Peer Insight.

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Cooperrider Consultative Short-term Proposal 21

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

Questions can be great for engaging and motivating people , but they can just as easily be used to confront or blame, and can shift the mood from positive to negative. “We In general, a leader should avoid questions “asked in a spirit of advocacy instead of inquiry,” says Tim Ogilvie of the management consultancy Peer Insight.

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Cooperrider Consultative Short-term Proposal 14