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

“We live in the world our questions create,” says David Cooperrider, a professor at Case Western Reserve University and a pioneer of “Appreciative Inquiry,” which holds that questions focusing on strengths and using positive language are far more useful to organizations than questions with a negative focus. What need is it satisfying?

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Cooperrider Consultative Short-term Proposal 21

Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2014

“We live in the world our questions create,” says David Cooperrider, a professor at Case Western Reserve University and a pioneer of “Appreciative Inquiry,” which holds that questions focusing on strengths and using positive language are far more useful to organizations than questions with a negative focus. What need is it satisfying?

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Cooperrider Consultative Short-term Proposal 14