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Thought-full Thursday: Appreciative Leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

David Cooperrider What is the best that you see in each of your colleagues? At my last job, even as my supervisors were mainly focused on efficiently fulfilling tasks, such as acquiring products and delivering orders, they were open to helping us and allowed us to grow as workers. What is the best in the groups you are trying to lead?

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5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask

Harvard Business Review

“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’s our iPad?” Get cracking!

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5 Common Questions Leaders Should Never Ask

Harvard Business Review

“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’s our iPad?” Get cracking!