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Creating Sustainable Positive Change: A Micro-training in Appreciative Inquiry
Susan Belgard
Coaching The Full Spectrum
Moraga, CA United States
2006, Apr 27
Annotation: Learn more about this powerful way of interacting with individuals, teams, organizations and communities!!
A one-hour mp3 accessible 24/7 via internet through 8/20/06, including 16 pages of notes(purchase information below)
Presented by Susan Belgard, JD, CPCC Certified Co-Active Coach™ & Group Facilitator Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a powerful change process using positive questions, past successes, vision and values and an overall appreciative approach. Unfolding in 5 major phases ?' Define, Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver -- AI encourages people to acknowledge strengths, values and personal and professional high points, imagine a compelling future and build structures and relationships that help them craft inspired, innovative plans to fulfill their dreams. It unleashes excellence and joy.
Emerging from the fields of positive organizational development and paralleling the positive psychology movement, it has received world-wide acclaim for the quick and sustainable results it produces in organizations and communities. AI is now being used to similar advantage in personal coaching as well.
AI is used successfully in an enormous range of applications, including:
• Communications • Employee development • Conflict resolution and mediation• Mergers and multi-site expansions • Strategic planning • Organizational culture change and transformation • Human resource practices, staffing orientation, and performance management • Leadership and management development • Organization and structure design • Vision and values clarification • Relationship building • Personal growth • Collaborative alliances, joint ventures, and partnerships
Who is this class for? Whether you coach individuals or consult with organizations, learn how AI can create an affirming, generative, collaborative context for change, growth and transition.
Testimonials from participants in Susan's recent teleclasses:
'I am amazed at how Susan is able to bring Appreciative Inquiry to life by going through the steps of the process with clear and concise explanations and by giving examples of how AI can bring about positive change. She also has a wonderfully calming manner. She made a true believer out of me!' ~ Edward G. Modell, JD, CPCC
Today was excellent. You really did an incredible job of distilling a lot of information into a very useful, informative format. Irene Leonard, Professional Development Coach
Your clarity was excellent. . . . Thanks for sharing your gifts. ~Mark Lindblad, CPCC
You presented in a clear, concise and articulate manner. Your voice is so warm, inviting and fresh, while conveying a sense of mastery over the subject matter. Mary Ellen Goggin, JD
Cost: $29.00 US
To purchase, go to:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=108003
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