Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement Paperback: 176页 出版社: Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2018年5月22日) 语种： English ISBN-10: 152309401X ISBN-13: 978-1523094011 产品尺寸及重量: 14 x 1.2 x 21.6 cm 作品简介 Conversations can be critical and destructive, or they can be generative and productive. This book shows how to guarantee your conversations will help people, organizations, and communities flourish. Conversations are at the core of how we intera ... 展开完整描述 ▼
Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement
Paperback: 176页
出版社: Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2018年5月22日)
语种： English
ISBN-10: 152309401X
ISBN-13: 978-1523094011
产品尺寸及重量: 14 x 1.2 x 21.6 cm
作品简介
Conversations can be critical and destructive, or they can be generative and productive. This book shows how to guarantee your conversations will help people, organizations, and communities flourish.
Conversations are at the core of how we interact. We all know that conversations influence us, but we rarely stop to think about how much impact they have on our well-being and our ability to thrive. This book shows how Appreciative Inquiry (AI)--one of the most widely used new approaches for fostering positive change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities--can help everyone communicate better and flourish in all areas of their lives. Stavros and Torres spell out 2 practices and 5 principles to create great conversations. Each chapter is built around real-life stories of people using these practices and principles to strengthen relationships and generate possibilities for a future that works for everyone.
我们每天都会与他人进行对话，对话是我们互动的核心。我们都知道对话对我们至关重要，但我们很少停下来思考它的本质，更不用提思考如何让它为我们赋能。这本书探讨了一种可以促进个人、团体、组织和社区产生积极改变的新方法—“欣赏式探询”（Appreciative Inquiry），它可以帮助我们与他人的互动更创新和有效，并在工作和家庭中释放潜能。
斯塔夫罗斯和托雷斯介绍了两个简单的做法，以显著改善我们谈话的结果：一是要专注于我们想要发生的事情，而非我们想要避免的问题；二是通过提问来增进理解和增加可能性。 这个方法根植于作者进行 “欣赏式探询”的众多实践。
本书每一章都包含真实的故事，他们通过“欣赏式”实践获得了更多的链接、创新和成功。斯塔夫罗斯和托雷斯阐释了这些成功实践背后的原则，并总结了关于对话如何影响幸福的科学研究。对话可以是破坏性的，也可以建设性的—这本书会让你的对话对人和组织都有益。
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“This book is for everyone, from managers striving to lead more effectively, to parents trying to cultivate better conversations with children.”— Lindsey Godwin, Director, David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry
“Wow! What a great book! I"m going to use it in my courses and with every client. It is rare to read a book that is so compelling and practical with simple guidelines anyone can use.”— Gervase R. Bushe, Professor, Simon Fraser University, and author of Clear Leadership
“A conversation is the smallest visible unit of change, our starting point for every important change effort. This book is a gift to the world, business, schools, and families!”— Jon Berghoff, President, Flourishing Leadership Institute
“A must read for all leaders. Practical wisdom and relatable stories!”— Robert Easton, Senior Managing Director, Accenture
“This short book is a rare gem—entertaining, relevant, educational, and immensely practical.!”— Maureen McKenna, Founder, Return on Energy
作者简介
Jacqueline Stavros (Author)
Jacqueline M. Stavros, EDM, is associate professor at the Graduate College of Management at Lawrence Technological University, a principal in the Corporation for Positive Change, and Associate of the Positive Change Corps and Taos Institute.
Cheri Torres (Author)
Cheri Torres is an author, an associate at Innovation Partners International, and a catalyst at NextMove and UniteWNC. They both bring an Appreciative Inquiry approach to their work with small to large organizations across all sectors.
David Cooperrider (Author)
David L. Cooperrider is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. He is the author or coauthor of nine books. His 1987 article Appreciative Inquiry Into Organizational Life (with Suresh Srivastva) introduced the concept of Appreciative Inquiry.
