Positive Psychology and Change - How Leadership, Collaboration, Appreciative Inquiry Create

Zusatztext "This book is a doorway into generative! strengths-inspired and solutions-focused change. It gives leaders the gift of new eyes and teaches how humility might just be a leader's greatest strength. It brings the joy of high quality connections back into the field of organization development. And it reminds us that we can create conditions - the evidence base is there - to confirm our deepest conviction: that human beings are good. Read this wonderful book carefully."David Cooperrider! Weatherhead School of Management! Case Western Reserve University"We need to develop work organizations in which people thrive and find positive meaning in life rather than being impoverished and exhausted by organizational change. This book offers a profoundly important guide to how we can create such organizations! providing the theoretical rationale! evidence and practical steps necessary to achieve transformational change. Every manager and leader of every organization should not only read it but immediately put it into practice."Michael West! Lancaster University Management School"Sarah Lewis is one of those rare management writers able to combine academic research with practical relevance. In Positive Psychology and Change she offers a fresh! evidence-based rethinking of how large group organizational change methods work and many practical suggestions for how to use them successfully."Gervase R. Bushe! Beedie School of Business! Simon Fraser University Informationen zum Autor SARAH LEWIS, an acknowledged expert on positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, is Managing Director and Principal Psychologist at Appreciating Change (www.acukltd.com). She is an Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Principal Member of the Association of Business Psychologists. She is the author of Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management (2nd edition, 2016) and Positive Psychology at Work (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011). Her work is informed by a positive and appreciative view of organizations, and she also has particular expertise in systemic consultation, Open Space, World Café and Simu-Real. She is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences, facilitates large group events and regularly runs workshops on "The Psychology of Change" through the CIPD. Klappentext Positive Psychology and Change explores how areas of positive psychology such as strengths, flow, and psychological capital can be applied to the everyday challenges of leading a dynamic and adaptive work community, and how collaborative group approaches to transformational change can be combined with a positive mindset to maintain optimism and motivation in an unpredictable working environment.* Articulates a unique vision for organizational leadership in the 21st century that combines positive psychology, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), and collaborative group technologies* Focuses on four specific co-creative approaches (Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space, World Café and SimuReal) and the ways in which they surpass traditional methods for organizational change* Explains the latest theory, research, and practice, and translates it into concrete, actionable ideas for meeting the day-to-day challenges of effective and adaptive leadership and management* Includes learning features such as boxed text, short case studies, stories, and cartoons Zusammenfassung Positive Psychology and Change explores how areas of positive psychology such as strengths! flow! and psychological capital can be applied to the everyday challenges of leading a dynamic and adaptive work community! and how collaborative group approaches to transformational change can be combined with a positive mindset to maintain optimism and motivation in an unpredictable working environment.* Articulates a unique vision for organizational leadership in the 21st century that combines positive psychology! Appreciative In...

List of contents

About the author
 
Foreword
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgements
 
Chapter One: The Legacy Of Twentieth Century Idea About Organisational Change
 
Introduction
 
A Changing World
 
The Roots Of Many Change Models
 
Legacy Thinking About Organisational Change
 
The Legacy Beliefs Of Lewin And Taylor In Our Understanding Of Organisational Change
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Two: The Challenge Of Leadership
 
Introduction
 
Should Decisiveness Be The Priority In Leaders?
 
The Need To Make A Difference
 
What Does Shifting The Organizational Metaphor Mean For Leaders?
 
New Definition Of Leadership
 
Doing Leadership Differently
 
Characteristics Of A New Leadership Style
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Three: Helping People Engage Positively With Imposed Change
 
Introduction
 
Unintended Consequences Of Imposed Change
 
Understanding The Psychological Impact Of Imposed Change On People
 
Accessing Psychological Resources To Increase Efficacy And Resilience.
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Four: How The Methodologies Described Later Approach Organisations And Change
 
Introduction
 
Key Factors That Create Living Human System Learning And Change
 
Distinctive Features Of Co-Creative Approaches To Change
 
Principles Of Practice For Achieving Change In Living Human Systems
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter 5: Using Positive Psychology To Achieve Change At The Team And Individual Level
 
Introduction
 
Principles
 
Positive And Appreciative Practices
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Six: Appreciative Inquiry
 
Introduction
 
Process
 
Purpose
 
Recommended Use
 
Key Ideas
 
Critical Success Factors
 
Key Skills
 
Background And History
 
When To Use And Counter-Indications
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Seven: World Café
 
Introduction
 
The Process
 
Purpose
 
Recommended Use
 
Key Ideas
 
Critical Success Factors
 
Key Skills
 
Background And History
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter 8: Open Space
 
Introduction
 
Purpose
 
Process
 
Recommended Use
 
Key Ideas
 
Critical Success Factors
 
Key Skills
 
Background And History
 
Conclusion
 
Chapter Nine: Simu-Real
 
Introduction
 
Purpose
 
The Process
 
Recommended Use
 
Key Ideas
 
Critical Success Factors
 
Key Skills
 
Background And History
 
Long-Term Effects
 
When To Use And Counter-Indications
 
Chapter 10. Pulling It All Together
 
Introduction
 
Rise Of Planned Change Approaches
 
Co-Creative Approaches To Change
 
Feature Of Co-Created Change
 
Linking, Theory, Research And Practice
 
Time For Something Different
 
Blended Interventions General Principles For Bringing Emergent Change Insights To Planned Change Projects
 
POSITIVE: The Whole Strengths Spectrum Approach To Change
 
Conclusion
 
References
 
Index

Report

"This book is a doorway into generative, strengths-inspired and solutions-focused change. It gives leaders the gift of new eyes and teaches how humility might just be a leader's greatest strength. It brings the joy of high quality connections back into the field of organization development. And it reminds us that we can create conditions - the evidence base is there - to confirm our deepest conviction: that human beings are good. Read this wonderful book carefully."
 
David Cooperrider, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
 
"We need to develop work organizations in which people thrive and find positive meaning in life rather than being impoverished and exhausted by organizational change. This book offers a profoundly important guide to how we can create such organizations, providing the theoretical rationale, evidence and practical steps necessary to achieve transformational change. Every manager and leader of every organization should not only read it but immediately put it into practice."
 
Michael West, Lancaster University Management School
 
"Sarah Lewis is one of those rare management writers able to combine academic research with practical relevance. In Positive Psychology and Change she offers a fresh, evidence-based rethinking of how large group organizational change methods work and many practical suggestions for how to use them successfully."
 
Gervase R. Bushe, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University

Product details

• Authors: S Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Sarah (Association for Business Psychologis Lewis, Sarah (Association for Business Psychologists) Lewis, Sarah (Association?for Business Psychologis Lewis
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9781118788844
• ISBN: 978-1-118-78884-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Führung, Psychologie, Positive Psychologie, Psychology, Business & management, Psychologie i. d. Arbeitswelt, Organizational & Industrial Psychology, Wirtschaft u. Management, Management f. Führungskräfte, Management / Leadership, Innovations- u. Kreativitätsmanagement, Creativity & Innovation Management