Appreciative Leadership by Diana Whitney: Building a Thriving Organization is available for 90 days after enrollment.

1.25 hours

This session was recorded at NHPCO’s 27th Management & Leadership Conference in National Harbor, MD

A social transformation is taking place in healthcare organizations worldwide. Leadership practices are moving from authoritarian to collaborative, from fear-based to strengths-based, and from talking at people to inquiry and dialogue “with” people. Drawing on years of experience and research, Diana Whitney defines leadership as a powerful relational process and offers five strategies for extraordinary performance:

• The Wisdom of Inquiry: Asking positively powerful questions.
• The Art of Illumination: Bringing out the best of people and situations.
• The Genius of Inclusion: Engaging with people to co-create the future.
• The Courage of Inspiration: Unleashing the creative spirit.
• The Path of Integrity: Making choices for the good of the whole.

Objectives:

• Identify five strategies for building a thriving organization
• Ask positively powerful questions
• Conduct “strengths spotting” interviews and reflections

Diana Whitney, PhD

Diana is the founder and President of Corporation for Positive Change, an international consultancy dedicated to the creation of collaborative advantage in business, healthcare, social profit organizations and religious and interfaith communities.

She is an author or editor of sixteen books on appreciative inquiry including The Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change, Appreciative Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry in Health Care.

You will have access to this course for 90 days from the date of purchase.

Course Release Date: 5/1/2012

Course Expiration Date: 5/1/2015

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