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Working smarter rather than harder has never been more important than it is now. And it has never been easier. By using Appreciative Inquiry to focus on what works, we can help you redirect the dialogue in your organization or community from the exhausting drama of "why it doesn't work" and "who is to blame" to the enlivening discovery of "who we are at our best" and "what we are called together to do." We can help you align your internal and external stakeholders around strengths, hopes and shared commitments for the future. Appreciative Inquiry is the smarter way.
Our consulting services, books, workshops and keynote speeches are designed to help you build a successful future by bringing out the best in your people, teams, organization and community. We look forward to helping you make a positive difference in the world.
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Publisher Offers Discount for Best Selling Book
The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, 2nd edition
 Berrett-Koehler Publishers is offering a 30% discount on The Power of Appreciative Inquiry, Second Edition until May 15th. Buy it now and often. Complimentary exam copies are also available for faculty members. This is why we love our publisher. While you are at it, check out all the other great books they offer.
"The Power of Appreciative Inquiry is the best book written on the powerful change process of Appreciative Inquiry. It is easy to read and easy to use. I highly recommend."
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Appreciative Inquiry in Action Workshop
Limited Space Still Available 
Diana Whitney's day-long workshop, Appreciative Inquiry in Action: Cultivating Practices for Well-Being, sponsored by The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and Community Healthlink is filling fast.
Register now. Join the group of over 65 leaders, consultants, therapists and supervisors in mental health and psychology already registered to learn about appreciative practices for cultivating personal, client and team well being. This workshop is open to people in all helping professions. No prior experience with AI is required. 6 CE credits are available.
Date: Friday, April 2
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Boston, MA
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Consulting News
Barbara Lewis Helps City of Ft. Collins Create Vision for Downtown Community Marketplace
What kind of place connects healthy living with a vibrant and just economy? How can we celebrate connections between rural and urban communities? Through these and other questions, citizens of Ft. Collins, Colo., forged a vision for the downtown community marketplace of the future. The vision combines a year-round market with opportunities for learning and community building in support of local sustainability and globally fair practices. With a vision and enthusiastic community support now in place, sponsors are now exploring financial feasibility and funding alternatives.
Bruce Flye Stimulates Creativity, Helps IT Group Adopt Virtual Delivery Systems
Bruce Flye's compelling and creative visuals once again helped forge consensus and creativity in a planning retreat for a Pennsylvania university's technology services unit. Flye's common sense facilitation helped the team plan the transition from face-to-face service to more virtual systems of delivery.
Tenny Poole helps Executives in Transition Find
the Silver Lining
An inspired, holistic, Appreciative Inquiry-based process - Find the Silver Lining in This Time We Call Transition - is helping displaced executives navigate career transitions both optimistically and proactively. Through interactive, experiential and personalized rapport building and networking activities, Poole and colleague Randy Noe of Right Management help participants discover their unique repertoire of skills, forge a positive mindset and take action to create their preferred futures.
Executive Leadership Program Designed by Ralph Weickel Exceeds Expectations
A leading health-care provider recently completed the pilot implementation of a leadership program designed and co-facilitated by CPC Consulting Partner Ralph Weickel. The nine-month program, in which physicians, nurses and administrators learned and applied a broad range of leadership skills to enterprise-focused projects, exceeded expectations. Reflecting on one of the program's modules, a graduate said, "I feel more empowered to make a difference in the work lives of my employees through appreciative coaching." The 2010 roster is already filled, with a waiting list, as program graduates - now working in partnership on cross-enterprise engagements - are identified by the organization as strong future leaders. |
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Coming in August!
 Appreciative Leadership: Focus on What Works to
Drive Winning Performance and Build a Thriving Organization (McGraw Hill) by Diana Whitney, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Kae Rader.
"This is a comprehensive guide on how to implement Appreciative Leadership. The authors' wisdom and research, blended with proven practices from many arenas, have produced a practical, wise book that you will reference for years to come."
James C. and Dana G. Robinson
Co-authors, Performance Consulting and Strategic Business Partner
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We Recommend
OD World Summit 2010 in Budapest, August 22-26
Corporation for Positive Change is delighted to sponsor the upcoming OD World Summit. CPC President Diana Whitney and Consulting Partner Ralph Weickel will be there and so should you! Diana will participate on a series of "thought leader" panels along with other OD notables including Juanita Brown and Peggy Holman. Diana and Ralph are also leading a 1.5 day post-conference Appreciative Inquiry Clinic. Make your plans now for what promises to be a very exciting global learning opportunity. | |
All we are - we are because of you. Thank you for your interest in our consulting services, our workshops and our writing. May the questions you ask lead you to the wisdom of success, joy and well-being. |
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Next Workshop
Appreciative Inquiry Summit
May 3-6
Golden, CO
Join Amanda Trosten-Bloom, Barbara Lewis, Tenny Poole and an international group of participants to learn to design and facilitate large-scale change using Appreciative Inquiry.
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International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI)
Diana Whitney is a keynote speaker at the 2010 ISPI Conference. Her keynote speech is The Wisdom of Positive Performance.
San Francisco, CA
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