Starting this September, the Center for Values-Driven Leadership will host more than a dozen events designed to help you think deeper and lead stronger. Our new 2019-2020 Executive Education & Events …
Three Steps for Giving Feedback that Works: Find it, Flip it, Elevate it
“The last 10 percent is always the hardest part,” a direct report once said as he invited me to share what I was truly thinking about his performance. Despite the …
What is Appreciative Inquiry? A Short Guide to the Appreciative Inquiry Model & Process
Learn the basics of Appreciative Inquiry in this article, and find Appreciative Inquiry examples and resources. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a strengths-based, positive approach to leadership development and organizational change. AI can …
Why “What’s Wrong?” is the Wrong Question to Ask
You cannot get the answers you need if you ask the wrong questions. It’s Monday morning and your calendar for the week is crammed with problems to solve and …
Creating Strategies that Work: An Example from the Pharmaceutical Industry
In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins writes that great companies have a firm understanding of three key things – what they are deeply passionate about (including core values and purpose); …
Do You Have a Problem with Change?
How Appreciative Inquiry Helped One CEO Successfully Transform His Organization 70 percent of change initiatives fail. In this short video, Lee Murphy, a graduate of the Ph.D./D.B.A. program in values-driven …