Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management

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"This is an excellent book. It provides a practical and evidenced-based approach to successful change which puts people at the centre of the process." Professor Bernard Burnes, Chair of Organisational Change, Manchester Business School University of Manchester "A refreshing view of organisations as human communities, which affirms the need for us to create positive, inspiring and supportive environments for people at work." Professor Michael West, Executive Dean of Aston Business School, Head of Research and Professor of Organisational Psychology , Aston Business School, Birmingham UK "I have seldom encountered a book packed with as much insight, clarity, practical advice and encouragement as this one. You'll be wiser, more skilled, more helpful and more effective after digesting its remarkable ideas and approaches." Margaret J. Wheatley, Author Leadership and the New Science and most recently Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time. "Lewis, an occupational psychologist, offers a practical approach to change within organisations, focussing on the contribution made by individuals and how to turn that contribution into mo e effective business performance." Book News, Library Publication - USA, Spring 2008 "This book has much to offer coaches and facilitators who are searching for another tool to augment their armoury. Those who are keen to ensure they get recruitment and succession planning correct should find much to help them in this book. This informed guide to remuneration strategy and practice could be a useful reference work for any private sector HR department anxious to prove its worth to the organisation. Whether or not we work in global organisations, the issue of talent management will... affect us all, and when it does it might be useful to have the benefit of this book's perspective in order to plot strategy. HCM - Human Capital Management "By the end of this book I felt I knew more about AI and I am enthused enough to develop my earlier question on how we could apply AI to HR." McArthur's Rant - Blogger "This book is one of the most significant contributions to the library of books devoted to the process and practice of strengths based change." "This is one of the most significant contributions to the practice of conversational interventions in recent years. [It] is clearly written and uses relevant underpinning of theory and experience to advocate the expansion of conversational practice." Cuttings, April 2008 "This book promises an interesting perspective on change management, particularly bearing in mind the pedigree of its authors." "The book [...] will make a useful addition to the growing literature on the subject of Appreciative Inquiry." First Train, March 2008