Since the 1950s there’s been a perception that most of the money spent on training is wasted, because it either fails to transfer back into the workplace, or fades away over time. Most studies of training transfer suggest a transfer…
Introduction To Appreciative Inquiry – Video With Andy Smith
Recently I was interviewed over video link about Appreciative Inquiry by Joe Dager of Business901. This introductory segment covers: What Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is in a nutshell What teams need to be successful Neuroscience discoveries that support Appreciative Inquiry How…
Einstein Quote For Appreciative Inquiry
I came across this quote by Albert Einstein mentioned in a couple of places in the same week, and it struck my how applicable it is to Appreciative Inquiry. If you’re looking only at analysing the causes of problems, you’re…
Practical Appreciative Inquiry Online Training
A press release has gone out about the course – you can read it here or get the PDF version here. It has a bit more information about the course in addition to what’s on the course booking page. If…
An Easy Format For Giving Positive Feedback
Following on from the last post on Why It’s Better, And More Accurate, To Give Positive Feedback, here’s a format for doing just that. We’re more used to giving details about what people did wrong. When people do things right, the…
Why It’s Better, And More Accurate, To Give Positive Feedback
Objective appraisal is impossible Although feedback is famously “the breakfast of champions”, nobody likes getting negative feedback. Now a new book, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World, by management researcher Marcus Buckingham and SVP…
The Human Cost Of Change, And How To Reduce It
Rising levels of stress and depression The business bestseller lists are full of books about how to embrace change. Silicon Valley companies are lauded for disrupting traditional business models. “A game-changer” is about the most complimentary thing you can say…
Free Online Collaboration Tools Compared
While designing my Practical Appreciative Inquiry online course pilot (now concluded, but email me if you are interested in the full-featured course that I’ll be launching soon), I auditioned various virtual whiteboard tools for online collaboration. These can be very…
Free Practical NLP ebook this weekend!
My well-reviewed little ebook Practical NLP: How to use NLP principles to improve your life and work, even if you’re not NLP trained is FREE today, tomorrow and Sunday! (8-10 February 2019) “I REALLY enjoyed this book! I’ve always had an interest…
The Problem With ‘Visionary’ Leadership
As I write, it’s ‘Fat Cat Friday‘ in the UK. January 4th the day when the chief executives of FTSE 100 companies have already earned as much as the average salary of their workers. Acclaimed author Yuval Noah Harari talks…