[Ailist] Essentials of (Appreciative) leadership

Mon Oct 1 09:47:13 MDT 2007

Hi Everyone,

Right now I am Greece and away from my resources
(sitting in Internet cafe)

However, I can share some of what was discussed in
Orlando at a workshop on Global Appreciative
Leadership.

First of all we found that some basic assumptions were
formed when "we landed" so that there is a culture of
age cohort that is an important cross cultural
indicator- people of the same age from different
countries saw similarities of perspective.

We then revisited a model of Appreciative Leadership
(from the Taos Insitiute Publication "Apprecitieve
Leader's in the Eye of the Beholder", Schiller,
Holland and Riley) The model falls into three main
categories.  First and by far the most significant-
Values, Second- Word View and third, Practices. A man
from McKinsey Consulting said his office has developed
and validated a similar and compatable Leadership
model.

We then took a deeper dive into values with a values
chain that the presenter, Joep deJong moified during
discussion... Finally Jackie Stavros took her powerful
SOAR approach and moved from an organizational
strategy to an individual application of Strengths,
Opportunities, Aspirations and Results.

Thanks to Shelia Mc Cann we will be writing up what we
think and what we learned about Global Appreciative
Leadership.

Thanks for keeping this topic moving forward.

Marge Schiller  
--- relationshipresources at fuse.net wrote:

> Hi Neil and Mike
> I am so glad to see you mention the VIA - I use it
> in every Ai experience I provide.  It has the most
> extensive research behind it of anything I have
> found and it's free!!!  I find that it really helps
> people to think about larger issues than talents
> which is what the Gallup process assesses.  If you
> think of it as virtues first, strengths second and
> talent third you get a sense of how the discussion
> goes.  In my work, I ask people to put together a
> plan for the next six months in which they describe
> how they plan to use their signature strengths, that
> way people have a very concrete take away.
> 
> Great to see you in Orlando, Neil.  Hope this is
> helpful, Mike
> 
> Warm Regards
> Joan 
> 
> Joan Colleran Hoxsey D.Min., MSed
> Principal, Relationship Resources LLC
> Co-owner AIC
> 
> "Be the change you wish to see in the
> world"...Gandhi
> 
> 
> --
> On the WEB at www.relationshipresources.net
> 
> ---- "Neil D. Samuels"
> <neil at profoundconversations.com> wrote: 
> > Hi Mike, here is some top of head stuff.
> > First, what a wonderful opportunity--a full day
> and a half to engage this
> > group in a great conversation about their own
> leadership. I am surprised
> > they didn't ask to do it in 3 hours :-)
> > What about instead of asking them about what they
> find most demanding, you
> > ask them instead to talk about what they find most
> invigorating, energizing,
> > and enjoyable about their leadership role. Then
> ask them what would make it
> > even moreso. Then ask them if they could magically
> become even more gifted
> > in some areas of their leadership what those would
> be? You might also ask
> > them to complete the VIA Signature strengths
> assessment on
> > www.authentichappiness.com and bring the data with
> them. This would lay some
> > great groundwork for the 1-1 interviews and into
> the design phase. 
> > I am a little hesitant about doing the pre-survey
> with the Gallup-12 without
> > this group really owning that decision. Seems like
> part of the session you
> > have with them will be to design the measurement;
> i.e., how will they know
> > they are making progress. You can always offer the
> Gallup-12 as an option
> > but better if they ask for it (or something like
> it).
> > Happy to talk voice-to-voice about this as well.
> > Good luck,
> > Neil
> > 
> > 
> > Neil D. Samuels
> > President
> > Profound Conversations, LLC
> > 1003 Creekside Circle
> > Naperville, Il  60563
> > 630-605-4610
> > neil at profoundconversations.com
> > Skype: neil.samuels
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu
> > [mailto:ailist-bounces at lists.business.utah.edu] On
> Behalf Of Michael
> > Holdstock
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:31 AM
> > To: ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
> > Subject: [Ailist] Essentials of (Appreciative)
> leadership
> > 
> > I am in need of help again. What better place to
> turn the the AI list?
> > 
> > I have been asked to do the seemingly impossible:
> > "The manager of our department with responsibility
> for care of senior
> > citizens and her 29 unit managers are asking for a
> 1-1½ day training on
> > "Developing from manager to leader" '.
> > "The best possible outcome of the training would
> be that the managers take
> > home with them instruments which will help them in
> their function as
> > leaders".
> > 
> > Our current best thinking is to:
> >  - pre-course invite all managers to write down
> what situatioins they find
> > most demanding in their leadership role (so we get
> an idea as to what tools
> > are most required)
> >  - pre-course do some survey with the people these
> 29 are managing -
> > possibly based on gallups 12-questions about
> commitment in the workplace -
> > which could serve as a base line to measure, every
> second month say, their
> > movement after the course towards these goals (or
> create the survey based on
> > targets developped in the course during Dream and
> more specifically Design)
> > 
> > Interview/Discover around experiences of OWN
> leadership and OTHERS
> > successfully leading.
> > 
> > Apply whatever has come out of the 4D process to
> some hard core leadership
> > tools such as (appreciative) staff performance
> appraisals.
> > 
> > "All contributions will be gratefully received".
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > Mike
> > 
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Marge
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