Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change

Appreciative Coaching is written by Sara Orem, PhD, Jacqueline Binkert, PhD, and Ann Clancy, PhD. The 272 page long book is designed for anyone that does one-on-one work with the people that can create change in their organizations. Published by Jossey-Bass, Appreciative Coaching is praised by business professors as a must read that will inspire and inform.

Orem says that Appreciative Coaching presents a new application of appreciative inquiry. It teaches the reader how to tap into, or rediscover, their excitement about their present life and future possibilities this book builds on a sense of wonder the reader discovers, or rediscovers, and guides them through four stages (Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny) that help them to feel inspired and gives them a view of themselves and their future that will help them to achieve their goals for their present and future.

Sara Orem is a faculty member and coach in the online learning School of Business and Technology at Capella University, and is the principal of her own coaching firm.

Jacqueline Binkert is an executive coach who specializes in working with leaders and teams during times of change.

Ann Clancy is president of Clancy Consultants and has worked with community organizations, large corporations, and federal agencies.


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