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Diana Whitney (born 1948) is an American author, award-winning consultant [1] and educator whose writings – 15 books and dozens of chapters and articles – have advanced the positive principles and practices of appreciative inquiry and social constructionist theory worldwide. Her work as a scholar practitioner has furthered both research and ...
Cosmic ordering is a type of positive thinking proposed by Bärbel Mohr, who believed that a person can simply write down their wish list and wait for it to become reality. She first outlined her own version in her own magazine called Sonnenwind ( Solar Wind ), and then expanded these ideas into a 2001 book called The Cosmic Ordering Service: A ...
Positive psychologists argue that the VIA-IS should not be used as a way to identify your ‘lesser strengths’ or weaknesses. [2] Their approach departs from the medical model of traditional psychology, which focuses on fixing deficits. In contrast, positive psychologists emphasize that people should focus and build upon what they are doing well.
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
Appreciative inquiry (AI) is a model that seeks to engage stakeholders in self-determined change.According to Gervase Bushe, professor of leadership and organization development at the Beedie School of Business and a researcher on the topic, "AI revolutionized the field of organization development and was a precursor to the rise of positive organization studies and the strengths based movement ...
Cooperrider's impact on the fields of leadership, human development and management theory is significant. [7] His work at Case Western Reserve University in the early 1980s on Appreciative Inquiry anticipated and helped bring about today's positive psychology movement, strengths-based leadership models, and positive organizational scholarship (POS).
The Power of Positive Thinking: A Practical Guide to Mastering the Problems of Everyday Living is a 1952 self-help book by American minister Norman Vincent Peale.It provides anecdotal "case histories" of positive thinking using a biblical approach, and practical instructions which were designed to help the reader achieve a permanent and optimistic attitude.
Confessions questions Confidences questions Proust's answers 1886 Proust's answers 1890 Your favourite virtue The principal aspect of my personality All virtues that are not limited to a sect: the universal virtues. The need to be loved; more precisely, the need to be caressed and spoiled much more than the need to be admired.