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The secret to success lies in something that everyone has the ability to do: reframe reality to reveal the hidden potential within even the most apparently unpromising present. "Appreciative Intelligence marks the first time that this ability has been rigorously investigated. Arguing that the keys to Appreciative Intelligence are revealing the hidden value in others and building an infrastructure, environment, or culture that spreads the leader's Appreciative Intelligence, Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker draw on real-life examples and thorough interviews with top executives to identify actual examples of this elusive ability. Through these examples they show how a knack for creatively dealing with unexpected situations is the common bond between a diverse range of success stories. The authors also show that time and time again, an understanding of Appreciative Intelligence leads to organizations that enjoy higher levels of innovation, more productive employees, greater ability to adapt to changes, and, ultimately, greater profit.
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Appreciative Intelligence.......2007-02-24
This book takes too long to get to the point and repeat it at least 20 times! The author should take a course in the art of writing educational books!
Powerful message and tools for [agile] leaders.......2006-09-14
This a book with a fresh, powerful message and tools for leaders everywhere. It is especially valuable in the Agile community where we are trying to clearly define and capture what leadership and innovation mean on Agile projects.
I found myself drawn in page after page as stories of "reframing", "appreciating the positive", and "seeing how the future unfolds from the present" unfolded to to articulate the contruct (not concept) of Appreciative Intelligence.
In my opinion, the latter half of the book is better suited for those interested in practical application. Also be warned that the considerable erudition of the authors shows up in a flood of references that might slow down your reading.
All in all, a great book with fresh thinking and tools for those interested in leadership and innovation.
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Touchstone for a new generation of inquiry and action.......2006-08-06
In this ground breaking book, Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker integrates the cutting edge research from cognitive sciences and social psychology to identify and describe an ability that enables some people to take new or challenging circumstances and turn them into successful experiences, while others waver at similar situations. This ability called `Appreciative Intelligence' helps one to perceive and realize the positive generative potential within the present.
In a lucid and compelling fashion, the authors describe how people with high levels of appreciative intelligence see mighty oak in the acorn. They also go beyond to explain how to plant and preserve the acorns to help them grow and thrive despite challenging circumstances.
Read and more importantly, practice these ideas. You will be amazed at the positive possibilities of your present situation - no matter what your profession is.
A big leap forward for Appreciative Inquiry.......2006-08-02
As background, I have worked with Tojo Thatchenkery on teaching Appreciative Inquiry here in India.
Having always been fond of the subject, I continued to be diappointed that the field had relatively little concrete theoretical foundations. With this book, the authors have helped to create the requisite conceptual backing for the field of AI.
The book is well researched and structured, thus making it very interesting to read. I would recommend it to everybody who is passionate about harnessing human potential to the benefit of humanity.
Building on the Mighty Legacy of Appreciative Inquiry, Thought, and Action.......2006-07-23
In a remarkable turn of events, this week's Fortune magazine cover article highlights the ways that former GE CEO Jack Welch's management maxims, once taken as gospel by leaders around the world, are now being questioned and even rejected. Welch is credited with reinvigorating Six Sigma, the penultimate tool set for organizational improvement. It's probably no coincidence that Tojo Thatchenkery and Carol Metzker's new book on Appreciative Intelligence (Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn) should emerge at the same time to offer a powerful alternative to traditional forms of management thinking that have spawned problem solving, "forced ranking," and other deficit-oriented approaches to organizational change.
Appreciative Intelligence is defined by the authors (full disclosure: Thatchenkery and I were in graduate school together nearly twenty years ago but have had virtually no contact since then) as consisting of three components: reframing, appreciating the positive, and seeing how the future unfolds from the present. The book is full of wonderful case examples, both for-profit and non-profit settings, of how the principles of Appreciative Intelligence can be understood and practiced. There are simple methods for profiling one's own levels of Appreciative Intelligence, awareness and action.
While researchers will find several chapters digging into the biological basis for Appreciative Intelligence of considerable academic interest, probably the biggest payoff of this book for organizational practitioners is the last chapter on how to apply the principles to employee development efforts. As the process owner for career development within a major global technology company, this book provides powerful support for continuing to find ways to build on the internal talent that many companies and organizations possess by focusing on future potential - seeing the mighty oak in the acorn - and helping to realize that potential in ways that benefit the individual and the enterprise.
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Profit on the Farm: A Marketing Guide to Help the Farmer Sell Better
Sherry Lorton
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The Love Cure asks questions and describes feelings and events that the therapeutic and self-help communities would rather not look at. But it goes beyond simplistic and moralistic either/or, yes-or-no debates about erotic relations in therapy. Dr. Haule is a clear-minded and full-hearted professional who writes brightly, learnedly, and with a rich understanding of the complexities of love, the illusions it brings, and the healing it offers.
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a phobically distorted issue in psychotherapy.......2005-09-22
This is a book that therapists really serious about their work ought to study and treasure. (I should emphasize that I am not a Jungian, so my unqualified admiration for this book is not a matter of partisan allegiance.) It unpacks the core topic in all its complexity, and, without being preachy, provides tremendously helpful guidancance for thinking about and handling this central issue without dogma or defensiveness. I see it as certainly one of, if not the, the most important recent contributions to the psychodynamic literature. I came upon it through reading Robert Stein's "The betrayal of the soul in psychotherapy" (1973/1984), which I recommend as a very fine earlier preparatory study.
So I'm not nuts after all........1999-01-22
I guess it's not so crazy to think sex might be helpful in therapy after all. The profession is just to frightened to even consider the possibility. Love, in all forms, is therapeutic. Whether we choose to believe it or not. Being "cured" in therapy is driven by love. Draw your own conclusions. At least Haule has the guts to open the topic up for discussion and not just dismiss it out of fear or ignorance.
Bravely shouts the dark secret of successful therapy: LOVE!.......1996-11-04
Falling in love again, hopelessly? You're the patient and it's your therapist? Don't curse your fate, fool! Be glad! It means there's a cure on the way. You're the therapist and it's the patient? Dare to be proud and stay with it. Love has been the secret ingredient of successful therapies from the earliest days of psychoanalysis, but it's too dangerous a topic to talk about in this suspicious age. This author risks thinking the unthinkable, saying the unsayable. For professionals and interested laymen
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A Long Look at Nature: The North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
Margaret Martin
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What does a jar of preserved leopard frogs or the articulated skeleton of a beached sperm whale say about the way we understand nature in North Carolina? Margaret Martin explores this question in the story of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, founded over 120 years ago to serve as a keeper of natural history collections, a vital resource for the scientific community, and a public interpreter of our natural world.
The book is organized around the museum's collections: Rocks and Minerals, Fossils, Invertebrates, Fishes, Reptiles and Amphibians, Birds, and Mammals. Martin looks at how these collections have been interpreted over time, tracing the shift away from a nineteenth-century presentation of nature as something ripe for exploitation to a more contemporary view of natural communities as complex, interconnected, and deserving of conservation.
With 175 color and black-and-white photographs, A Long Look at Nature is both an engaging introduction to the museum and a striking visual tribute to its collections. The book celebrates North Carolina nature in all its diversity and highlights the museum's crucial role in interpreting North Carolina's natural heritage.
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Weekly advice and support from a nationally renowned running guru.
John "The Penguin" Bingham is a nationally renowned running guru. His columns in Runner's World magazine (circulation 550,000) inspire slow and mid-pack runners to take pride in their running, to know that all running is good running. He has been instrumental in the "Second Running Boom." As his fame grows, his books sell faster. The Courage to Start and No Need for Speed have sold more than a hundred thousand copies.
This weekly logbook is a complete updating of its first edition-new layout, essays, advice and photos. It's still full of the Penguin spirit, which hundreds of thousands of runners embrace. Co-author
Jenny Hadfield is John's personal coach, and she adds her excellent training advice to John's Penguin wisdom. Waddle on!
Customer Reviews:
Buy his book instead.......2007-04-13
I am a big fan of John Bingham, and credit his book "The Courage to Start" as a major inspiration to me to begin running and making it a part of my life. Even better (if you choose only one of his books) is "No Need for Speed" which covers many of the themes but is a more complete beginner's guide to running. John is a fine writer and motivator especially for those of us who are "at the back of the pack". That said, I found his training log disappointing. Essentially you have a some running tips from John and Jenny (which are very good, but all are found in his books) and the same single page (the weekly log) copied 52 times and spiral bound. If this is what you are looking for, it's fine. I prefer tracking my running and races on an Xcel spreadsheet. Even a regular notebook would do about the same. The bottom line for me is that if you don't own both of his books, either would be a better purchase.
An incredibly useful logbook.......2003-08-05
I liked the old Penguin Brigade Training Log a lot, but this new 2nd Edition is even better. It has space to record your basic training details -- where you ran and how far -- but also space to record the weather, your diet, heart-rate, cross-training, sleep hours, weight, and mood. It tracks your goals on a daily, weekly, and yearly basis. I like the new I-Rate system of rating your personal effort separate from the objective measures of mileage.
It keeps me focused and inspired every day, without fail. The new photos are beautiful, too. Really nice package.
A Disappointment at Best.......2001-11-14
I ordered this in a package deal along with "The Courage to Start". I am enjoying the book but the Training Log could be much more practically oriented without sacrificing the motivational advice for new adult athletes. The entry slots are small, though I do give the author credit for organizing them on a week by week format. The log's organization is limited by the two questions: what did you do? and how did it feel? Questions or entry slots which gave more guidance or were more specific would be a great addition. (What are your running goals? how many days/weeks/months till you plan to achieve that goal? Weather conditions? Pace? Areas for improvement? etc.)
I found the advice included in the essays to be pretty limited, nothing more, and probably less, than what you get when you surf the web for running info. What's more, the quality of the pictures are really amateur. It's great that there's something out there for us "adult onset athletes" who run for the joy of it. It would be nice if the log book were truly inspirational instead of looking like something that your next door neighbor put together for the local running club.
waddle he think up next?.......2001-03-24
This is the ONLY running log I have ever kept consistently, and I have discarded many others, too many to count. Bingham's font is large enough for older eyes to easily read; he allows you to chart your miles both weekly and yearly; and the pictures show real-life, real-looking people, not some bronzed babe in tight running regalia who probably never runs any farther than the distance to her hairbrush and makeup. Bingham knows the true penguin runner, and he hath delivered unto us a usable journal, amen!
This is the best inspiration!.......2000-10-17
I started running at the age of 40 and I wish this log book had been around when I started. I think it is a terrific book for beginners as well as seasoned runners. I have purchased four of these books as gifts. One of them was for me! I have had other log books but this one makes it fun to keep track. There is plenty of space to make notes and it is undated so you can start the book whenever. Lots of great pictures of "Penguins" and middle-of-the-pack runners and terrific quotes that are geared for you to read on the days when your mental outlook needs a pep talk. The back of the log contains additional info from Bingham, penquin testimonials, special notes for women runners, and training tips. Now lace up those shoes and go have fun!
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Can't cope? Elope!
Admit it. You always thought eloping sounded kind of romantic, right? Too bad everyone expects you to have The Big Wedding -- the kind you always thought you wanted. So now that you're engaged and knee-deep in wedding planning, why are you secretly wishing you could just fly off to a tropical island and say your I do's in your bathing suit?
Well, you can! There are many different ways to elope -- and not all of them involve running off in the middle of the night. These days, "eloping" is anything other than a traditional wedding -- from a steps-of-city-hall ceremony with just the two of you, to a fun-filled "destination wedding" with your family and closest friends.
Let's Elope is filled with creative ideas for exchanging your vows in a memorable, personalized way that won't necessarily cost you a fortune -- or your sanity.
Let's Elope includes:
* A brief history of weddings -- and why people first began to elope
* A quiz to help you decide if eloping is right for you
* Inspiring anecdotes from real-life couples who chose to opt out of a traditional wedding
* Elopement etiquette, including how to break the news to your family and friends
* Information on how to plan destination weddings, country weekend weddings, and surprise weddings
* Up-to-the-minute addresses, phone numbers, and Web sites for the world's top elopement spots
* Tons of ideas about what to do with all the money you saved!
Customer Reviews:
Some Great Advice and a New Way of Thinking.......2007-05-26
Far more couples than anyone might suspect, would, if they were honest with themselves, reaize that a planned elopement could / would have saved them endless headaches and a lot of money. Elopement is not just two wide-eyed teenagers, running away from home to get married. It can be a very respectable, honorable thing, if done in the right way. This book gives you a lot of advice on what is the right way and what is the wrong way.
Every family and couple is different of course, but the truth is, for most families and friends, all they really want is for the both of you to be happy. And if they thought a small wedding of 6 people, in a favorite destination of yours, on two weeks notice, was what would make you happy... they'd want you to do it.
Don't be afraid to offend or hurt feelings, because chances are good elopement would not offend or hurt anyone's feelings, if you plan and communicated your plan properly. It's not for everyone of course, but it's a thought raised in the minds of far more couples than will ever let on. Think about it, read the book, and decided if it's for you. There are 100 different ideas here that will spur 100 more and might just result in your dream wedding. Don't discount it because of the taboo associated with the word "elope"!
Great Book!.......2006-09-27
I wish I could find more books on this topic. This is the best I have found so far...I recommend it!
Fabulous Elopment Book When You Don't Know Where to Begin.......2005-09-13
The book gives creative and fun ideas for couples looking for something different. I would highly recommend the book to any couple not sure about a traditional wedding. I loved that it also gave resources such as web sites and phone numbers.
a good start........2005-08-22
Eloping has always sounded like a good option but i never really gave it any credit untill i read this book. This book is filled will enough information to get you to believe that eloping can be done and also provides you with enough examples of peoples who went throught with it. For some one, like me, who is just starting with the idea this is a great book. Its filled with stories, successes, and hints on what to do and avoide - as well as some initial resources to start your research with. For those who have already excepted the idea and have done some research you will not find any thing new.
You will deffinitly need to do more on you own but this is a great starting point.
Great book if you are uncertain about eloping and how to.......2004-07-24
This book was a great for helping to make the decision of whether to elope or not. If you still want the "big wedding" there are lots of creative ideas in this book of how to include your family etc. It even has information on places to elope! If you are considering a destination wedding, elopement or even just a non-traditional wedding with less stress read this book.
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Roger Fenton (1819-1869) was England’s most celebrated and influential photographer during the 1850s, the “golden age” of this radically new medium. Fenton’s majestic pictures of cathedrals, country houses, and varied countryside were without peer in England—as were his views of the royal castles and Houses of Parliament that embodied Britain’s power. But Fenton’s choice of subjects ranged more widely still: he was among the first to photograph the Kremlin and other landmarks of Moscow and Kiev; he was commissioned in 1855 to document the Crimean War, producing early war photographs; and he created theatrical Orientalist costume pictures and a startling series of lush still lifes.
Fenton had first studied law and painting, but soon after he took up the camera he was making photographs that were technically superb and highly original in their handling of composition, perspective, atmosphere, and light. Always he strove to demonstrate that photography could equal the art of painting and even surpass it. He was the force behind the founding of the Photographic Society (later the Royal Photographic Society), which worked to advance the profession and encouraged the exhibition of members’ works throughout Britain. In a career of a single decade, Fenton did much to transform photography into a medium of powerful expression and visual delight.
This exquisitely produced book—the first comprehensive publication on Fenton in almost twenty years—presents eighty-five of the artist’s finest photographs and discusses every aspect of his work and his remarkable career.
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The Past of Future.......2006-06-19
An Ode to Roger Fenton's Valley of the Shadow of Death by Ayul M Zamir
The photograph: pale, grainy, and fading
And on the ground, you see them, where they solemnly lie,
like boulders of an ancient river bed
that has since long dried.
Strewn across the valley floor:
innumerable spheres--dark and silent--
spent up cannon balls.
On this desolate land, once, there was a great war, and
many battles, brave men had marched here to fight.
And now across that prized land,
that men had, then, fought so hard to conquer,
now, only rocks and abandoned metal lie.
And not a single soul is in sight
All of the same shape and size, these
round, metallic, man-made spheres.
Can almost feel the texture of those in a sharp focus,
so many lie scattered far and near.
Wonder: what color impressive uniforms,
did the soldiers on march to that war, then, wear.
Looking at this eternal photograph,
you can almost hear that distant rumble.
And feel the ground beneath your feet shake
under the recoil of giant cannons when they thunder.
When volley after volley of heavy metal
was sent soaring high into the air,
both sides knew another battle had begun--
in one more war that was just, honorable, and fair.
And all that metal,
once laboriously molten and carefully cast,
hurled into the air
with each soul shaking blast.
Dispatched, flying across
to land on the enemy--
to hit and hurt him
before he is near enough to be even seen.
That shocking power unleashed on the enemy
That flying metal, now, on its downward journey
Lethal arches drawn by metal balls--
as they, now, race down to find bodies
in that final,
awesome, terrorizing, whistling freefall.
You could trace back their long paths
to earlier fought wars,
and well thought out, rehearsed plans.
Emotions ran high:
military honor, national pride, old resentments,
and long held anger
--thoughtfully, however, on the map, and
carefully--precise lines were drawn.
"We feel just and right about it.
"Conquest is ours in the end.
"That is our Nation's destiny.
"Ours is that God granted fate."
And with that righteous inner strength,
new perfect plans were made.
And a minute ago, in final brave acts,
in the midst of rousing cheers,
they fired the guns
--could feel the ground shake
--they swaggered lightly:
the shocked and awed enemy
was about to meet his fate.
Hot metal balls are landing:
see that mud erupting, and sand flying;
and desperately in all directions--
our wretched enemy is running blind.
"Get ready to charge the stunned-softened enemy, now, boys;
use whatever: knives, bayonets, swords, sticks, hands, or dogs;
glorious victory is ours--
and on our side is the God."
"Of course, few of our brave men too
--honorable mothers--
are left with severed limbs and torn flesh.
And, yes, irreparable damage to hands and feet.
But hear the Heaven greeting those
who fell in the last final battle;
for them, now, let us cheer and ring in the victory."
"And thanks of a grateful country
to those who, now, in the mother Earth's womb
lie for eternity.
At peace--and like in their mothers' laps
lie breast fed, pink, sleeping babies.
Roger Fenton's hundred and fifty years old photograph:
from 1855, of the Crimean war.
An eternal testimony,
a little pale and grainy,
silent, lifeless, spent up cannon balls
strewn across the land
as far as the eyes can see
in the "Valley of the Shadow of Death"
in the past of the future.
A Beautiful Tribute to a Pioneer Photographer and his Art.......2005-08-17
Though Roger Fenton may not be a name known to the general public, he certainly is a hero among those who have devoted their lives to the art of photography. Working in the mid-nineteenth century with a novel invention - the camera - Fenton was probably the first to see the possibilities of photography as art.
This magnificent volume shares 85 of the artist's finest photographs, including moody views of the buildings of London, Moscow, Kiev, landscapes of countrysides, delicately composed still lifes and even some of his war photographs, works which compare to Matthew Brady's Civil War photographs.
The accompanying essays and comments are not only highly informative, they also are written with a reader in mind! This is a beautiful and important book about an under appreciated artist about whom we all should know more. Highly recommended, and well worth the price. Grady Harp, August 05
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