Overview

Appreciative Inquiry is a managerial method that approaches change with a focus on strengths, as opposed to problems to be solved. The questions we ask are significant.

In this hands-on program participants learn the key to effective change through an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach.

This organisational development model, developed in the US, is based on the assumption that questions focus our attention in a particular direction. It proposes there are significant organisational impacts stemming from the types of questions we ask and where they lead us. 

What will you learn?

• Use tools and techniques for shifting your internal orientation from "what's the problem?" to "what's going well?"
• Understand effective methodologies for identifying and understanding strengths at all operational levels - from individuals to organisation-wide
• Implement strategies for utilising AI to drive innovation and creative organisational change - moving from inquiry to implementation
• Drive organisational change - moving from inquiry to implementation
• Implement techniques for keeping your people motivated and energised
• Show a deeper understanding of the importance and power of language in your personal and professional life

Get credit into the Professional Management Program by completing this course and its assessment.

Who is this for?

Senior executives, managers, professionals, team leaders

Presenter

Lois Whittall - BA Hons (Liverpool), MBA (Adelaide), FCMA

Lois has a background in Organisational Development, Finance and Human Resource Management. She has worked in a variety of public and private sector senior management and consulting roles in the UK, Australia and South East Asia. Lois teaches Fundamentals of Leadership, Human Resource Management, the Management of Change and Managerial Leadership in the Business School's MBA in Adelaide, Singapore and Hong Kong, and has designed and delivered Leadership Development programs for a number of global companies.