Appreciative Team Building: Creating a Climate for Great

Appreciative Team Building: Creating a Climate for Great

Collaborationby Jay K. Cherney, Ph.D.(Published April 2, 2003) SummaryUsing Appreciative Inquiry with teams creates a climate that sustains synergy and collaboration. The principles and steps of appreciative inquiry are presented and compared with traditional...
When Brainstorming Ends Too Early

When Brainstorming Ends Too Early

We’ve all sat through brainstorming sessions, and I bet this situation sounds familiar: Someone poses the question or problem and people throw out ideas for a couple minutes. Someone writes them down on a list or flipchart. This continues until a really popular idea...
Functional Silos and What to do About Them

Functional Silos and What to do About Them

A recent American Management Association (AMA) survey revealed that 83 percent of executives said that silos exist in their companies. 97 percent think they have a negative effect and 31 percent believe that silos have extensive destructive consequences. Silos are...