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SEVEN

The Path of Integrity:

Making Choices for the

Good of the Whole

Inquiry Inclusion

Appreciative
Inspiration
Leadership

Illumination
Integrity

I ‘RATTED’ ON MYSELF

The Appreciative Inquiry advisory team meeting started, as

always, with an appreciative check-in. The 35 members, a
microcosm of the whole health system—physicians, nurses,
medical school faculty, students, hospital administrators,
human resources managers, communication specialists,

executives, and line staff—were taking turns sharing stories.
Each person was answering the question, “What have you
seen, heard, or experienced since we last met one month ago
that tells you that the organization is indeed changing for the
better?”
When it was Mary’s turn, she began by saying, “I just
have to tell you, I am really proud and happy to work here.
I have had an unusually hard week because last week

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