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Appreciative Leadership Now
Inquiry Inclusion
Appreciative
Inspiration
Leadership
Illumination
Integrity
The world has changed. Approaches to leadership that served well
in the past do not address the challenges of the twenty-fi rst century.
Appreciative Leadership does.
We have crossed a threshold to a new era: one that demands a
radical shift in leadership strategies and practices. Few places on the
planet are untouched by the “progress of the industrial age” and the
“dawning of the electronic age.” Cities and local markets from New
York to Chang Mai to Santiago to Lahore all feature cars, computers,
and cell phones. Our planet is wrapped in a web of airplane routes,
satellite orbits, and telecommunication signals.
New Approaches to Leadership for the
New Global Society
This transformation from an industrial age to an electronic age brings
us face to face with the reality of our interdependence. As inhabitants
of the earth, we are connected—from the air we breathe, to the water
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