“It could be argued that all leadership is appreciative leadership. It’s the capacity to see the best in the world around us, in our colleagues, and in the groups we are trying to lead. It’s the capacity to see the most creative and improbable opportunities in the marketplace. It’s the capacity to see with an appreciative eye the true and the good, the better and the possible.” WorldTryingEyeOpportunityCreativeGroupsCapacityColleaguesMarketplaceImprobableAppreciative Author:David Cooperrider
“Facilitative attitudes (and skills) can help a therapist gain entry into the group Freedom from a desire to control the outcome, and respect for the capacity of the group, and skills in releasing individual expression Openness to all attitudes no matter how extreme or unrealistic they may seem Acceptance of the problems experienced by the group where they are clearly defined as issues Allowance of the freedom of choices in direction, either for the group or individuals particularly in the near future” MayMatterHelpingProblemSeemsDesireChoicesIndividualAttitudeIssuesGroupsAcceptanceExpressionSkillsGainsCapacityExtremesDefinedOutcomesOpennessTherapistsEntryFreedom Of ChoiceAllowanceIndividual Expression Author:Carl Rogers
“It's not uncommon for revolutions to stem from a radicalized group just outside the circle of power. That's what the French Revolution was all about; that's what the American Revolution was. The question is: Will all those groups, because of the nature of partisan polarization and ideological polarization, just fight each other? Or is there capacity to organize?” FightingGroupsRevolutionCapacityCirclesStemOrganizeIdeologicalPartisansAmerican RevolutionUncommonFrench RevolutionPolarization Author:Chris Hayes
“Historically, religious groups have been most effective when they have stood apart from government and critiqued the performance of government in light of their ethical traditions. When churches become cozy with the state, they lose the capacity and the will to criticize unjust policies.” Has BeensStatesLightGovernmentLosesChurchReligiousGroupsPolicyCapacityTraditionPerformancesCriticizeEthicalUnjustCozy Author:Edd Doerr
“If humanity today succeeds in combining the new scientific capacities with a strong ethical dimension, it will certainly be able to promote the environment as a home and a resource for...all...and will be able to eliminate the causes of pollution and to guarantee adequate conditions of hygiene and health for small groups as well as for vast human settlements.” IfsHumansWellsHomeTodayAbleHumanityStrongCausesEnvironmentGroupsConditionsSucceedResourcesCapacityEnvironmentalDimensionsGuaranteesEthicalSustainabilityPollutionAdequateSettlementSmall GroupsCombiningHygiene Author:Pope John Paul II
“Personality must be educated, and personality cannot be educated by confining its operations to technical and specialized things, or to the less important relationships of life. Full education comes only when there is a responsible share on the part of each person, in proportion to capacity, in shaping the aims and policies of the social groups to which he belongs.” PersonsImportantSocialGroupsSharePolicyPersonalityCapacityResponsibleAimEducatedOperationsProportionSocial GroupsImportant Relationships Book:Reconstruction in Philosophy Source: Reconstruction in Philosophy