The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry [Import] [Paperback]

Sue Annis Hammond (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: C S S Publishing Company (1996)
• ISBN-10: 0788009176
• ISBN-13: 978-0788009174
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,574,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sue Annis Hammond is a Change Management Consultant with a unique combination of extensive consulting and entrepreneurial experience. She has more than 20 years of consulting experience, including 10 years of internal work at Meredith Corporation and Principal Financial Group, 12 years of external consulting, and six years as an entrepreneur.

Sue is a nationally recognized expert in Appreciative Inquiry, a process that changes the focus from finding out what is going wrong to discovering and expanding best practices in organizations. Her first book The Thin Book of(R) Appreciative Inquiry is a national bestseller, with sales in excess of 125,000 copies. Sue started Thin Book Publishing in response to the book's success and customer requests for more "thin books". The company is devoted to publishing "just in time" cutting-edge knowledge for organizational clients. Thin Book Publishing currently has four books in print, two of which have been honored with industry awards. Her latest book is co-authored with Andrea B. Mayfield and is called, The Thin Book of (R) Naming Elephants: How to Surface Undiscussables for Greater Organizational Success.

Sue completed a Masters of Organizational Development at Bowling Green Graduate School of Business, where she was the 1991 Minninger Foundation Fellow. She also holds a B.A. and a M.A. in English from SUNY Fredonia, and currently lives in Bend, Oregon. She can be contacted at [e-mail].

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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A breath of fresh air, December 17, 2002

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Jerry in Japan (Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry (2nd edition) (Thin Book Series) (Paperback)

Since Aristotle, Descartes, Newton, and Freud, we have analyzed and reduced everything to the micro level so that we can repair, replace it, or control it. This is not that kind of book. It is a new way to get perspective on issues by redirecting attention to consider the good things that are going on around us. The sheer mention of the question: What is working well around here changed my tone for the whole day. I began to listen and look for the positive and beauty and affirm it when I saw it. This is not just a positive thinking Peale book, or positive mental tape book The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry is an introduction to the idea that change can be managed by focusing on what works. This little book is worth it the price as it gives you a good definition of AI and is like an appetizer for the meal. Hammond has done a nice of capturing the essence of this transforming approach and provides many sample questions that let's you intuitively grasp this is good soup for the soul. I wish they would have added more to the book but that is why the called it thin- it does create a desire to know more about AI.

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Alternative to Always Finding Problems, May 11, 1999

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[e-mail] (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry (2nd edition) (Thin Book Series) (Paperback)

Too often, analysts try to find problems with organizations so they have something to solve. It's what they live for! Customers come to analysts when they feel there is a problem, so the two seem like a match -- the customer thinks there is a problem, the analyst proves there is. However, usually a customer's business isn't in complete shambles; they usually do something right. Sue's book provides analysts an alternative to always finding problems. Analysts can use appreciateve inquiry to first discover what the customer is doing right. Often applying the same principles, processes, procedures, to what they are doing correctly can solve what the customer perceives as a current problem. This is still a match between the customer and the analyst with one added advantage: it leaves the customer feeling better about him/herself. In 60 pages Sue gives analysts a completely new skill for in their toolkit.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This small book is a very good overview, October 5, 1998

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Thomas B. Milus (Pleasanton, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry (Paperback)

This small book gives one a very good idea of the fundamentals of appreciative inquiry. It is a great stimulus for those looking to approach change from a positive, and often times, very unique perspective. It has a straight forward "how to" process included as well as a nice reference and resource section.