About Ralph Weickel

 

Ralph Weickel

Ralph Weickel

President,
Corporation for Positive Change

Principal & Founder,
European Center for Positive Change

Principal,
Performance Management

Ralph Weickel is the Principal of Performance Management and President of the Corporation for Positive Change, both appreciative business consultancy, that amplify performance by bringing 30 plus years experience working across a broad range of industries including financial institutions, utilities, defense contractors, hospitals, publishing and small businesses.

Through these organizations, Ralph and a team of appreciative consultants guide businesses and individuals to identify core strengths and build on those strengths to permanently improve performance. Engaging the spirit and unleashing the passion of all stakeholders, the team utilizes Appreciative Inquiry as the basis for culture change, change management, strength development, performance improvement, and achievement of collective goals.

Ralph specializes in working with organizations in the areas of leadership and team development, change initiatives, sales/customer service program development and implementation, strategic planning, employee engagement, executive coaching and fostering/developing an entrepreneurial spirit.

A native of Germany, he is fluent in German.

 

Appreciative Inquiry is the study of what gives life to human systems when they function at their best. This approach to personal change and organization change is based on the assumption that questions and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes, and dreams are themselves transformational.

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

2016-02-03T05:21:41+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

Appreciative Inquiry is the study of what gives life to human systems when they function at their best. This approach to personal change and organization change is based on the assumption that questions and dialogue about strengths, successes, values, hopes, and dreams are themselves transformational.

Appreciative Inquiry works because it liberates power. It unleashes both individual and organizational power. It brings out the best of people, encourages them to see and support the best of others, and generates unprecedented cooperation and innovation.

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

2016-02-03T05:22:07+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

Appreciative Inquiry works because it liberates power. It unleashes both individual and organizational power. It brings out the best of people, encourages them to see and support the best of others, and generates unprecedented cooperation and innovation.

Appreciative Inquiry turns command-and-control cultures into communities of discovery and cooperation.

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

 

2016-02-03T05:22:32+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

 

Appreciative Inquiry turns command-and-control cultures into communities of discovery and cooperation.

Appreciative Inquiry posits that organizations move in the direction of what they consistently ask questions about, and that the more affirmative the questions are, the more hopeful and positive the organizational responses will be.

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

2016-02-03T05:23:01+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

Appreciative Inquiry posits that organizations move in the direction of what they consistently ask questions about, and that the more affirmative the questions are, the more hopeful and positive the organizational responses will be.

The ultimate paradox of Appreciative Inquiry is that it does not aim to change anything. It aims to uncover and bring forth existing strengths, hopes, and dreams—to identify and amplify the positive core of the organization. In this process, people and organizations are transformed. With Appreciative Inquiry, the focus of attention is on positive potential—the best of what has been, what is, and what might be. It is a process of positive change.

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

2016-02-03T05:23:25+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD and Amanda Trosten-Bloom

The ultimate paradox of Appreciative Inquiry is that it does not aim to change anything. It aims to uncover and bring forth existing strengths, hopes, and dreams—to identify and amplify the positive core of the organization. In this process, people and organizations are transformed. With Appreciative Inquiry, the focus of attention is on positive potential—the best of what has been, what is, and what might be. It is a process of positive change.

Appreciative Leadership is the relational capacity to mobilize creative potential and turn it into positive power—to set in motion positive ripples of confidence, energy, enthusiasm, and performance—to make a positive difference in the world.

Diana Whitney, PhD, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Kae Rader

2016-02-03T05:23:48+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Kae Rader

Appreciative Leadership is the relational capacity to mobilize creative potential and turn it into positive power—to set in motion positive ripples of confidence, energy, enthusiasm, and performance—to make a positive difference in the world.

Appreciative leaders hold each and every person in positive regard. They look through appreciative eyes to see the best of people. They seek to treat all individuals positively, with respect and dignity, no matter their age, gender, race, religion, or culture—even education or experience. They believe that everyone has positive potential—a positive core of strengths and a passionate calling to be fulfilled—and they seek to bring that forward and nurture it.

Diana Whitney, PhD, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Kae Rader

2016-02-03T05:24:13+00:00

Diana Whitney, PhD, Amanda Trosten-Bloom and Kae Rader

Appreciative leaders hold each and every person in positive regard. They look through appreciative eyes to see the best of people. They seek to treat all individuals positively, with respect and dignity, no matter their age, gender, race, religion, or culture—even education or experience. They believe that everyone has positive potential—a positive core of strengths and a passionate calling to be fulfilled—and they seek to bring that forward and nurture it.

 

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