Library & Resources
Books by Kathleen Ryan
Extraordinary Groups: How Ordinary Teams Achieve Amazing Results (co-author, Geoffrey Bellman)
In this important book, Geoffrey Bellman and Kathleen Ryan reveal that people instinctively sense when a group experience is something special, something different from the ordinary, something that surpasses their expectations in a positive, remarkable, and hard-to-describe way. These are extraordinary groups that achieve outstanding results. More about this book.
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Driving Fear Out of the Workplace: Creating the High-Trust, High-Performance Organization (co-author, Daniel K. Oestreich)
In this revised edition, authors Ryan and Oestreich revisit their original, best-selling work to confront the fears that permeate today's organizations—so that they can become the high-trust, high-performance organizations of tomorrow.
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The Courageous Messenger: How to Successfully Speak Up at Work (co-authors, Daniel K. Oestreich and George Orr)
The book to read before you open your mouth. This survival manual relates the finer points of communicating bad news, voicing strong opinions and discussing difficult issues at the office without compromising your position . . . or your job. Filled with tips, illuminating stories, and a practical tool box of exercises, this book gives you the means to assess the benefits, risks and motivations of communicating difficult messages.
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Other Organizations / Websites
Organization Systems Renewal (OSR)
Seattle University's acclaimed Master's degree program in Organizational Design and Renewal. An intense and fabulous educational experience that prepares leaders and consultants to design system-wide organizational change with confidence.
www.osr-nw.org
Community Consulting Partnership (CCP)
Volunteers learn organization development consulting skills while providing consultation in teams to local not-for-profit organizations in the Seattle, WA area. Interested volunteers and consultation-seeking non-profit leaders can use this site to apply for a fourteen week cycle that happens twice a year.
www.ccpseattle.org
Appreciative Inquiry Commons
Case Western Reserve University hosts the recognized home-base for all-things Appreciative Inquiry. The site includes case studies, articles, research findings, and a vast array of resources to help practitioners.
http://appreciativeinquiry.case.edu/
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