The best 'how-to' for encouraging consensus in firms and organizations.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210)
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2000.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 658.4/52
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
- General Note
- Copublished by: Canadian Institute for Cultural Affairs Includes index A Top Method of the Institute of Cultural Affairs"--Cover Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781550925524 0865714169
- LCCN
- HD30.3
- LCCN Item number
- A77 1999eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBVAU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (222 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00233341 (OCoLC)863054236 (CaOOCEL)446525
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Table of Contents 6
- Preface 13
- Introduction: The Origin of a Method 18
- Part I: Theory and Practice 22
- Chapter 1: Why Conversations? and Why the Workplace? 23
- Chapter 2: The Focused Conversation Method: An Overview 33
- Chapter 3: The Structure of the Focused Conversation Method 39
- Chapter 4: Leading a Focused Conversation 47
- Chapter 5: Steps for Preparing a Conversation from Scratch 55
- Part II: The 100 Conversations 66
- Section A: Conversations for Evaluating and Reviewing 67
- Section B: Conversations Related to Preparation and Planning 86
- Section C: Conversations for Coaching and Mentoring 107
- Section D: Conversations for Interpreting Information 124
- Section E: Decision-Making Conversations 141
- Section F: Managing and Supervising Conversations 158
- Section G: Personal and Celebrative Conversations 183
- Part III Appendices 198
- Appendix A: Sets of Reflective and Interpretive Questions 200
- Appendix B: The Bohm Dialogical Method 203
- Appendix C: Power of the Conversation in Relation to Art 207
- Appendix D: Prince Five-Weapons 210
- Appendix E: Leading an Informal Conversation 212
- Appendix F: Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICAI) 214
- Appendix G: Who Will Design these Conversations for Me? 216
- Appendix H: Leading a Focused Conversation: A Summary 218
- Appendix I: Chart for Preparing a Focused Conversation 221
- Bibliography 222
- Index 226
- ICA Canada 238
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 239
