Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change

"Look with favour upon a bold beginning."

It is with these words, by Virgil (70-19 B.C.), that Appreciative Coaching: A Positive Process for Change begins. Co-authored by Sara Orem, PhD, Jacqueline Binkert, PhD, and Ann Clancy, PhD, the book is an inspiring guide through the four stages of empowering oneself to change. It is a guide on how to tap into (or rediscover) the sense of wonder and excitement about present life and future possibilities.

Sara Orem is a capella university adjunct faculty member for the School of Business and Technology, and the principal of her own coaching firm.

Jacqueline Binkert is an executive coach who specializes in working with leaders and teams during times of change.

Ann Clancy is president of Clancy Consultants and has worked with community organizations, large corporations, and federal agencies.
Their book acknowledges the strengths of individuals and effects change through positive questions, mindfulness, and other tools.

Through a four stage process the book inspires the reader, teaching them to reflect on and celebrate what they have done, articulating their potential, giving direction to their attention and bringing them to action then allowing them to become what they are capable of being. The book is intended for anyone that can influence change in their organizations, Appreciative Coaching is a book that can help people and organizations flourish.

Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited,* fully online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor’s degree programs in business and information technology.


* accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), ncahlc.org.
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