Can You Help Organziations SOAR? with Jacqueline Stavros

Jacqueline Stavros is an Associate Professor at the Lawrence Technological University and has been honored with the LTU Inaugural Presidential Research Award. She’s known for her creation of SOAR, a profoundly positive approach to strategic thinking, planning, and leadership, based on the concept of Appreciative Inquiry. Today we’re talking to Jacqui about how the SOAR framework and how this can be used to help organizations and teams take a strengths-based, systems approach to strategic planning. and the kind of results they might expect.  Jacqui helps us to understand how SOAR differs from SWOT approaches, how to help the cynics embrace a more strengths-orientated approach and how you conduct a quick SOAR in just a few hours with a team. Connect with Jacqueline Stavros: Website: http://soar-strategy.com/ [free_product_purchase id="22823"] You’ll Learn: [02:14] - Jackie talks about 'meeting people where they're at]. [02:50] - Jackie explains generative questions. [03:43] - Jackie gives an introduction to SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations & results) and how it works. [05:55] - Jackie gives example of which situations SOAR is most appropriate for. [08:59] - Jackie explains the '5 'I' Approach'. [12:05] - Jackie discusses the impact of SOAR on the workplace. [17:15] - Jackie talks about potential cautions and caveats of using SOAR. [24:18] - Lighting round with Jacqueline Stavros. Your Resources: Conversations Worth Having by Jackie Stavros, Cheri Torres & David L. Cooperrider Flourish by Martin E. P. Seligman Your Strengths Blueprint by Michelle L. Mcquaid & Ms Erin Lawn Give & Take by Adam Grant Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Jackie!