Author Archive for: ‘William Bergquist’
Dorveille and Breath: Two Sleep-Enhancing Strategies
Two books have recently been published that speak to the challenge of achieving a good night of sleep. One of …
The Breeze of Freedom
One of my colleagues recently left her long term residence in China and is now living in a country that …
Organizational Consultation XXXIII: Appreciative Leadership in the Sacred Domain
Most of the old notions about leadership were based on sacred perspectives regarding the world. A great leader is an …
The Psychology of Technology Embedment in Humans: Opportunities, Threats and Preventative Measures
There are many profound implications associated with this propinquity – which, in turn, point to the need for not only greater understanding of these implications but also the educating and training of people to more fully understand and work with this technological propinquity.
Issue Four: The Psychology of Political Behavior–Touching the Third Rail
In the field of professional psychology—and more generally in the discipline of psychology—there are several “third rails.” These are areas …
THE AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY I: PRELIMINARY PERSPECTIVES AND STUDIES
William Bergquist and Kevin Weitz Man would fain be great and sees that he is little; would fain be happy …
Organizational Consultation XXXII: The Appreciative Leader: From a 21st Century Perspective
[Note: Most of this essay was actually wirtten during the last decade of the 20th Century. The themes introduced, however, …
Organizational Consultation XXXI: The Appreciative Leader: From A Traditional Perspective
How does one address this interplay between order and chaos? How does one move beyond the contextual model of leadership …
Organizational Consultation XXX: Leadership and the Appreciative Perspective
The time has come to directly address the issue of appreciative leadership. Specifically, the time has come to focus on an important proposition: if a leader is appreciative in her own engagement with other members of the organization, then the task of implementing appreciative strategies is much less formidable.
The New Johari Window #35: A Final View
I offer Luft’s original statement about each principle. These principles have informed the New Johari Window. However, each of these principles has been expanded or revised as a result of the new analysis.