One of the people in my workshop today with an esteemed Fortune 100 company responded to my introduction to appreciative organizations with the observation that this is something they never do - focus on their strengths and passions. He was both shocked and inspired by the idea that an organization should focus on the appreciative side of life.
What's interesting is that for the hundreds of people I've exposed to the appreciative model, no one pushes back with resistance. We all seem to have this intrinsic appetite to focus on appreciative nature of things.
It is still radical, this bias for our strengths and passions that invites us to fearlessly let go of suffering in all its forms and all its causes. Embracing commitment to joy continues to be the most daring act of the heart.
