Lead Positive builds on the fundamentals of Asset-Based Thinking and expands into three distinct steps toward driving positive change. This book breaks down these three steps and organizes the book into three corresponding parts. The first part, “See”, is full of strategies that assist the reader in focusing their mental attention on what has worked well in the past, what opportunities lie in the present, and what positive goals can be envisioned for the future. The second part, “Say”, identifies plans for inspiring, engaging, and communicating effectively with others by promoting meaningfulness and consistently. The third part, “Do”, concentrates on using the “See” and the “Say” to drive positive change and leverage leadership presence when influencing others. Chapter 12 describes seven key behaviors for transformational change and strategies for applying this to every stage of the change process that Kathryn Cramer developed. Throughout the stages of change and the “See, Say, and Do” process, there is a large emphasis on personal insight and without it, a leader cannot expect to communicate, motivate, or develop effective employees.
This book is well written and reads easily. Kathryn Cramer does a wonderful job of stressing the importance of focusing on the positive and possibilities, over problems. The alignment of the “See, Say, and Do” method with leadership effectiveness is spot on. Cramer uses neuroscience, psychology and case examples to back up her techniques, which provide a clear and unique roadmap for leadership transformation.
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