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Alan Briskin

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Alan Briskin
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Alan Briskin is an American sociologist.[1]: 23  He is an adjunct professor at Saybrook University.[2]

After graduating from Goddard College in 1974, Briskin earned an M.A. and PhD in organizational psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California, in 1984.[3] He has since published or contributed to several books on the concepts of "soul" and "spirit" in organizational theory,[4] and on the rôle of collective wisdom in the work environment,[5] and has discussed anger among employees.[6] He is an advisor to the Goi Peace Foundation in Tokyo.[7]

Daily Miracles, co-authored with Jan Boller, won an American Journal of Nursing "Book of the Year Award" in the category "public interest and creative works",[8] and was chosen as the President's Pick by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.[9]

Books

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  • The Stirring of Soul in the Workplace, Jossey-Bass (1996), Berrett-Koehler (1998)[10]
  • Bringing Your Soul to Work: An Everyday Practice, Berrett-Koehler (2000) [with co-author Cheryl Peppers]
  • Centered on the Edge: Mapping a Field of Collective Intelligence and Spiritual Wisdom (2001) [with co-author Sheryl Erickson]
  • Daily Miracles: Stories and Practices of Humanity and Excellence in Health Care, Sigma Theta Tau, Honor Society of Nursing (2006) [with co-author Jan Boller, RN, PhD]
  • The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective Folly, Berrett-Koehler (2009) [with co-authors Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, Tom Callanan]
  • Deep Dialogue: Harvesting Collective Wisdom in The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-First Century, edited by Carol Pearson, Berret-Koehler (2012)

References

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  1. ^ Mary E. Clark (August 18, 2005). In Search of Human Nature. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-44768-8.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile: Alan Briskin". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Briskin, Alan (1998). Stirring of Soul in the Workplace. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 289. ISBN 9781609943967.
  4. ^ Kathleen Manning (March 5, 2013). Organizational Theory in Higher Education. Routledge. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-1-136-86569-5.
  5. ^ Richard H. Axelrod (2010). Terms of Engagement: New Ways of Leading and Changing Organizations. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-1-60509-447-2.
  6. ^ Neal E. Chalofsky (April 6, 2010). Meaningful Workplaces: Reframing How and Where we Work. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-470-61863-9.
  7. ^ Carol Pearson (2012). The Transforming Leader: New Approaches to Leadership for the Twenty-first Century. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN 978-1-60994-120-8.
  8. ^ "Book of the Year Awards-AJN, American Journal of Nursing". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  9. ^ "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Learn to create a healing presence during Spiritual Care Seminar". Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.