Positive Psychology and Change

About the Author

Sarah Lewis is a chartered psychologist, an Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a founder and Principal Member of the Association of Business Psychologists. She holds a master’s degree in occupational and organizational psychology, attained with distinction, and a certificate in systemic consultation. She is a specialist Appreciative Inquiry practitioner and an expert at facilitating large group events.

She is the managing director of Appreciating Change and is an experienced organizational consultant and facilitator who has been actively involved in helping people and organizations change their behavior for over 25 years. Her clients include local government, central government, not-for-profit organizations, and private sector clients, particularly in the manufacturing, financial, and educational sectors.

When positive psychology burst onto the scene, Sarah quickly realized that work in this area both chimed with her practice and offered robust theoretical support to Appreciative Inquiry as an approach to organizational change. She integrates these two approaches in her work and is delighted to be able to extend, explore, and share this connection in this book.

Sarah has lectured at postgraduate level and continues to be a regular conference presenter in the United Kingdom and internationally. She writes regularly for publication, is the lead author of Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management: Using AI to Facilitate Organizational ...