Released on = January 31, 2007, 1:30 am

Press Release Author = Putting Hope To Work

Industry = Management

Press Release Summary = Named one of 20 "Breakthrough Ideas for 2007," Putting Hope
to Work explains how a key element in successful workplace culture manifests itself
and can be cultivated

Press Release Body = BOSTON - January 31, 2007 - Harry Hutson and Barbara Perry,
management consultants and authors of Putting Hope to Work, today announced that in
its February edition the Harvard Business Review has cited the work in their book as
one of 20 "Breakthrough Ideas for 2007."

"Many studies have shown that people who score higher on measures of hope also cope
better with injuries, diseases, and physical pain; perform better in school; and
prove more competitive in sports," said Hutson. "Our contribution has been to
outline the elements of hope-possibility, agency, worth, openness, and connection-in
a way that guides efforts to nurture it in the workplace."

In past years, HBR has been at the forefront of identifying and analyzing ideas-from
Blogs to new innovations in biology, banking, business and more-that have changed
our thinking, our ways of relating to each other, the qualities we value, and the
way we conduct commerce.

"Every year, the editors of Harvard Business Review have the enviable challenge of
putting together the HBR List," write the editors. This year, "Our annual survey of
emerging ideas considers how nanotechnology will affect commerce, what role hope
plays in leadership, and why, in an age that practically enshrines accountability,
we need to beware of "accountabalism."

"Hope is a positive force of action that engages people to work for a better
future," said Barbara Perry. "It's present in individual lives, social institutions,
and increasingly, as a differentiating factor in winning organizations." Delving
into what that force is, how it works, and how it can be nurtured is something
leading organizations have worked with Hutson and Perry to capture.

For more information about the book, its authors, their clients, and principles that
can help transform organizations and lives, visit www.puttinghopetowork.com. Harvard
Business Review online can be found at www.hbr.org. The Review's "Breakthrough
Ideas" are ones that Editor Thomas Stewart believes "will shape and reshape business
in the months and years to come." ?



About Harry Hutson:
Harry Hutson, Ph.D., is a business advisor and executive coach specializing in
change management, communication, conflict resolution, and career development. He
consults to a wide variety of corporations, nonprofits, and educational
institutions. He is the Vice Chairman of the New England Center for Children, and
for over 20 years he was a leader in human resource management at Cummins, Avery
Dennison, and Global Knowledge.

About Barbara Perry:
Barbara Perry, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist, management consultant, and
teacher. In her 25 years of consulting to Fortune 500 companies, her emphasis has
been on facilitating development of customer-focused, innovative cultures. She
pioneered the use of team-based ethnographic methods both internally (for managing
change) and externally (to develop customer-relevant product and marketing
strategies). She is a frequent speaker at trend, market research, innovation, and
product development conferences and also runs a leadership workshop for women.



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