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Most business owners want nothing more than to see their business grow into a successful organisation. For all the blood, sweat, and tears – not to mention the countless sleepless nights – to be worth it. But business growth can spell disaster if your company’s tools and processes aren’t scalable and fit for rapid expansion. Growing pains are universal, but can make for an ironic executioner when they expose and put strain on internal weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

In a recent Forbes article, Positivity Strategist Robyn Stratton-Berkessel, an expert in organisational development through appreciative inquiry, lauds “a big shift from the traditional view of organisational life”. Focussing on the positive aspects of life and work and showing appreciation instead of criticism is changing team cultures for the better, the expert writes.