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Implementation of the ‘Sweet Spot’: From Discourse to Community Engagement

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  • Wanda Tisby Cousar
  • Saloni Sinha

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Analysing differences of leadership styles in the economies of the United States and India has provoked discourse. Finding the ‘sweet spot’ as a tool for community engagement will resolve the issues that exist. Those skills previously required in policy development, advocacy, teaching and stakeholder engagement that socially impact communities have been transferred into an operational model. In this article, sustainability discourse was addressed by finding the ‘sweet spot’ as it is related to management practice in the holistic implementation of programmes that improved human welfare, education and mental health. Implementation of sustainable programmes can now be used as a model for those that stagnate. Objectives developed that reflect the model that moved organizations towards goal achievement have been elucidated. The methodologies of Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge (ASK) and Positive Design have been reflected as proposed frameworks for developing trans-organizational collaborations among stakeholders and nonprofit government organizations (NGOs) to improve lives in the United States and India. The qualitative methodology adopted in this article is based on the case method and ethnographic approach. The study is relevant as it presents real examples of the implementation of best community practices advancing SDG 3 and SDG 17.

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  • Wanda Tisby Cousar & Saloni Sinha, 2026. "Implementation of the ‘Sweet Spot’: From Discourse to Community Engagement," South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, , vol. 15(1), pages 59-77, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sajbmc:v:15:y:2026:i:1:p:59-77
    DOI: 10.1177/22779779261431074
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