“We live in worlds our conversations create.” -David L. Cooperrider

Interview with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres

We are thrilled to publish our interview with Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres, authors of 

Conversations Worth HavingUsing Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement.

As a community of conversation, A Leadership Beyond ranks the ability to facilitate effective and meaningful conversations high on the leadership excellence pyramid. To accomplish this requires an awareness, a framework, and continuous practice. 

This is a terrific book, not merely to read, but to serve as a practice guide to help us evaluate and improve our conversations over time. 

Conversations Worth Having – second edition 

In this interview, Jackie and Cheri clearly define and demonstrate the value of appreciative inquiry by giving real world examples to illustrate the power of positive framing, teach us the why and how of asking generative questions, and demonstrate the path to avoiding the negative spiral of difficult conversations while moving collaboratively in a positive direction. This practice can help us create an environment where everyone is seen, heard, and understood.

 From the foundation of this environment, we can:

  • Make the invisible visible
  • Create shared understanding
  • Generate new knowledge
  • Inspire greater possibility
  • Reveal and examine hidden assumptions

We are confident you will enjoy and benefit from this conversation with Jackie and Cheri.

We hope you engage us in conversation so we can learn together how to thrive and meet challenges from a place of hopeful curiosity and deep appreciation.

This is a marvelous way to begin the New Year!

 

Tom & Adrienne