Conversations Worth Having, Second Edition: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement Free Audiobook Download by Jackie Stavros,Cheri Torres

This audiobook is a great introduction to Appreciative Inquiry, a powerful and highly effective tool for organizational change. It's a nice compilation of the author's suggestions that can be used to spark conversations and make people feel heard.

Jackie Stavros is a bestselling author, speaker and researcher with over 15 years of experience in the area of Appreciative Inquiry. In Conversations Worth Having, she uses stories and examples from her past as well as interviews with leaders in their fields to demonstrate how anyone can use Appreciative Inquiry to engage others and improve their work. She's developed a three-step process for doing this: First, identify your goal. Second, identify the intentions that come before you; be specific about who you want to engage and what it will take for them to be engaged. Third, find some data - something you know or have observed that holds meaning for everyone involved in your conversation.

The second edition of Jackie Stavros's book, Conversations Worth Having, uses the power of Appreciative Inquiry to fuel meaningful and productive engagement with people. The author helps readers build an appreciative inquiry practice through the process of learning how to empathize with others and achieve a deep level of understanding that uncovers what is really going on underneath the surface in any given situation. The key lessons learned from this new edition include:

"Here is my advice: make the time to have conversations worth having. Engage in conversations that are meaningful and productive with your employees, customers, family members, friends, and strangers." - Jackie Stavros

Jackie Stavros Cheri Torres's new book on Appreciative Inquiry, Conversations Worth Having, is an invaluable guide to the power of conversation--and the transformative process that happens when two people talk. The audiobook is a beautiful blend of storytelling and learning, drawing on personal and professional interviews that take the reader inside conversations with such diverse leaders as Angela Duckworth, Arianna Huffington, and Byron Katie. This can be a powerful tool for anyone: Whether you're struggling to keep your team focused in a tough project or looking for a fresh perspective for your company or clients to grow.