Appreciate: Celebrating People, Inspiring Greatness

by David Sturt, Todd Nordstrom, Kevin Ames

Look around. Appreciation is everywhere. It’s actually a cornerstone of society—existing in every culture on earth since the beginning of time. Statues are erected of people who impacted our world. Buildings and parks are named after great community leaders. Ceremonies celebrate the achievements of people in nearly every category or endeavor—the military, education, and athletics. But, still, we don’t see enough appreciation in the one place where it is needed most—at work.

You can probably recall the exact moments in your life where your work was appreciated. You undoubtedly remember the name of the person who recognized your great work. You can still remember how powerful their words made you feel. In fact, those words most likely inspired you to do more great work.

Now it’s your turn to influence greatness in other people.

With insights from many of the largest workplace studies on appreciation and recognition, Appreciate will not only show you why appreciation and recognition are so powerful at inspiring great effort and results, but also how, when, and where you can impact people the most.

Appreciate is jam packed with stories of real people in real jobs from around the world—some who hold moments of recognition near and dear to their hearts, and others who have leveraged those moments to build brilliant careers.

This book will transform the way you perceive, relate to, and lead people.

Genres: Leadership, Business

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 14, 2017

About the author

David Sturt is an Executive Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Company. His career began in market research, where he studied and analyzed the effects of people being recognized for great work. In the two decades since, he has researched and developed several multi-million dollar services that engage employees, inspire above and beyond contribution, and reward outstanding results in organizations around the world. He regularly consults with Fortune 1000 company leaders and speaks at conferences across the U.S., Canada, and the UK. He has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, Human Capital, and other media outlets.

Reviews

[Kristine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was inspired by this book because I saw the author present on it at this fall's Gartner conference. I bought books for my entire team to read and had a book club discussion to create a culture of appreciation. When my youngest employee left today to take a job with the Department's Secretary and handed me a thank you note, saying she learned how special it felt to get a hand-written thank you note from me - I was truly inspired by the power of personalizing a THANK YOU!!

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recognize and appreciate. Intuitive research, but how many organizations are listening? If you are a leader, check out this book. It’s a quick read.

[Phoenix Dali · Rating 2 out of 5]

It states little beyond the obvious, but might serve well as a checklist

[Lynette · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was a bit repetitive for me.

Summary- Appreciate intentionally and frequently and value and encourage effort.

People will leave when they don't feel appreciated.

[Deborah Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good reminder of the benefits of appreciation

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthwhile read for any people manager or leader.

[Money Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Appreciate book. Worth a read.