Appreciative Inquiry Quotes

“Every organisation, not just business, needs 1 core competence: Tactical execution”
― Tony Dovale

“One of the most exciting things about life is the power of a single conversation to make a significant positive difference.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“No matter how complex the challenge or problem you face at work, at home, or in your community, you can have a great conversation about it.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Conversations worth having energize people. They foster efficiency, fuel meaningful engagement, and generate creative possibilities.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Conversations worth having enliven people, strengthen relationships, unleash creativity, and move organizations forward fast.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Conversations are almost like breathing. Much of the time we are unaware of the nature of our conversations and their impact on our experience of being in a relationship and in the world.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Our conversations are fateful. What we think, say, and do influences every moment in our lives.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Our need to belong is one of the strongest drives we have; it can be more important than food or shelter for some.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Being intentional about listening takes practice. It means listening with an open mind, willing to entertain another’s ideas; listening with an open heart, willing to empathize with another person’s experience and understand a situation from his or her point of view; and listening with an openness to new possibilities and new ways of going forward.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Inquiry-based conversations aim to generate information or surface understanding. Questions that arise out of curiosity and genuine interest build relationships and often produce new knowledge or possibilities.”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Human nature is adaptable and habits are flexible. We can learn to shift our conversations”
― Jackie Stavros, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“With awareness, we can choose our words. We can decide how to respond, what to say and ask.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Our ability to listen deeply while engaging in conversation is an important aspect of tuning in and staying tuned in.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Appreciative conversations inspire belief in the possibility of a strong and loving relationship or a climate where people thrive.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“When we engage in conversations worth having, the telltale signs are energy, creativity, and positive emotions.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Conversations that value and connect people, uncover what is working, and stimulate images of the ideal future foster many of these emotions.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Appreciative Inquiry–based conversations invite meaningful engagement and often lead to action that gives us a sense of accomplishment.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“The single most important way to start fostering conversations worth having is to tune in on a regular basis.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Simply altering the way in which you frame a situation and the questions you ask will change any interaction and the outcome.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Our conversations are fateful. What we think, say, and do influences every moment in our lives.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement

“Avoiding critical conversations does not mean we should avoid critical situations, mistakes, problems, or inappropriate behavior.”
― Cheri Torres, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement