The Appreciator Newsletter
A regular dispatch on strengths-based leadership, appreciative inquiry, and the practice of building cultures worth staying in.
What You'll Receive
The Appreciator is a no-fluff newsletter for leaders who want practical tools and considered perspectives — not a daily content flood.
- One practical tool or technique in each issue — usable immediately
- Reflections on appreciative leadership from real organizational contexts
- Links to new articles, toolkit additions, and programs
- Occasional deep dives on frameworks like AI, SOAR, and the Appreciator Method
- No promotion-only emails — every issue has something worth reading
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Recent Issues Have Covered
The One Question That Changes 1:1s
How a single strengths-focused question at the start of every 1:1 shifts the culture of a team's developmental conversations over time.
Noticing as a Leadership Practice
The first step of the Appreciator Method — and why developing deliberate, appreciative attention is harder and more important than most leaders realize.
Why Stories Outlast Statements
The neuroscience of narrative and what it means for how leaders give recognition — why "great job" fades and why a specific story stays.
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