Podcast: Appreciative Inquiry: Using Neuroscience to Lead More Effectively (with Diane Brown)

In this episode, JoDee and Susan discuss the concept of Appreciative Inquiry with expert Diane Brown.

Topics include:

  • What Appreciative Inquiry is and why it matters
  • How the nature of conversations shapes and influences our workplace culture, productivity, and engagement
  • The four types of conversations
  • Three fundamental practices that contribute to being a more appreciative leader

In this episode’s listener question, we’re asked about whether employees working from home feel pressured to work longer hours – and whether that pressure comes from their employer or themselves. In the news, FlexJobs shared a list of five industries showing the fastest growth in hybrid job postings.

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