Benefits Think Why appreciation is your most undervalued leadership tool

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Leaders talk about engagement, innovation, and retention as if they’re each separate problems all requiring separate solutions. But what if there is one powerful intervention for all three, and it has been sitting in plain sight the whole time?

Sharing appreciation for each other isn’t just a feel-good add-on to the way we work. It’s actually a vital leadership system with real, measurable outcomes. And unfortunately most organizations are coming up short by leaving an appreciation-rich culture off to the side.

Jonathan Thorp
CEO of Quantum Connections

Dr. Jonathan Thorp is CEO of Quantum Connections, a leader in the science and practice of relational dynamics and human connection.


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