McCombs Career Webinar/media/Files/MSB...Languages of Appreciation Ines Meneses United Globe Associates Strengths Donald Clifton Tom Rath Marcus Buckingham "Hide not your talents

McCombsCareer Webinar

Ines MenesesThursday, September 17

Appreciative LeadershipThe University of Texas, McCombs School of Business

Ines Meneses

Sep 17, 2015

Ines Meneses

MBA 2001

São Paulo, Brazil

Consulting

Agenda

• Who are we?

• What is Appreciative Leadership?

• Why do we care?

• How may we incorporate appreciation into our leadership style?

• Results from Appreciative Leadership (or its absence)

• Q&A

Ines MenesesUnited Globe Associates

Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A


Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A


Source: Merrian-Webster DictionaryInes MenesesUnited Globe Associates

Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A


Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A


How?

Appreciative Inquiry

Languages of Appreciation

Strengths



David Cooperrider

The study of what is best in people and organizations



Ines MenesesUnited Globe Associates Source: Cooperrider et al




Gary Chapman Paul White




Strengths

Donald CliftonTom Rath

Marcus Buckingham

"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?"

-- Benjamin Franklin


Strengths


Strengthsfinder.com

Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A


Results from Appreciative Leadership (or its absence)

Individuals that voluntarily leave work cite

lack of appreciationas

one of the major reasons for leaving

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, as mentioned in http://smallbusiness.foxbusiness.com/legal-hr/2014/04/03/employee-appreciation-is-vital-to-productivity/



http://www.appreciationatwork.com/blog/13-disturbing-facts-employee-engagement-infographic/https://www.officevibe.com/employee-engagement-roiInes Meneses

United Globe Associates


Ines MenesesUnited Globe Associates Source: Gallup

Engaged = involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work



Source: Study by Towers Watson, as mentioned in Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2012/01/why-appreciation-matters-so-mu.html

The single highest driver of engagement is whether or not

workers feel their managers are genuinely interested in their

wellbeing.



Source: Marcial Losada

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Team Performance

High Low


In 1 yearUS$ 3,5 million savedUS$ 1 million by truck drivers

1 Whitney, Diana; Cooperrider, David L; Stavros, Jacqueline M (2008-01-01). Appreciative Inquiry Handbook: For Leaders of Change (Kindle Locations 526-527). Berrett-KoehlerPublishers - A. Kindle Edition.2 Whitney, Diana; Cooperrider, David (2005-10-10). Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Revolution in Change (Kindle Locations 658-659). Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Kindle Edition.


In 6 years600% increase in profits

75% decrease in absenteism1

Agenda

• Who are we?


• Why do we care?



• Q&A



Bottom line

• Appreciate and teach others to appreciate

• It pays off!


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Thank You!

The recording of today’s presentation, along with the PowerPoint slides, will be available on our Career Programming Web page by next week:

http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/alumni/careers/programming/

http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/alumni/careers/programming/

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McCombs Career Webinar/media/Files/MSB...Languages of Appreciation Ines Meneses United Globe Associates Strengths Donald Clifton Tom Rath Marcus Buckingham "Hide not your talents