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Turning Challenges into Opportunities with an Appreciative Lens

There can be a lot to feel negative about in today’s world, so how can we stay positive AND achieve organizational goals? One way is to practice appreciative inquiry (AI)!

Join us as Lisa Rees, a leadership coach and AI practitioner, shares her discovery of AI, how she uses it to help leaders and organizations lead change, and how you can use it every day. During our time together, you will have an opportunity to focus on a challenge you are currently facing, and leave with actionable steps you can take to overcome them.

Background Reading: Forbes, “Appreciative Inquiry: Getting More Of The Good Stuff” (LINK)

LISA T. REES, PCC, MPA

Lisa is the principal of LTR Leadership, specializing in helping leaders and their teams develop skills to build trust. She provides consulting, facilitating workshops, and coaching using Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as the foundation for her practice. Lisa was a manager, leader, coach, and instructor with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  While there, Lisa led teams in implementing financial systems and cost efficiencies throughout her agency before switching career fields to become a certified leadership coach in 2015. Lisa has an A.S. in Accounting and a B.S. in Management from Champlain College and her Master in Public Administration from Norwich University. Lisa is certified in the Mayer Salovey Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) as well as certified in Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and numerous leadership assessment tools. Lisa is a strategic partner with the David L. Cooperrider Center of Appreciative Inquiry and teaches EI and AI at the Naval Postgraduate School. Lisa and David are frequent collaborators and have written several books and journal articles, developed an EI course for Udemy, and certify people in the MSCEIT.

Contact: [email protected]

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