As a Lead Catalyst and CEO at Collaborative by Design, Cheri partners with people  to catalyze positive change in their workplaces and communities. Her primary area of expertise is communication. The two simple practices she introduces give leaders and teams the power to strengthen relationships, expand possibilities, and increase productivity and engagement through everyday conversation. These practices are grounded in neuroscience, positive psychology, and Appreciative Inquiry, one of the most widely used approaches for systems change. She has worked with thousands of leaders and teams around the world to support high performance, engagement, and organizational success. Cheri has written numerous books and articles. Her most recent book is a Berrett Koehler bestseller, Conversations Worth Having: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement. Her work has been featured in leading media sources including Careers in Government, Fast Company, Forbes, HR Magazine, SmartBrief, Training Industry, and Training Magazine. As a perpetual learner, she has accumulated a number of degrees: a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, specializing in Collaborative Learning, an MBA., with emphasis on management, a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry certification from Case Western Reserve University, Level 2 certification in Cultural Transformation Tools/Barrett Values Centre, and Level II certification in Spiral Dynamics Integral. She lives in Asheville, NC with her husband and a small menagerie. For a free download of the Preface and Introduction to Conversations Worth Having visit conversationsworthhaving.today.  You can also download a free conversation toolkit from the site. Please join me on my social media channels below or email me.