What People Are Saying
Andy Erlandson, General Manager, Microsoft
"When my colleagues and I read this book the idea of authentic appreciation really hit home for us. We’ve changed our focus to landing authentic appreciation in a real way across our organization."
— Andy Erlandson
General Manager, Microsoft
Publishers Weekly: June, 2011
"This is a well-researched, useful book for business leaders that offers a much needed message that won't wear out with repetition: 'If people enjoy their work and feel appreciated...they are far more likely to have organizational loyalty and work hard.'"
— Publishers Weekly
June, 2011
Elizabeth H. King, PhD, President & CEO, Wichita State University Foundation
"Over the last few months, I have seen a marked and heightened effort to personalize appreciation not only by supervisors with their staff members but also on a peer-to-peer basis."
— Elizabeth H. King, PhD
President & CEO, Wichita State University Foundation
Lynn Smith, Director of Leadership Development, Next LEVEL Leadership Canada
"This book addresses not just the life-giving appreciation we all need, but takes us through the process of discovering what that looks like for ourselves and for those with whom we work."
— Lynn Smith
Director of Leadership Development
Next LEVEL Leadership Canada
Stephan Joubert, professor, University of Pretoria, and a research associate, University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands
"This book holds the key to changing all working environments into safe and effective spaces where people can feel valued."
— Stephan Joubert, Professor
University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands
Chip Ingram, President and Teaching Pastor of Living on the Edge
"Far from a rehashing of The 5 Love Languages casually applied to the workplace, this is a well thought thru, well researched, and thoughtfully applied resource to empower your people, increase unity and productivity, and reduce turnover.
— Chip Ingram
President and Teaching Pastor
Living on the Edge
Ian Mann, Gateways Business Consultants Director
"This book is an important contribution to making the workplace a more pleasant environment where people feel appreciated -- a prerequisite for being more productive."
— Ian Mann
Gateways Business Consultants Director
Tom Nicholson, Executive Director, HR People & Strategy
"This book shows how to build trust on a personal level in the workplace and its principles apply for a wide variety of organizations."
— Tom Nicholson
Executive Director, HR People & Strategy
Norm Wakefield, Ed.D, Professor Emeritus, Phoenix Seminary
"The insights in this book are invaluable whether you are an employer, employee or volunteer. The principles the authors describe nurture a healthy, enjoyable, motivating environment. I’m already telling my friends, "Get this book!"
— Norm Wakefield, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus, Phoenix Seminary
Lyle W. Dorsett, Samford University
"If the insights and wisdom offered by Chapman and White are practiced in the workplace, churches, and voluntary organizations, there will be a glorious revolution in human relations."
— Lyle W. Dorsett
Samford University
Peter Strople, CEO, Zero2 Holdings, Former High Tech Executive Dell and GRiD
"This book will feed the individuals who really value how we treat people and want to stretch their commitment to doing the right thing, not just for their business but also for the employees and communities for which they serve."
— Peter Strople, CEO
Zero2 Holdings, Former High Tech Executive Dell and GRiD
Kent Humphreys, Chairman, American Health Partners
"I have really worked hard for many years to appreciate my co-workers scattered across the USA. However, this simple process and tool has put me light years ahead."
— Kent Humphreys
Chairman, American Health Partners
Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Francis Yeoh, CBE, Managing Director, YTL Group of Companies
"This book will help you transform the workplace with godly values and a simple 'People Come First!' approach."
— Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Francis Yeoh, CBE
Managing Director, YTL Group of Companies
David Sanford, CEO GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc. Wichita, KS
"Learning the primary appreciation ‘languages' has transformed our clinic ... "
— David Sanford
CEO, GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc.













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