PEOPLE STRATEGY LEADERS PODCAST: Graham Abbey talks Redefining Narratives, Purpose, and Performance

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Graham talks with Srikant Chellappa on their People Strategy Leaders Podcast, on Leading with Empathy: Redefining Narratives, Purpose, and Performance

Graham’s expertise lies in transforming organisational culture, improving leadership capabilities, and fostering team performance.

Listen here:

Listen to episode: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/DIR223E65DBCJZW3

Apple podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/leading-with-empathy-redefining-narratives-purpose/id1632674832?i=1000677176684

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jmvp4sDddRtE3dKlt39Ta

Topic Discussion Summary:

  • The Power of Narratives: Exploring how leaders can craft impactful narratives while aligning them with individual experiences within the organization.
  • Empathetic Leadership: Emphasizing the role of empathy in fostering deeper connections and understanding diverse perspectives among team members.
  • Organizations as Ecosystems: Redefining organizations as living, interconnected systems that require adaptive leadership and contextual awareness.
  • The HARD Framework: Introducing a performance model centered on Higher Purpose, Autonomy, Relationships, and Disruptive Learning.
  • Empowering Purpose and Collaboration: How defining a purpose narrative enables autonomy and inspires diverse innovations.
  • Performance Formula: Insights from Tim Galway’s “inner game” philosophy – performance equals potential minus interference.
  • Agency and Self-Organization: A call for a new organizational “operating system” that fosters self-direction, balance, and purpose.
  • Podcasting Reflections: Sri’s journey of learning, transparency, and trust in storytelling through his podcasting endeavors.

Want to discuss some of the topics covered with Graham directly? Get in touch! grahamabbey@farleighperformance.com