Her humanity in a nutshell:
Facilitator. Advisor. Author. Wife and mother.
Priya Parker is a facilitator, strategic advisor, and the acclaimed author of “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters.” She believes a gathering is a form of leadership. And that if you can develop the capability to create and lead purpose-driven gatherings, then you can help change workplace culture. She’s said, “When you gather well, one of the outcomes is you create a sense of belonging. When you create a sense of belonging, you increase your retention rates. You decrease burnout.” Yes. All of this!
What’s getting us really excited is that she’ll lead a highly interactive event where attendees will learn and experience how to connect with one another in a meaningful way. This kind of workshop is something prior attendees have requested – and Priya is making it happen.
This will be an interactive workshop for attendees to experience “The Art of Gathering” in real time. Priya’s live laboratory experience demonstrates the ideas of her book and connects us to each other in new ways, while breaking down the anatomy of what makes for transformative gatherings. You’ll walk away with real tools to apply to all the gatherings in your own work and life. Learnings like:
• Human-centered approach to gatherings
• Simple, specific changes to invigorate any group experience
• Importance and impact of having a clear purpose in all that you do
because it is through each other that we figure out what we believe.”
― Priya Parker
“The Art of Gathering”
Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Priya has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India. She is a founding member of the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Values Council and the New Models of Leadership Council, and a senior expert at Mobius Executive Leadership. Her TED talk on transformative gatherings has been viewed more than 1.5 million times. Priya studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia. Priya’s work has been featured in numerous outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, TED.com, Forbes.com, Real Simple Magazine, Oprah.com, Bloomberg, Glamour, the Today Show and Morning Joe. The Art of Gathering was named one of the best business books of the year by Amazon, Esquire, NPR, The Next Big Idea Club and 1-800-CEO-READS. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, Anand Giridharadas, and their two children
Don’t miss Priya’s interactive session for dynamic, memorable, exciting experience – and the first one of its kind at Workhuman Live.