Gabriel Grant

Do you want your employees, stakeholders, or students to be authentically motivated and connected with one another? Do you want disagreement within your organization to be a source of innovation and flourishing rather than frustration and polarization? With the techniques developed in his ground-breaking book, Breaking Through Gridlock, Gabriel Grant shares clear-cut and actionable pathways for having hard conversations that produce dramatic results. With well-tested methods, proven exercises, and rich examples, he provides a ‘field guide’ to transforming paralysis and effecting positive change.

In an interactive event with live-response technology, Gabriel will introduce the concepts and practices he explored with his co-author Jason Jay in Breaking Through Gridlock, now widely used in business, higher education, and advocacy work. The need for these skills has never been greater – there are deep political and economic divides in our families, workplaces, and communities. These methods
will give you and your community the tools to approach difficult conversations from a new angle, often reframing the issues
entirely and producing unexpectedly synergistic results. Leaders will learn new ways to build trust, find common ground, and
foster collaboration.

Gabriel Grant is the founder of Human Partners, where he helps senior level executives craft cultures of purpose, trust, and engagement. He is also a cofounder of Byron Fellowship Educational Foundation. His consulting, research, and coaching focuses on how people and organizations flourish within the pursuit of societal and planetary flourishing. Gabriel holds a PhD in Leadership and Sustainability from Yale University, an MS in Ecological Systems Engineering and a BS in Physics from Purdue University. His professional clients represent a diversity of sectors including social entrepreneurship, transportation, energy, information and communication technology, healthcare, commercial and residential development, municipalities, and cultural institutions.

The Response

“We need the creativity that can be harnessed from competing perspectives to craft thriving organizations and a thriving society. This book gives people the tools to take that on.”
John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market

“I learned the importance and power of planting a seed in each and every sustainability conversation.”
Roman Smith, Director – Sustainability Operations, AT&T

“This exceeded my highest expectations. The work gave me profound insights around my professional goals and challenged my personal beliefs.”
Froylan Hernandez-Ruiz, Senior Attorney, The Nature Conservancy

“I had gotten stuck with a VP of my company, as I repeatedly proposed a change of course for a major project. In the workshop, I saw that I had been arrogant and overbearing in these conversations, and decided to try out something new. Literally the next day, a bargain was struck.
Brent Segal, R&D executive, Lockheed Martin