In this episode of the Partnering Leadership podcast, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Professor Ranjay Gulati. Ranjay Gulati's work bridges strategy, organizational design, and leadership.
In this conversation, Professor Gulati, who until recently chaired Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program, spoke about principles shared in his most recent book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies. Ranjay Gulati addressed how organizations can go beyond convenient purpose and meaningless purpose statements to uncover and align with deep purpose. Ranjay Gulati also shared examples of purpose-driven organizations, what gets in the way of achieving purpose, and how leaders can overcome barriers to attaining deep purpose in their organizations.
Some highlights:
- Ranjay Gulati on what drove him to study organizational purpose
- The difference between convenient purpose and deep purpose
- The role of practical idealism in attaining deep purpose
- Ranjay Gulati on the difficult decisions and choices leaders need to make when it comes to purpose
- How organizations can avoid purpose decay
Connect with Ranjay Gulati:
Ranjay Gulati on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjay-gulati/)
Ranjay Gulati on Twitter (https://twitter.com/RanjayGulati)
Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies (https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Purpose-Heart-High-Performance-Companies/dp/0063088916)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
MahanTavakoli.com (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)
More information and resources available at the Partnering Leadership Podcast website:
PartneringLeadership.com (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
Connect with Mahan Tavakoli:
Mahan Tavakoli Website (https://mahantavakoli.com/)
Mahan Tavakoli on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahan/)
Partnering Leadership Website (https://www.partneringleadership.com/)
