Adam Graves on listening
From Adam Graves Interview | TEDxBeaconStreet 2017 · · TEDxBoston
“Hear more about who they are and what drives them and share your own story — I think that's the only way that we can really grow individually as well as societally.”
On , Adam Graves, Senior EVP and Head of Enterprise Strategy & Administration at U.S. Bancorp, spoke about listening during Adam Graves Interview | TEDxBeaconStreet 2017 on TEDxBoston.
About Adam Graves
In a 2017 TEDxBeaconStreet interview, Adam Graves discussed his journey to developing a talk on entitlement and self-awareness. He described meeting John Warner at a cafe where he is a partner, and how his frustration in finding a suitable TED talk topic led him to explore his own sense of entitlement. Graves stated that his upbringing as an only child, along with his engagement with books, television, and movies, fostered an early interest in self-reflection and understanding his place in the world. Graves emphasized the importance of emotional intelligence and self-awareness, attributing his ability to explore these concepts to his personal experiences. He argued that engaging with people who hold differing views is essential for individual and societal growth, noting that it requires assertiveness to step outside one's comfort zone and share personal stories.