267. Listen Like a Researcher: The Human-Centered Leadership Edge

About this episode

Traci Chernoff interviews James Warren about how storytelling and emotional intelligence are transforming leadership and employee relations.

This week, Traci sits down with James Warren, founder and CEO of ShareMore Stories, to explore how storytelling, emotional intelligence, and human experience research are reshaping the way organizations understand their employees, and themselves. James brings nearly 30 years across marketing, insights, and strategy, blending storytelling and AI through his company's SEEQ platform to help leaders listen more deeply and act with more impact. In this episode: The hidden truths your employees are carrying into work every day The fishbowl nobody warns leaders about The power imbalance every employee feels but nobody talks about Why failure is actually the belonging signal you've been missing The one reframe that changes how your whole team takes risks Why you're shaping your culture faster than you think Connect with James Warren: LinkedIn | ShareMoreStories.com | IG and YT: @warrenjwric Connect with Traci here: https://linktr.ee/HRTraci Disclaimer: Thoughts, opinions, and statements made on this podcast are not a reflection of the thoughts, opinions, and statements of the Company by whom Traci Chernoff is actively employed. Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements…

People in this episode

Host: Traci Chernoff

Guest: James Warren

Topics covered

• storytelling
• emotional intelligence
• human experience research
• employee understanding
• leadership
• organizational culture

Keywords

• human-centered leadership
• employee experience
• storytelling
• emotional intelligence
• organizational culture
• leadership strategies
• risk-taking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ShareMore Stories, SEEQ, LinkedIn, ShareMoreStories.com, Instagram, YouTube

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