For over 3 decades, talent strategist and speaker Sarah Abbott has been intrigued by people, their potential and what gets in the way. She has led HR teams for Apple and impacted leadership development and HR strategies in major corporations around the world. As a leadership coach and speaker Sarah Abbott brings her authentic insights and decades of experience to provide effective and engaging keynotes.
Sarah Abbott is the Founder of The People Practice – a coaching company that focuses on real questions with real impact. Previously, Sarah led the global executive development team at EMC, focusing on talent strategies to prepare senior Leaders for the future. Sarah spent over 10 years leading HR teams at Apple in locations across the world, always focused on leadership, culture and talent strategies.
Throughout her career, Sarah Abbott has impacted talent transformations at several major corporations. Radically changing how some of the most important HR functions are defined and executed. Sarah continues to create, stimulate and disrupt thinking, practices and tools on Leadership Development, HR and Talent Strategies.
Throughout her working life, Sarah has constantly reflected on her own identity and her relationship with failure, fear and fame. She brings her insights from her work and her personal reflections to provide well-rounded and genuine keynotes. Sarah’s energetic and forthright keynotes drive new insights and creative flow.
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