Improve workplace performance, innovation processes and employee satisfaction by fostering psychological safety
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Psychological Safety
Globally-Renowned Expert on Strengthening Workplace Culture by Integrating Positive Mental Health into Leadership; Valued Advisor Who Helps Organizations Build Resilient, High-Performing Teams that Thrive in Todayโs Fast-Changing World; LinkedIn Top 10 Voice in Mental Health; Host, LinkedInโs “The Anxious Achiever” Podcast; Celebrated Author of Award-Winning “The Anxious Achiever” (2023) and Bestseller “Hiding in the Bathroom” (2017); Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Instructor; Contributor, Harvard Business Review
Leadership / Wellness & Well-Being / Company Culture / Resilience / Psychological Safety / Inspirational Speakers / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Award-Winning Labor Economist and Top Expert on How Companies Are Thriving With a Four Day Work Week; Influential Business Researcher and Policy Advisor Whose Work is Credited For Helping Pass The Family and Medical Leave Act; Professor of Sociology, Boston College; Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science; New York Times Bestselling Author of Several Books on Work Time Including “Four Days a Week” (June 2025)
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Award-Winning Educator, Entrepreneur and Leader Who Helps People Cultivate Courage, Spark Change and Make an Impact Wherever They Go; Executive Director, Berkeley Haas Global Access Program; Lecturer, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, School of Public Health and College of Natural Resources; Founder, StartSomeGood; Author, “Becoming a Changemaker”
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Leading Business Transformation Executive Helping Organizations Build a Culture of Innovation That Marries Their Technology Roadmaps with People and Process Programs; Internationally Sought-After Advisor Who Guides Leaders in Developing Businesses that Move Fast, Change Often and Grow Rapidly; Chief Customer Officer, Generative AI GTM, Google; Former Leader of Special Programs and Executive Engagements, Canadian Leadership Team, Google
Communication Strategy / Strategy / Artificial Intelligence / Data Monetization / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Innovation & Design / Psychological Safety / Wellness & Well-Being / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / New To Stern
Authority on Human Behavior at Work Shaping Leadership, Culture and Well-Being Through Emotional Agility | Psychologist, Harvard Medical School | Creator of Emotional Agility | #1 WSJ Bestselling Author | Thinkers50 Honoree | TED speaker (12M+ views)
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Former Deloitte Senior Partner and Leadership Authority Whose Groundbreaking Research on Advancement Reveals A New Playbook for Resilient Leadership; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Former US Managing Partner of WIN, Deloitte; Founder, re.write; Founding Board Member, Avasara; Board Member, Rutgers University Center for Women in Business; Advisor, Aspen Institute; Author, โThe First, the Few, the Onlyโ (2022)
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Leading Expert Studying Team Dynamics and How They are Transformed By AI and Robotics; Design Researcher Revealing Practical Suggestions for Effective Collaboration and Team Health; Founder and Leader, InterPlay Research Studio, Cornell University; Associate Professor of Information Science and the Nancy H. โ62 and Philip M. โ62 Young Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow at Cornell University with Field Appointments in Mechanical Engineering, Communication, Computer Science and Cognitive Science
Robotics & Automation / Artificial Intelligence / Future of Work / Emerging Technology / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Innovation & Design / Psychological Safety / New To Stern
Renowned Management Researcher Who Helps Leaders Create Employee-Centric, Psychologically Safe Workplaces Where Innovation Thrives; Expert Investigating the Intersection of Behavioral Economics, Corporate Strategy and the Future of Work; Award-Winning Professor of Business and Management Division Chair, Columbia Business School; Former Senior Economist, Center for Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Author, โThe Employee Advantageโ (2024)
Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Leadership / Future of Work / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Change Management / Policy & Government / Trust & Empathy / Strategy / Wellness & Well-Being / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
Human Behavior Researcher and Happiness Expert Helping Individuals and Organizations Improve Productivity, Well-Being and Decision Making While Embracing Differences in Outlooks; Professor of Behavioural Science, London School of Economics and Political Science; Creator, UK Office for National Statistics Personal Wellbeing Questions; Lead Author, โMindspace: Influencing Behaviour Through Public Policyโ; Author, โBeliefismโ (May 2025), โHappy Ever Afterโ (2019) and โHappiness By Designโ (2014)
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Transformative Executive Leadership Consultant Using Practical Roadmaps to Create “Speak Up” Cultures that Improve Innovation and Teamwork; Globally Recognized Facilitator Helping Leaders and Teams Build Their Communication, Collaboration and Conflict Management Skills; Former Managing Partner, Triad Consulting Group; Former Advanced Training Director, Harvard Mediation Program and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School; Bestselling Author, โUnlearning Silence” (March 2024); Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025
Communication Strategy / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Persuasion & Negotiation / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
Top Leadership and Human Resources Advisor, Author and Executive Who Helps Companies and Leaders Discover the Path to Sustained Improvements in Their People Practices; Authority on Leadership, Team Performance, Organizational Resilience, Change Management, Performance Management and Feedback, and People Intelligence; Former Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Cisco; Former Chief Learning Officer for Leadership and Professional Development, Deloitte; Award-winning Author, โNine Lies About Workโ and โThe Problem With Changeโ
Change Management / Company Culture / Executive Education / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Leadership / Must-Read Books / Psychological Safety / Strategy
Award-Winning Organizational Learning Expert Who Helps Teams and Companies Innovate, Integrate and Perform Better With a Focus on Team Climates and Psychological Safety at Work; Professor of Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; 2023 Thinkers50 Radar List
Psychological Safety / Leadership / Health Care & Medicine / Strategy / Company Culture / Wellness & Well-Being / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Leading Happiness and Well-Being Researcher Who Helps Individuals and Organizations Build Social Connections at Work; Expert on Optimizing the Use of Time, Money, Technology and Carbon to Enhance Happiness; Professor, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia; 2019 TED Curatorโs Pick; Co-Creator, โHappy Climateโ Workshop; Co-Author, โHappy Moneyโ and “The Joy of Climate Change”
Wellness & Well-Being / Company Culture / Neuroscience / Leadership / Sustainability, the Environment & Climate Change / Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Issues / Regenerative Business / Psychological Safety / Artificial Intelligence / TED Speakers / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Inspirational Speakers
Award-Winning Authority on Leadership and Organizational Behavior Helping Executives Foster Workplace Courage and Psychological Safety While Implementing Effective Communication Strategies; Professor, Darden School of Business and Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia; Author, โChoosing Courageโ (2021)
Psychological Safety / Leadership / Company Culture / Change Management / Navigating Uncertainty / Strategy / Trust & Empathy / Communication Strategy / Must-Read Books
Globally Recognized Leader on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Intersectionality Expert Using Big Vision and Practical Takeaways to Build Safe, Healthy, Sustainable Work Culture; Journalist, Consultant and DEI Strategist; Founder, Global IDEA
Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Psychological Safety / Communication Strategy / Future of Work / Experiential Programs
Leadership Coach and Authority on Psychological Safety and Empowering Employees to Speak Truth to Power; Renowned Educator, Researcher and Consultant on Mindfulness and Diversity in the Workplace; Author, โSpeak Upโ (2019) and “Mind Time” (2018); Associate Fellow, Saรฏd Business School, Oxford University; Adjunct Professor, Ashridge Executive Education, Hult Business School; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023 and 2021, Thinkers50
Psychological Safety / Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Resilience / Communication Strategy / Strategy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Future of Work / Inclusion & Belonging / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Trust & Empathy / Artificial Intelligence / Change Management / Wellness & Well-Being / Neuroscience / Executive Education / TED Speakers / International Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors
Authority on Psychological Safety and Team Learning in the Workplace; Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School; #1 Ranked Management Thinker in the World, Thinkers50; Bestselling Author, โThe Fearless Organizationโ and “Right Kind of Wrong” (2023)
Psychological Safety / Resilience / Leadership / Company Culture / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Innovation & Design / Future of Work / Navigating Uncertainty / Change Management / Inclusion & Belonging / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Communication Strategy / Wellness & Well-Being / Trust & Empathy / Must-Read Books / Women Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers / Experiential Programs / Executive Education
Expert on Persuasion and Decision-Making; Leverages Behavioral Economics to Help People & Do Business Better; Professor, Yale School of Management; Bestselling Author, โInfluence is Your Superpowerโ (2022)
Persuasion & Negotiation / Marketing, Branding & Sales / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Founders & Practitioners / TED Speakers / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Psychological Safety / Executive Education
New York Times Bestselling Author and Leading Authority on Stress, Well-Being and Optimal Aging; Corporate Advisor Who Teaches Leaders How to Apply Research-Backed Science to Scalable Interventions that Bolster Organizational Resilience; Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Vice Chair for Adult Psychology, University of California, San Francisco; Director, Aging, Metabolism and Emotions Center; Author, New York Times Bestseller โThe Telomere Effectโ (2017) and โThe Stress Prescriptionโ (2022)
Company Culture / Health Care & Medicine / Wellness & Well-Being / Longevity & Aging / Resilience / Psychological Safety / Neuroscience / Inspirational Speakers / Must-Read Books / Moderators / Experiential Programs / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Award-Winning Neuroscientist Who Provides Leaders with Research-backed Mechanisms for Creating Cooperative Teams; Social Psychologist Whose Help Organizations Cultivate Courage, Encourage Fearless Innovation and Practice Psychological Safety; Director, Georgetown Universityโs Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience; Award-Winning Author, โThe Fear Factorโ
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Authority on Calm, Confident Conflict Resolution, Healthy Communication and Positive Relationships at Work; Author, โGetting Alongโ (2022) and โThe HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflictโ (2017); Co-Host, Women at Work Podcast; Contributing Editor, Harvard Business Review
Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Resilience / Inclusion & Belonging / Leadership / Communication Strategy / Neuroscience / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Acclaimed Psychological Safety, Organizational Learning, and Health Care Management Scholar Focused on Helping Leaders Foster an Agile Culture of Innovation, Problem-Solving and Teamwork; Qualitative and Quantitative Field Researcher Who Studies the Dynamics of People Working Together Primarily in Health Care Settings but Also in Other Settings; Professor of Health Care Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Health Care & Medicine / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Women Speakers & Advisors / Psychological Safety / Wellness & Well-Being
Award-Winning Inclusion Strategist and Creator of the Uncompeteโข Framework Who Guides Leaders on the Path to Creating Collaborative, Innovative Teams and Cultures of Belonging; Founder and CEO, Candour; Thinkers50 Radar List; Bestselling Author, โInclusion on Purposeโ (2022), “Uncompete” (2025)
Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Innovation & Design / Leadership / Psychological Safety / Future of Work / Trust & Empathy / Strategy / Wellness & Well-Being / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators / Women Speakers & Advisors
Award-Winning Educator and Renowned Expert on Leadership, Being a Great Boss, and Inclusion; Researcher of Unconscious Bias and Psychology of Good People; Top-Rated Professor of Management and Organizations and Faculty Director of the Leadership Accelerator, New York University Stern School of Business; Bestselling Author, โThe Person You Mean to Beโ and โA More Just Futureโ; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025
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Innovative Global Executive Who Helps Leaders Leverage Emerging Technology to Accelerate Organizational Growth; Business Strategy and Human Resources Expert; Chairperson, Abercrombie & Fitch; Senior Advisor, Blackstone; Chairman and Co-Owner, Leyton Orient Football Club; Bestselling Author, โThe Challenge Cultureโ
Company Culture / Strategy / Leadership / Operations / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Psychological Safety / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Internationally Recognized Authority on Building Trust in Organizations and Their Leaders and Bestselling Co-Author, โThe Power of Trustโ; Expert Who Helps Leaders Understand the Impacts of Layoffs on Individuals and Organizations; Former Corporate Executive Specializing in Business Process Improvement; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Trust & Empathy / Leadership / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Strategy / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Experiential Programs / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners
Authority on Value-Based Leadership and Experiential Learning Who Helps Managers Craft Workplaces That Foster Sustainable Performance, Vital Culture and Well-Being; Award-Winning Professor of Organizational Behavior, INSEAD; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2023, Thinkers50; Past Chair Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, World Economic Forum
Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Navigating Uncertainty / Change Management / Resilience / Company Culture / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Trust & Empathy / Wellness & Well-Being / Psychological Safety / Inspirational Speakers / Executive Education / International Speakers & Advisors
Leading Authority on Social Norms and Norm Change, Individual and Social Network-Wide Behavioral Change, and the Reduction of Prejudice and Conflict; 2017 MacArthur Fellow and Professor, Princeton University
Inclusion & Belonging / Leadership / Customer Experience & Consumer Behavior / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Change Management / Women Speakers & Advisors
Visionary Authority on the Future of Work and Company Culture Who Helps Leaders Identify and Navigate the Tradeoffs of the Evolving Labor Landscape to Deliver Real Organizational Value; Pioneering Researcher, Executive Educator and Global Authority on Remote and Hybrid Work, Leadership, Teaming and Psychological Safety; Associate Dean of the Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi, INSEAD; Co-Author of Forthcoming Book with Amy Edmondson, โWhen Work Works: What Employees Really Need to Succeedโ
Future of Work / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Psychological Safety / Company Culture / Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Artificial Intelligence / Wellness & Well-Being / Trust & Empathy / Strategy / Innovation & Design / Emerging Technology / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Business Model Innovation / International Speakers & Advisors / TED Speakers
Authority on Team Dynamics Who Helps Leaders Foster a Culture of Psychological Safety and Well-Being in the Workplace; Expert on Leadership Strategies and Processes for Building Collaborative, Resilient Organizations in Remote and Hybrid Work Environments; Founder and Chief Scientist, The Institute for Life at Work; Former Consulting Researcher, Microsoft Research Lab; Management and Organizations Research Associate Professor, Questrom School of Business, and Co-Director, Human Resources Policy Institute, Boston University; Board Member, Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2024
Psychological Safety / Leadership / Hybrid Work & Work From Home / Wellness & Well-Being / Inclusion & Belonging / Company Culture / Change Management / Resilience / Future of Work / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Trust & Empathy / Persuasion & Negotiation / Experiential Programs / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Acclaimed Journalist and Corporate Advisor Whose Work is at the Intersection of Diversity, Technology, Trust and the Workplace; Groundbreaking Researcher Revealing How to Unlock Value By Empowering Employees to Be Their Whole Selves at Work; Bestselling Co-Author, โThe Power of Trustโ (2021) and Author, โThe Cycleโ (2024); Former Research Associate, Harvard Business School; Former Reporter, Fortune Magazine; Former Financial Analyst for the U.S. Treasury Department; Thinkers50 Radar List (2022)
Trust & Empathy / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Company Culture / Inclusion & Belonging / Leadership / Future of Work / Psychological Safety / Communication Strategy / Founders & Practitioners / Women Speakers & Advisors / Must-Read Books
Global Authority on Leading Innovation and Navigating Change by Harnessing the Power of AI-Accelerated Inquiry to Creatively Solve Problems; Digital Fellow, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation, MIT Sloan School of Management; Co-Founder, The Innovatorโs DNA; Award-Winning Author, โQuestions Are the Answerโ (2018); Co-Author, โThe Innovatorโs DNAโ (Updated 2019); Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World since 2015, Thinkers50
Leadership / Innovation & Design / Navigating Uncertainty / Change Management / Strategy / Entrepreneurial Thinking & Investment Strategies / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Company Culture / Digital Transformation, IT & Data Analytics / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Artificial Intelligence / Moderators / Inspirational Speakers / Experiential Programs / Executive Education / Must-Read Books
McKinsey Award-Winning Author, Engaging Speaker and Renowned Executive Educator Who Shows Leaders New Ways to Shape Successful Organizations Today; Named Among the Most Influential Living Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50 Five Times; Former Director of London Business Schoolโs Leadership Program for Senior Executives
Leadership / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Emerging Technology / Future of Work / Resilience / Longevity & Aging / Company Culture / Psychological Safety / Executive Education / Must-Read Books / Founders & Practitioners / Moderators / Women Speakers & Advisors
Evidence-Based Behavioral Economist and Field Researcher Helping Organizations Improve Workforce Performance and Employee Satisfaction by Evaluating the Impact of Policies, Practices and Incentives; Pioneering Authority on the Concept of Altruistic Capital; Expert on Gender Economics, Family Economics, Diversity and Inclusion, and Workplace Dynamics; Inaugural Director of Research, Marshall Institute; Co-Director, Psychology and Economics Program, STICERD; Founding Director of the Altruistic Capital Lab and Professor of Economics, London School of Economics
Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Inclusion & Belonging / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Financial Services / Wellness & Well-Being / Purpose / Company Culture / Trust & Empathy / Psychological Safety / Executive Education / Women Speakers & Advisors
Foremost Authority on Geopolitical Trends Affecting Businesses, Economies, Supply Chains and Social Structures; Transformative Strategist and Advisor Helping Leaders Position Their Organizations for a Sustainable Future; Former Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies; Award-winning Professor of International Management, Harvard Business School
Navigating Uncertainty / Economics, Capitalism, Geopolitics & Globalization / Policy & Government / Leadership / Asia: Business, Geopolitics & Society / Supply Chain Management / Human Resource Management & Talent Development / Future of Work / Financial Services / Psychological Safety / Trust & Empathy / Executive Education
