Leadership - Stern Speakers & Advisors

The Little-Known Secret to Nurturing Your Highest Potentials

Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s new book offers transformational advice: power and influence are learnable skills…

3 weeks ago

Think Digital Transformation is About Technology? Think Again

In a series of MIT Sloan Management Review articles, "Leading Digital" author George Westerman explains…

4 months ago

What Leaders Can Learn From the World’s Most Successful Investors

In his new book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier,” bestselling author William Green reveals how iconic figures…

6 months ago

Shifting to a Digital Culture? Make Sure It’s Human Centered

Renowned digital transformation strategist and future of work expert David De Cremer guides firms through…

7 months ago

Renewal Is for Leaders, Organizations and Countries

In her new book, New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter draws on her own leadership journey…

9 months ago

There’s a Payoff to Investing in Your High Potentials

A systematic approach to identifying and nurturing in-house talent allows you to fill top jobs…

11 months ago

To Earn Customer and Employee Loyalty, Proactively Cultivate Trust

Harvard Business School Professor Sandra J. Sucher’s new book is the executive’s essential guide to…

11 months ago

The Good News About Trust: You Can Cultivate It

Co-authors of the new book “The Power of Trust” advise leaders on ways to proactively…

12 months ago

Leadership Must Change as Employees Return to the Office

MIT’s Hal Gregersen says the best way to manage transition is to help employees adapt…

1 year ago

Going Back Better Means Going Back Digital

George Westerman, MIT’s pioneering digital transformation strategist, is helping leaders drive competitive advantage through technology.

1 year ago

Redefine Workplace Wellness for Remote and Hybrid Employees

To keep employees healthy and productive in the new world of work, leaders must adopt…

1 year ago

How to Cultivate Trust Among Remote Workers

With WFH our new normal, INSEAD's Professor Mark Mortensen helps organizations strengthen communication and productivity…

1 year ago

Trust is Broken. Here’s How to Rebuild.

In an era of mistrust, three renowned thought leaders share insights on how to cultivate…

1 year ago

How to Cultivate Winning Teams

Tommy Amaker, Harvard’s winningest basketball coach, offers organizational leaders a powerful playbook for upping their…

1 year ago

Responsible Growth Is Not Just a Trend – It’s Critical to Long-term Success

HBS Professor George Serafeim, the world’s foremost expert on ESG issues, offers a unique opportunity…

1 year ago

Grow Your Business in 2021 by Leveraging Diverse Thinking

These renowned Black thought leaders show organizations how to fuel innovation and productivity.

1 year ago

Promoting Psychological Safety in the Workplace is Essential

Jennifer Petriglieri helps leaders leverage behavioral psychology and group dynamics to foster innovative, productive, inclusive…

2 years ago

Top Experts Help Firms Prepare for Unpredictable Future

To rebuild economies, decision makers in every sector must address issues around global trade, leadership…

2 years ago

Beyond the Election: Renewing Our Country’s Original Promises

As CEO of New America, renowned thought leader Anne-Marie Slaughter says a system overhaul requires…

2 years ago

The Leader’s Guide to Innovating Through Unpredictable Times

Harvard Business School Professor Linda Hill’s time-tested frameworks enable continuous innovation and build agile and…

2 years ago

A Better Model for WFH Parents

Parents looking for better ways to manage work-from-home life will find Stew Friedman’s “Parents Who…

2 years ago

This is What Successful Leadership in the Virtual Workplace Looks Like

INSEAD Professor Mark Mortensen, a global authority on remote work and new forms of work,…

2 years ago

Here’s How to Increase Productivity Among Working Parents

Got kids? In his new book, Stew Friedman shares a proven model that shows parents…

2 years ago

These Inspirational Women Are Redesigning the Business World

Elevating women at work isn’t courageous, it’s smart for business. Meet the experts fueling change.

2 years ago

Are You a Bezos or a Musk? Master the Different Styles of Innovative Leadership

Jeff Dyer’s analysis of two of the world’s most prominent billionaires offers contrasting lessons for…

2 years ago

The Wuhan Coronavirus: What Your Organization Needs to Know and Do Now

As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak moves closer to home, Dr. Larry Brilliant – expert on…

2 years ago

Learning for a Living: The Brave New World of Leadership

The future of work demands we learn more—at work. INSEAD’s Gianpiero Petriglieri helps leaders make…

3 years ago

Leaders, It’s Time to Think Outside the Building

Rosabeth Moss Kanter believes the greatest future breakthroughs will come from an unconventional mindset and…

3 years ago

Vision 2020: 9 Leadership Lessons for an Unpredictable Future

These Stern Speakers offer inspiring insights and actionable advice for leading your organization into the…

3 years ago

How to Build a Culture of Workplace Learning

Future of work and learning expert Kelly Palmer shows businesses how to better train employees…

3 years ago

How Big Companies Can Innovate Like Startups with Gary Pisano

On episode 23 of the Minds Worth Meeting podcast, Harvard’s Gary Pisano argues that big…

3 years ago

#WomenAtWork: How to Change the Narrative with Kimberly Ramalho

To get a seat at the table, women need to have confidence in themselves and…

3 years ago

4 Women Changing the Way We Think About Innovation

Stern Speakers’ roster includes women who address innovation – from building dynamic companies to reforming…

3 years ago

6 Essential Business Books for 2019

Our clients aren’t just in the news. They are the news.

3 years ago

Want to Lead? You Need to Read! 4 Books to Gift This Holiday Season

2018 was a rollercoaster ride for business. These four books are sure to put your…

4 years ago

Practical Ways to Overcome the Barriers of Transformation

What are the biggest obstacles to driving your company’s transformation? Too often, leaders think of…

4 years ago

Big Companies Can Master Innovation. Here’s How.

What is the biggest obstacle to large companies innovating and disrupting their industries? It may…

4 years ago

This Is How Thousands of People Hacked Work/Life Success

The common assumption about success is that it requires choosing between one’s career and personal…

4 years ago

How to Win Power and Influence in Our Chaotic, Connected Age

In the bestselling book “New Power,” Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms offer a remarkable new…

4 years ago

How to Unlock the Power of Innovative Inquiry

In a new book, leadership expert Hal Gregersen reveals how asking better questions will solve…

4 years ago

3 Workshops That Will Make You a More Effective Leader

Leadership is an all-encompassing challenge. These sessions will help turn problems into opportunities for personal…

4 years ago

How to Put Storytelling at the Heart of Your Marketing Strategy

Animator and professional storyteller Andrew Gordon argues a culture of creativity is what distinguishes powerful,…

4 years ago

How to Embrace the Challenge of Change – And Build a Growth Company

NEW to Stern: Dunkin’ Brands CEO Nigel Travis challenges convention in an endlessly disruptive international…

4 years ago

How Do Successful CEOs Spend Their Time?

In a Harvard Business Review article, Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria reveal how executive…

4 years ago

How to Be the World’s Most Innovative Leader

In Forbes, Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen look beyond company structure to get at the…

4 years ago

Can Zuckerberg Rescue Facebook…And Our Privacy?

Jonathan Zittrain explains how Facebook can recover public trust and build a new model of…

4 years ago

The Right Way for Entrepreneurial Leaders to Cultivate Harmony Between Work and Life

Stew Friedman offers a practical framework to bring harmony to your busy life and improve…

4 years ago

Questions (Not Answers) Are The Key To Innovation

In a society that seeks answers to problems, Hal Gregersen reveals the creative power of…

4 years ago

Minds Worth Meeting Episode 13: How Problem-Led Leadership is Changing the World with Hal Gregersen

Minds Worth Meeting converses with leadership expert and MIT professor Hal Gregersen, who discusses problem-led…

4 years ago

Making Economic Growth More Inclusive

The breakneck pace of development, particularly in technology, fuels growth and prosperity around the world.…

5 years ago

Wait, What? The Essential Questions for Joy & Wisdom

Most of us spend our entire life looking for the right answers – from the…

5 years ago

Driving Growth Through Scale-up Ecosystems

Can you kick-start the economic growth of an entire region? It depends. How many billions…

5 years ago

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Are You Quiet Enough? Lessons for Leaders

Hal Gregersen, executive director of the MIT Leadership Center, has spent more than a decade…

5 years ago

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Escape the Bubble: Be Wrong, Be Uncomfortable, and Be Quiet

As a leader, how insulated are you? CEOs and other leaders can easily slip inside…

5 years ago

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Why the Best Leaders Are Habitually Wrong

Leaders are expected to have all the right answers. But getting those answers means asking…

5 years ago

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The Moral Imperative of Modern Leadership

We are living in a “moment of crisis for global capitalism,” Fortune Magazine Editor Alan…

5 years ago

Negotiation Mastery: Unlocking Value in the Real World

Negotiation is an essential part of everyday life; in business, it’s critical to success. Michael…

6 years ago

Make Sure Your Seasonal Employees Are a Holiday Bright Spot

The holiday rush is no reason to stop innovating. Thomas A. Stewart and Patricia O’Connell…

6 years ago

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