Charlene Li

Speech Topics

• The Future of Work: Employee Engagement In The Digital Era

  New technologies pop up every day that allow us to now connect and communicate with employees in real time. Yet organizations are wired for a bygone era when there was the luxury of time and proximity. Most organizations measure employee engagement in yearly surveys — hardly the way to truly engage employees in the digital era. In this speech, Charlene makes the case to develop a new mindset, one that’s centered on creating a long-term relationship with employees that melds holistically with creating great experiences for customers. This integrated approach ties together the disparate parts of the organization dependent on a coherent employee engagement strategy — marketers are eager to tap employees advocates to scale scarce marketing dollars while HR wants to leverage them to spread the talent brand story. From collaboration platforms and Intranets to the use of social technologies and messaging, we’ll dig deep into how technology is changing the work and our relationship with employees. Audience members will learn how to: • Understand how employee expectations in the workplace are being influenced by their personal use of technology and the implications for employee engagement • Identify the experiences that employees value the most. • Create rich collaboration experiences that support a different way of work.

• Disruptive Transformation

  “Disrupt or die” has been the rallying cry for decades, but what does it actually mean to be disruptive, to make it the center of your strategy? Many established companies set a goal to develop “disruptive” innovations, believing innovation will disrupt their market and drive growth. But that’s not how it works: Disruption doesn’t create growth. Growth creates disruption. In this speech, Charlene acknowledges that transformations are never easy, and the unrelenting pace of technological change makes it doubly difficult. But there’s hope and a way forward—starting with reframing your strategy, leadership, and culture so that disruptive growth is at the top of your agenda. Audiences will learn to: · Define what disruption is—and isn’t—and how it can drive disruptive growth · Identify and prioritize the right disruptive growth moves and align the organization around them · Understand how leaders must show up differently when pursuing a disruption strategy · Instill disruption into a status-quo culture

• Strategizing Generative AI: Vision, Alignment, and Execution

  This session is designed for generative AI leaders, focusing on the intricacies of formulating and executing a comprehensive strategy. Create a compelling vision for generative AI that aligns with long-term organizational goals, ensuring stakeholder buy-in and executive support. Explore the balance between innovation and risk, the impact on the workforce, and the steps needed to maintain a competitive edge. This discussion aims to equip leaders with advanced strategies for leading their organizations in the generative AI space, fostering innovation and sustainable growth.

• Creating a Unified Generative AI Strategy: An Executive Roadmap

  Delve into the strategic integration of generative AI, specifically crafted for executive leadership. This session focuses on aligning generative AI with the company's overarching objectives, identifying key initiatives for substantial impact, and addressing workforce evolution. Discussions will also cover risk management and the importance of a cohesive, actionable plan that commands executive alignment. Emerge with a unified vision and a clear strategy for leveraging generative AI to enhance organizational excellence.

• Winning With Generative AI: Crafting a Future-Ready Strategy

  Explore the transformative world of generative AI in this keynote, tailored to introduce its strategic implications. Learn how to integrate generative AI with your organization's core mission, enhancing competitive advantage and driving long-term growth. This session offers insights into prioritizing transformative initiatives, understanding workforce implications, and mitigating risks while maximizing opportunities. Gain foundational knowledge to develop a robust generative AI strategy that aligns with your strategic goals and prepares your organization for the future.

• Leadership in the Digital Age

  Digital technologies have revolutionized relationships, and leadership is no exception. To be truly engaged, effective leaders must harness and master the power of digital communications and branding, especially with the challenges of leading a distributed team. In this speech, Charlene explains that the key is understanding how your personal leadership style can be extended and scaled through digital techniques to achieve your most important goals. You’ll learn the art and science of how to listen, share, and engage with employees and customers in the digital era. We’ll also discuss common objections and concerns of leaders and how to address them. Audiences will learn to: •Master a new way of developing relationships, which begins by stepping out of traditional hierarchies •Listen at scale, share to shape, and engage to transform •Shift to a digital mindset •Apply the right digital tools to meet strategic goals

• Leading With Wisdom

  What does it mean to be wise? Wisdom is not just a matter of intelligence, knowledge, or character. Smart people make foolish decisions all the time. But what if we could improve our decision-making even a little bit and make consistently wiser choices? Imagine the exponential impact if we could intentionally support the people in our organizations to be wiser, regardless of their experience levels. In this speech, Charlene takes audiences on a journey of discovery toward experiencing the true power of wisdom. With the right tools and guidance, you, too, can learn to make the right decisions and create a life and organization filled with meaning, purpose, and happiness. Audiences will learn to: •Define wisdom in the context of leading an organization •Develop wisdom in themselves and others •Create a wise organization capable of consistently making great decisions

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