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Wendy Palmer

Leadership Development and Mindfulness Expert, Founder of Leadership Embodiment, Seventh-Degree Aikido Black Belt

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Biography

Wendy Palmer is the founder of Leadership Embodiment, a process that uses principles from the non-violent Japanese martial art of Aikido and mindfulness to offer simple tools and practices to increase leadership capacity and respond to stress and pressure with greater confidence and integrity. Wendy holds a seventh degree black belt in Aikido and has practiced mindfulness for over 40 years. She has worked with executive teams and individuals for Twitter, Genentech, Capital One, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, The Gap, NASA, Salesforce, McKinsey & Co, Oracle, Unilever, The BBC, Gates Foundation, The George Washington University, Comcast, Accenture, BlackRock Funds, and The Daimler Chrysler Group. She is also an author of four books, Dragons and Power, Leadership Embodiment, The Intuitive Body and The Practice of Freedom, and a supporting CD and DVD.

Speech Topics

  • Giving and Receiving Performance Reviews

  • Navigating Change in Organizations

  • How to tap Creativity and Innovation

  • Practices for Skillfully Navigating Difficult Conversations

  • Leadership Skills to Increase Inspiration, Resilience and Inclusiveness

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