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Making the Most of Your Most Limited Resource (Time!): Bestselling Author...

Time management isn’t about packing your schedule full of commitments or desperately trying to "make time" for what's important, says star UCLA professor Cassie Holmes. It’s about investing the time...

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Leadership Lessons from Hollywood Super-Producer Lynda Obst: “Project Calm,...

With every industry—including Hollywood—in a massive state of flux, how do leaders get (and stay) ahead? As one of Hollywood's most prolific female producers ever, Lynda knows the surefire way to...

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Mental Fitness Is Your Superpower: Five Perspectives on Unlocking the Best...

In boardrooms across the country, conversations around mental health have shifted to include mental fitness: the quality that allows everyone at your organization to develop resilience and avoid...

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“Talent” Doesn’t Predict Performance. Grit Does. Psychologist Dr. Danny...

If your business strategy revolves around hiring the most talented people, you’re doing it wrong, says psychologist and former NFL player Dr. Danny Southwick. You can motivate people to persevere and...

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Turn Collaboration Into “Creative Chemistry”: Fmr. Nike Chief Marketing...

Want to build a environment of radical risk-taking and powerful collaboration? "Never play it safe, play to win," says Greg Hoffman. As Nike’s former Chief Marketing Officer, Greg's insight-packed...

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The Best Outcome for Black Women Is the Best for Us All: Anna Gifty, Editor...

"It's really important that we don't just state that discrimination exists," says Anna Gifty. "We need to actually intervene in it." As co-founder of the only nonprofit aimed at fixing the pathway...

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Fighting Bias is Your Organization’s Superpower: Jessica Nordell, Author of...

Bias has a real cost for your company in productivity and success—which is why fighting it is your organization's superpower, Jessica says. She's spent a decade studying bias, and her talks are packed...

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That “Flaw” Holding You Back? It’s the Key to Your Competitive Edge. “40...

We’re often taught that trying hard is the key to success, but sheer effort isn’t always enough. So how do you make your hard work actually work? Laura says it’s edge: a blend of "hard work, plus"...

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“Inclusive Leadership Is a Practice”: Daily Steps for Transforming Your...

Building diverse teams is the key to breakthrough innovation. But teams can’t benefit from their diversity until everyone feels safe to bring their best to work—and inclusive teams require inclusive...

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Understanding Our History Is the Catalyst for Real Change: Lavin Welcomes #1...

Lavin is proud to welcome new exclusive speaker Clint Smith, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller How the Word Is Passed. In talks, he offers a compelling exploration of how the legacy of slavery...

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Two New AI Talks from the TED Mainstage: Lavin speakers on Education, the...

At TED this year, Lavin speakers Nita Farahany and Sal Khan made waves and spurred endless conversation. Unsurprisingly, their talks centered on the fast-changing conversation around Artificial...

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A Top-Ten Apple Podcast: The Brain, Our Daily Lives and AI on David...

How does your brain affect the choices you make? How "intelligent" will Artificial Intelligence get? Inner Cosmos, the incredible podcast by Lavin speaker David Eagleman, dives into these questions,...

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Unlock the Power of “Deep Curiosity” for Greater Connections: Lavin Welcomes...

Curiosity is a "muscle" that you can exercise to tap into greater fulfillment and wellbeing, healthier workplaces, and better teamwork. Lavin’s proud to welcome our new exclusive speaker Scott...

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Eight Speakers for Your World Mental Health Day Event: From Finding Purpose...

October 10 is World Mental Health Day—and if you're looking for last-minute speaker ideas for your event, we can help. Our speakers offer so many perspectives to explore: from succeeding at work, to...

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Generative AI Has Brought Your Most Ambitious “Moonshots” Within Reach. AI...

Generative AI isn’t just changing the tech and business landscapes. It’s revolutionizing how we view possibility itself. Your most ambitious moonshots—projects that used to take decades and billions of...

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Why Does Everything Seem Slightly Off These Days? Naomi Klein on Reclaiming...

If you feel like everything that used to be familiar is now slightly wrong, you’re not alone. Naomi Klein, internationally bestselling author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, tackles this “Mirror...

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Is a Narrow Focus on Group Identity Making It Harder for Us to Get Along?...

In the pursuit of equality, a growing number of people have begun to define themselves in terms of their group identities, like race or gender. But Lavin’s Yascha Mounk says that’s actually...

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Why Empathy Is a Vital Ingredient for True DEI: Stanford Psychologist Jamil Zaki

Empathy is a vital ingredient for thriving workplaces and for successful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, says Jamil Zaki, director of Stanford’s Social Neuroscience Lab. Drawing on his...

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Top 10 AI Speaker Ajay Agrawal: Why You Can’t Afford to Be 2nd in the AI Future

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting our entire economy, which means that smart companies have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to consolidate power today, says AI leadership speaker Ajay Agrawal....

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Top 10 AI Speaker Nicholas Thompson: Behind the Scenes of the Silicon Valley...

Generative AI has already revolutionized how we work, how we live, and even what it means to be human. And we’re just at the beginning. Nicholas Thompson is the expert that top business leaders turn to...

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