Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to top organizations worldwide. She wrote the New York Times bestsellers Multipliers, The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players.
She is the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California. Some of her recent clients include Apple, AT&T, Disney, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and X. Liz has received the top achievement award for leadership from Thinkers50. She has also been consistently named one of the world’s leading 50 management thinkers in its bi-annual ranking.
Liz has conducted significant research in leadership and talent development. She writes for Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and various other business and leadership journals and is a frequent guest lecturer at Brigham Young University and Stanford University. She is a former executive at Oracle, where she worked as the Vice President of Oracle University and the global leader for Human Resource Development. Liz holds a bachelor’s degree in business management and a master’s in organizational behavior from Brigham Young University.
In this highly engaging session, Liz will share her research findings and offer a framework for how individuals and companies can think and act with Rookie Smarts – stepping out of their comfort zone and working at their best in the learning zone. Liz combines vivid illustrations, personal reflection, and practical tools to help leaders keep themselves and their entire team fresh, relevant and performing at the top of their game.
“Liz’s approach of combining leadership training with cross-functional problem solving is winning the battle for minds and culture, which is the hardest thing to do in businesses today.”
“You have no idea how great that talk was. I’ve never been in a Tech Talk here where there wasn’t a room full of open laptops. Not Obama’s CIO, not the Executive Producer of House or Adam Savage from Myth Busters. Not even Will.i.am. Liz is a powerhouse!”
