Strategy / Execution & Performance

Execution & Performance

You’re ready to implement a clear, winnable strategy. But getting it right—execution—is often the toughest, yet most vital part of success. The following speakers are experts at execution and performance leadership, and will help translate your vision into action and your plans into reality.

10 Execution & Performance
Speakers

Angela Duckworth

Author of Grit, the #1 New York Times Bestseller | Pioneering Researcher on Grit, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

Grit, more than talent, IQ, looks, or wealth, is a powerful indicator of success.

Danny Southwick

Grit Expert | Former NFL player | MBA and Psychology PhD | BYU Professor

How do we motivate employees to achieve their goals? We replace talent with grit.

Dan Lerner

Positive Psychologist | Instructor of NYU’S “The Science of Happiness” | Strengths-Based Performance Coach

The overlooked key to high performance? Passion.

Neil Hoyne

Author of Converted | Chief Strategist at Google | Senior Fellow at Wharton

Most leaders strategize for times of certainty. To get ahead of the competition, you need strategies for times of change.

Michelle Khare

Host and Creator of Challenge Accepted, the YouTube Series with 5 Million Followers | TIME100 Honoree

Everyone faces fear. The challenge is learning how to transform it into your hidden superpower.

Laura Huang

Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University | Faculty Director of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative | Author of Edge and You Already Know

Are you looking for an edge to help you succeed? Good news: You've already got one.

Manjit Minhas

Co-Founder of Minhas Brewery, Distillery and Winery | Owner of the 10th Largest Brewery in the World

It’s time to demolish outdated stereotypes in business—one boardroom at a time.

Modupe Akinola

Speaker on Stress and Leadership in the Workplace | Columbia Business School Professor | Host, TED Business Podcast | Expert, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth

Stress affects our performance at work. But the best leaders don’t buckle under it—they harness it to thrive.

Jenny Taitz

Author, Stress Resets | Clinical Psychologist

Stressed? Learn to reset your system and move forward—in minutes.

Sabaa Quao

Founding President, PlusCo Venture Studio | Former Chief Creative and Innovation Officer, Cossette

In our fast-moving business landscape, stasis is the biggest risk. Leaders must lean into creativity and "calculated audacity" to succeed.