Corporate Culture

<p>A best-selling author and entrepreneur, Polly LaBarre is an inspiring and provocative voice on the big ideas and important questions that will shape the future of organizations, work, and success.</p><p>As co-founder of the Management Lab, LaBarre spent the last decade working to develop a methodology, platform and practical tools for building organizational capability and accelerating change.

<p>Andy Papathanassiou became NASCAR’s first pit crew coach when hired by Hendrick Motorsports in 1992, as an original member of Jeff Gordon’s Dupont #24 race team. Prior to racing, Andy attended Stanford University on a football scholarship and started four years on the offensive line. </p><p>Andy graduated with his Bachelor’s in Economics and Master’s in Organizational Behavior. His philosophy and views as an outsider to NASCAR ultimately shifted the paradigm of how pit crews recruit, select and develop team members.

<p>When the most important work isn’t getting done, it’s not the people that need to be fixed – it’s the work. Lisa Bodell, a global leader on simplification, collaboration, and innovation, helps organizations transform performance by reimagining the work. By trading complexity for simplicity, organizations find new ways to unleash creativity and spark the energy so essential to innovate and compete. It also lifts morale, increases engagement, and improves employee well-being and retention.

<p>Dr. Soren Kaplan is a bestselling and award-winning author, a columnist for <em>Inc. Magazine</em>, the founder of Praxie.com, former head of strategy at HP in Silicon Valley, and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Organizations at USC’s Marshall School of Business.<em> Business Insider</em> and Thinkers50 have recognized him as one of the world’s top management thought leaders and consultants.

<p>The author of the widely-praised <i>Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce</i> and <i>Graduate to a Great Job: Make Your College Degree Pay Off in Today's Market</i>, Dr. DeLong is also co-author of The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management, which outlines how executives can maximize the return on critical talent investments.