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Alicia Korten    

CEO, Award-Winning Author & Leading Voice on We Culture at Work

Alicia Korten is a trailblazer in building we cultures fueled by values. Known for her influential work on the science of values, Korten delivers a unique keynote experience lighting up audiences with her dynamic storytelling and interactive style. Winner of the prestigious Axiom Business Book gold medal, her books and curricula Values Ignite, Values Sustain, and Change Philanthropy (Wiley) are shaping the future of workplace culture.

Korten has worked with small businesses and household names like Levi’s, Boehringer-Ingelheim, the Ford Foundation and the United Nations. She is the creator of the Core Values & Culture Survey, a culture instrument that accelerates workforce culture transformation. Korten’s culture initiatives have sparked growth turn arounds and turbocharged industry leaders.

A Fulbright Scholar, Korten’s passion for building values-led we cultures grew from living in Asia and working with Indigenous Peoples in Panama. Her innovative keynotes and immediately-actionable culture models are inspired by her cross-cultural experiences. With stories that take listeners from the rainforests to the board room, she moves audiences to act from shared values to achieve extraordinary results.

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Together We Rise

Electrify Your women’s conference!

Women are on the rise in the workplace today.

Alicia distills 20 years of experience leading culture initiatives into four keys that open doors for diverse people to lead. She shares a never-before-told story of her experience in the modeling industry, and how she let go of unhealthy internalized messages to become the professional she is today.

Your largely female audience will be roused to rise together in support of each other and cultures of belonging at work.

Expect to learn:

  • The #1 factor that determines if you will rise within your organization.
  • The 4 keys to creating cultures of belonging at work.
  • How to release negative internalized messages to rise in the workplace.

From Us & Them to We Culture

In a world more divided than ever, an Us and them Mentality is growing in our workplaces. Learn a powerful model for unifying your workforce and tools for moving from Us and Them to We Culture. Alicia draws on her experiences living in We Cultures in Asia and Latin America to help audiences bust out of individualistic management frames to learn the real secrets to what will align your teams and help your workforce thrive.

Expect to Learn:

  • Current forces causing Us & Them Culture to grow in today’s workplaces.
  • A We Culture Model to align your workforce.
  • We Culture Tools that get your teams moving in the same direction.

The Six Principles of Highly Successful Culture Initiatives

In today’s competitive markets, people across industries are looking to strengthen their culture to get ahead. Culture defines what talent you attract and whether good talent stays. Culture determines productivity and fuels profit. How do leaders create a culture that is engaged, aligned and productive? In this interactive keynote, you practice one of the most important culture success principles. Putting these six principles to work will help ensure your organization meets the future with confidence.

Expect to Learn:

  • The six principles that underpin highly successful culture initiatives.
  • Common mistakes leaders make when implementing culture initiatives.
  • Why most culture initiatives fail.
  • The most effective way to start a culture initiative.

Create Powerful Workplace Culture with Values Storying

Stories inspire, educate and connect us to what is important. Yet most organizations are rich in experience but poor in stories. When people connect through stories, they form a heart-connection and learn one another's points of view. New understanding and empathy act as transformative agents that build trust, align teams, and galvanize staff, leaders and other stakeholders around common goals.

Expect to Learn

  • The science-based reasons stories shape culture and build authentic community.
  • Methods for creating a storytelling culture in your organization.
  • How companies are using stories for success.

Values-Led Cultures

In a world experiencing massive change, values provide you and your organization clear direction. Connecting to values helps you understand what is most important. Consistent adherence to values provides a competitive advantage building loyalty among customers and your workforce.

Expect to Learn:

  • Why values create more loyal customers.
  • How values build engaged, aligned and loyal teams.
  • How to find and translate values into aligned and strategic leadership decisions.
  • A model for using values to navigate change.

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