Keynote Overview
The Innovative Leader
A modern framework to lead with confidence
in the face of uncertainty and change
The Big Idea
Become an unstoppable force by unlocking ingenuity in yourself and your team, gaining confidence and boosting results in times of dramatic uncertainty and disruption. Elevate your capacity to lead and win in volatile times.
Keynote Description
The business you're running today isn't the business you'll be running next year. In this moment of volatility and uncertainty, we are being called to lead in a radically different way… more decisive, creative, and adaptable. So how can we use this defining moment to ensure relevancy, sustainability, and success in the future?
In this inspiring and practical keynote, battle-tested CEO, venture capital investor, and leadership expert Josh Linkner delivers a modern and accessible framework to help leaders thrive in the face of uncertainty and leverage their skills to move into uncharted territory with confidence.
You’ll learn how to unlock inventive thinking, creative problem-solving, and ingenuity in every box of the org chart. The most successful leaders today help everyday people become "everyday innovators." They make sure that innovation is an everyday business.
This can’t-miss session goes way beyond the future of work. This is the future of growth, the future of relevancy, the future of leadership, and the future of success.
Outcomes & Experiences
Audience
This Keynote Serves Leaders & Teams Who Are:
- Being called to lead in a bold, new way.
- Overwhelmed with the demands of modern leadership.
- Craving a more innovative approach to drive explosive growth, gain competitive advantage, and get more from their teams.
Outcomes
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A modern framework for innovative leadership.
- Insights from some of the world’s most prolific leaders.
- A behind-the-scenes view of legendary business disruption.
- Strategies to drive growth, engagement, and success amid change and uncertainty.
Suggested Event Formats
While Josh carefully customizes this keynote for every event type, The Innovative Leader has proven to be highly effective in the following formats:
- Strategy kick-offs
- R&D meetings
- Sales kick-offs
- Client events
The speed of invention is threatening traditional products and services, already relegating some to history. No business can afford to pause for a moment from the headlong drive to meet new challenges.
Josh reminds us that to reinvent the workplace we must continually reinvent ourselves as leaders.”
Deborah Hopkins
Chief Innovation Officer, Citibank
Josh Linkner delivers a clear path for renewal and resilience that is compelling, insightful, and practical.
He presents a blueprint for leaders to follow so they are able to not just stay in the game, but stay ahead of it.”
Brian Owens
Head Of Global Brand Strategy, eBay Inc.
Josh Linkner helps organizations discover and exploit their strengths in a changing business world.
He clearly shows how to reignite innovation and unlock new business value such as speed, agility, persistence, and partnership.”
Alan Boehme
Chief Innovation Officer and Global CTO, The Coca-Cola Company
