Polly LaBarre
Keynote Speaker: Founding Member of the Fast Company Magazine, Co-Founder of the Management Lab & Co-Author of "Mavericks at Work"
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Categories:Authors, Executive Leadership, Innovation, Business Leadership, Customer Experience, Creativity, Human Resources, Women, Influential Women, Corporate Culture, News & Media, Leadership, Women in Business, Business, College, Culture, Motivational, Consulting, Broadcasting, Political, Female Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Thought Leadership
Polly LaBarre Biography
Polly LaBarre is an expert on leading organizational change, a best-selling author, speaker, and thinker, aiding leaders in understanding and creatively reacting to the forces impacting their organizations. She has spent the last two decades helping organizations become more resilient, innovative, and inspiring. Her insights equip leaders at all levels to create significant impact. Her work is fueled by the ambition to shape the future of organizations, work, and collective progress.
LaBarre’s work revolves around three core questions: 1) How can we foster human growth and development? 2) How can we nurture the boldness of imagination required to solve our most complex issues? 3) How can organizations and individuals change their approach to change to become infinitely adaptive? To make genuine progress in these areas, LaBarre studies and collaborates with progressive organizations, develops curriculum, and pioneers experiments for igniting creativity, extending collaboration, and speeding up change.
As a co-founder of the Management Lab (alongside Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini), LaBarre has spent the past decade creating a methodology, platform, and practical tools for building organizational capacity and speeding up change. This pioneering approach to collaborative innovation has been deployed in a range of large-scale experiments in “hacking management” inside influential companies and across a global community of approximately 35,000 management innovators.
LaBarre co-wrote the bestselling book "Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win," which The Economist heralded as a 'Book of the Year' and commended as 'a pivotal work in the tradition of In Search of Excellence and Good to Great'. She was a founding member and senior editor at Fast Company magazine, where she significantly contributed to the astounding success of a publication that redefined conventional wisdom on working, leading, and winning.
A much-sought-after speaker, moderator, and interviewer, LaBarre has delivered hundreds of keynote addresses around the world and has developed and hosted numerous events. Her writing has been published in esteemed publications, including Fast Company, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and The Huffington Post. Beyond frequent television appearances on CNBC, PBS’s Nightly Business Report, Good Morning America, and the Today Show, she was also a business and innovation correspondent for CNN, where she produced regular segments on groundbreaking ideas and best practices from the world of business and beyond.
LaBarre is a dedicated gardener, an enthusiastic cook, and a devoted yogi. She also serves on the board of CitySeed, a nonprofit organization committed to creating a fair and healthy food system and economic opportunity in New Haven, CT. A graduate of Yale University, LaBarre resides with her family in New Haven.
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Polly LaBarre Speaking Topics
A monster wave of change has set off a vast reckoning with our taken-for-granted beliefs about every aspect of how and where work gets done. Every leader today must grapple with the inescapable imperative to create and embrace a comprehensive agenda for meaningful change on the design of work and the interconnected urgent challenges of our time—deep inequities, structural dehumanization, environmental calamity. Polly LaBarre takes leaders on a journey across this new landscape—inspiring them with fresh thinking on the work of leadership and equipping them with powerful new approaches for this new work order, including:
How to transcend the seemingly intractable tradeoffs between performance imperatives and responsibility for people and planet
How to cultivate an “audacity of imagination” and galvanize people around a shared sense of purpose
How to “leader-proof” your organization
How to design platforms for involving, equipping, and connecting people
How to build organizational respond-ability by enlarging individual responsibility
How to grow your own resilience in the face of daunting uncertainty
Who hasn’t been rocked by change in the last few years? While we’ve all been forced to rethink, adjust, and adjust again, the gravitational pull of the status quo remains a stealthy enemy of innovation. What does it take to wake up an organization’s inner insurgent to change ahead of change? These times demand every organization dramatically amp up its agility, inventiveness, and adaptability. Drawing on her research and work inside some of the world’s most innovative and progressive organizations, Polly LaBarre lays out actionable strategies for building a perpetual innovation engine:
What mindsets, practices and behaviors allow you to see the world differently and subvert the status quo
Where to look for the future—and how to generate a whole new map of possibility
How to embed innovation as a social process
What it takes to create a robust architecture of collaboration for a distributed, ever-evolving cohort of innovation peers and partners
How to build a resilient organizational microbiome by embedding the mindset and methods of experimentation into everything you do
Today’s whirlwind of challenges—pandemic, social turbulence, economic uncertainty, looming climate catastrophe—has revealed just how inhospitable our organizations are to the human beings who work inside them. It’s not enough to ask which is the right hybrid work policy. It’s past time to ask: what kinds of organizations would we design if we genuinely believed in the inherent value, fundamental goodness, and unlimited potential of every person? Short answer: they’d be very different. In this talk, Polly LaBarre unpacks design rules for unleashing your organization’s full human and creative capacity and lays out a path for humanizing work, including:
How to unleash, mobilize and amplify the often unruly, but essential human qualities—imagination, energy, resourcefulness, curiosity, intuition, empathy, artistry, eccentricity, passion, and more—without losing control
How to cultivate a culture of agency, activism, and ownership where every person makes it their job to change things for the better
How to equip and involve every person in the organization as a creator, strategist, and entrepreneur
How to build a community of peers that amplifies belonging, contribution, and voice
How to maximize engagement by investing in wellbeing and widening the circle of care
Change is an inside-out job. It’s not about reacting to external events or chasing trends, so much as it’s about developing your respond-ability—your elasticity, maturity, plasticity, openness, emotional dexterity, regulatory power, and more. Organizations that deliberately develop that capacity in every individual shore up their own resilience. In other words, “adult development” doesn’t just promote individual growth, it’s a cornerstone of organizational flourishing. Polly LaBarre takes the audience on a quick tour of the organizations and leaders investing in human flourishing in powerful new ways—and offers up a short course in “adult development,” including:
How to begin, again (and again)
How to change your mind—cultivating consciousness, mediating mindsets, biases, blinders
How to develop intuition—learning to tune into your inner knowing
How to train like an artist, a monk, and an athlete
How to design and run self-experiments to accelerate your growth loops
Principles for adult capacity building
Polly LaBarre Videos
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How much does it cost to book Polly LaBarre for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Polly LaBarre, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Polly LaBarre are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Polly LaBarre, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
What topics does Polly LaBarre speak about?
Polly LaBarre is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Executive Leadership, Innovation, Business Leadership, Customer Experience, Creativity, Human Resources, Women, Influential Women, Corporate Culture, News & Media, Leadership, Women in Business, Business, College, Culture, Motivational, Consulting, Broadcasting, Political, Female Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Thought Leadership.
Where does Polly LaBarre travel from?
Polly LaBarre generally travels from New Haven, CT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.
Who is the agent for Polly LaBarre?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Polly LaBarre for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Polly LaBarre for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Polly LaBarre or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
Polly LaBarre is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Authors, Executive Leadership and Innovation. The estimated speaking fee range to book Polly LaBarre for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Polly LaBarre generally travels from New Haven, CT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Erica Dhawan, Cheryl Cran and Libby Gill. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Polly LaBarre for an upcoming event.
SPEAKING TOPICS
Polly LaBarre Speaking Topics
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LEADING IN THE NEW WORK ORDER
A monster wave of change has set off a vast reckoning with our taken-for-granted beliefs about every aspect of how and where work gets done. Every leader today must grapple with the inescapable imperative to create and embrace a comprehensive agenda for meaningful change on the design of work and the interconnected urgent challenges of our time—deep inequities, structural dehumanization, environmental calamity. Polly LaBarre takes leaders on a journey across this new landscape—inspiring them with fresh thinking on the work of leadership and equipping them with powerful new approaches for this new work order, including:
How to transcend the seemingly intractable tradeoffs between performance imperatives and responsibility for people and planet
How to cultivate an “audacity of imagination” and galvanize people around a shared sense of purpose
How to “leader-proof” your organization
How to design platforms for involving, equipping, and connecting people
How to build organizational respond-ability by enlarging individual responsibility
How to grow your own resilience in the face of daunting uncertainty
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ROLL WITH CHANGE: RECIPES FOR REINVENTION & RESILIENCE
Who hasn’t been rocked by change in the last few years? While we’ve all been forced to rethink, adjust, and adjust again, the gravitational pull of the status quo remains a stealthy enemy of innovation. What does it take to wake up an organization’s inner insurgent to change ahead of change? These times demand every organization dramatically amp up its agility, inventiveness, and adaptability. Drawing on her research and work inside some of the world’s most innovative and progressive organizations, Polly LaBarre lays out actionable strategies for building a perpetual innovation engine:
What mindsets, practices and behaviors allow you to see the world differently and subvert the status quo
Where to look for the future—and how to generate a whole new map of possibility
How to embed innovation as a social process
What it takes to create a robust architecture of collaboration for a distributed, ever-evolving cohort of innovation peers and partners
How to build a resilient organizational microbiome by embedding the mindset and methods of experimentation into everything you do
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THE HUMAN EDGE: DESIGNING WORK TO CREATE A CULTURAL ADVANTAGE
Today’s whirlwind of challenges—pandemic, social turbulence, economic uncertainty, looming climate catastrophe—has revealed just how inhospitable our organizations are to the human beings who work inside them. It’s not enough to ask which is the right hybrid work policy. It’s past time to ask: what kinds of organizations would we design if we genuinely believed in the inherent value, fundamental goodness, and unlimited potential of every person? Short answer: they’d be very different. In this talk, Polly LaBarre unpacks design rules for unleashing your organization’s full human and creative capacity and lays out a path for humanizing work, including:
How to unleash, mobilize and amplify the often unruly, but essential human qualities—imagination, energy, resourcefulness, curiosity, intuition, empathy, artistry, eccentricity, passion, and more—without losing control
How to cultivate a culture of agency, activism, and ownership where every person makes it their job to change things for the better
How to equip and involve every person in the organization as a creator, strategist, and entrepreneur
How to build a community of peers that amplifies belonging, contribution, and voice
How to maximize engagement by investing in wellbeing and widening the circle of care
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DESIGNED TO FLOURISH: DEVELOP PEOPLE, DEFEAT DISRUPTION
Change is an inside-out job. It’s not about reacting to external events or chasing trends, so much as it’s about developing your respond-ability—your elasticity, maturity, plasticity, openness, emotional dexterity, regulatory power, and more. Organizations that deliberately develop that capacity in every individual shore up their own resilience. In other words, “adult development” doesn’t just promote individual growth, it’s a cornerstone of organizational flourishing. Polly LaBarre takes the audience on a quick tour of the organizations and leaders investing in human flourishing in powerful new ways—and offers up a short course in “adult development,” including:
How to begin, again (and again)
How to change your mind—cultivating consciousness, mediating mindsets, biases, blinders
How to develop intuition—learning to tune into your inner knowing
How to train like an artist, a monk, and an athlete
How to design and run self-experiments to accelerate your growth loops
Principles for adult capacity building
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Polly LaBarre Videos
REVIEWS
Polly LaBarre Reviews
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Intapp Inc - Aug 02 2022
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Polly was exceptional as was the support offered by the AAE team! I hope to work with you all again!
Southern New Hampshire University - Sep 17 2018 -
5 stars across the board. Thank you so much for helping me put on a great event. I found the support from All American to be timely, helpful and generally on point. Thank you!
Optimizely - Dec 13 2016
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How do I book Polly LaBarre to speak at my event?
Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Polly LaBarre for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Polly LaBarre, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Polly LaBarre or any other speaker of your choice. -
How much does it cost to book Polly LaBarre for a speaking engagement?
Speaking fees for Polly LaBarre, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Polly LaBarre are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and $10,000 - $20,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Polly LaBarre, click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent. -
What topics does Polly LaBarre speak about?
Polly LaBarre is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Authors, Executive Leadership, Innovation, Business Leadership, Customer Experience, Creativity, Human Resources, Women, Influential Women, Corporate Culture, News & Media, Leadership, Women in Business, Business, College, Culture, Motivational, Consulting, Broadcasting, Political, Female Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Leadership and Thought Leadership. -
Where does Polly LaBarre travel from?
Polly LaBarre generally travels from New Haven, CT, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. -
Who is the agent for Polly LaBarre?
AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully secured keynote speakers like Polly LaBarre for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Schedule button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Polly LaBarre for your next private or corporate function. -
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?
AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Polly LaBarre or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us. -
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?
If you’re looking for the best speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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