Polly LaBarre

Innovation Correspondent for CNN, Co-Author of Mavericks at Work

Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win

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Innovation, Strategy, Customers, Culture -- these are the four key drivers of business, and few thinkers have explored them as thoroughly as Polly Labarre, first as one of the key writers and editors at Fast Company magazine, later as the co-author of the bestselling book Mavericks at Work, and now as the Innovation Correspondent for CNN. LaBarre has interviewed hundreds of the smartest people in business for over a decade. Her stories dig deeply into what separates great companies from good and good companies from yesterday's heroes. She profiles CEOs and mid-level managers with equal enthusiasm, recognizing that everyone has a story to tell and everyone has an important role to play in the growth and development of great companies.

Select Keynote Presentations by Polly LaBarre

No One Is as Smart as Everyone

In this eye-opening keynote, LaBarre connects the dots between the spread of open-source technology, the rising tide of distributed creativity, and a new, more open, more collective approach to innovation. She introduces the audience to a set of compelling initiatives already underway in a variety of industries and business settings. The real bottom line: you have to generate the best ideas from the most people, and turn those ideas into decisive action.

Strategy as Advocacy & The Next Business Agenda

The only sustainable form of leadership is thought leadership: What ideas do we stand for? And how do those ideas challenge the accepted ways of doing things in our business? Originality is the acid test of strategy. In this inspiring presentation, Polly offers an inside look at a new generation of leaders, a special breed of companies, and an exciting mix of disruptive experiments that represent a remarkable force for growth.

Unleashing the Best

Why does the human side of business remain the last item on most leaders' list of strategic priorities? It's one of the great mysteries -- and painful hypocrisies -- of life inside most organizations. To create a truly distinctive organiztaion, you need to design a distinctive approach to the workplace. In this spirited talk, LaBarre describes how the most distinctive (and winning) organizations not only cast their companies with star performers, but create robust systems for unleashing the best from each individual and maximizing collaboration.

The Customer Revolution

It's nearly impossible to compete on price, and technology gives you a few months lead time at best. The only truly sustainable competitve advantage is customer experience. In tantalizing detail, LaBarre shows the audience how to create products, services, and companies that stand for something special in the eyes of their customers.

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