Keynotes by Dr. Wadhwa
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Giving your people the insight and inspiration they need to operate with agility, accelerate performance and maximize personal, team and organizational impact.
How Can a Keynote Transform Your Team’s Leadership Dynamics?
In his keynotes, Hitendra brings his signature blend of scientific reasoning, inspiring storytelling, analytical insights, practical guidance and a deep-felt connection to take his audience on a hero’s journey where they discover how to draw on their innate capacity for high performance to become exemplary leaders and maximize their impact in the world.
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Dr. Wadhwa’s stage presence, passion and energy is inspirational. The call to make leadership an inner choice and to shift the emphasis from learning on the sidelines to leading in the moment greatly resonated with our GMs in attendance and inspired them for a breakthrough performance. I deeply appreciate Dr. Wadhwa’s commitment to making our GM program a meaningful experience.
George Cleveland, Senior Vice President, Learning & Development, AT&T
Meet Hitendra
Hitendra’s mission is to discover, codify, and teach the laws of success in life and leadership. With an MBA and Ph.D. from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a lifelong study of the world’s mystic traditions, Hitendra brings a mathematician’s rigor and a truth-seeker’s spirit to some of today’s most vexing questions about authenticity, success, leadership, and human potential.
Thought Leader in the Leadership Realm
Hitendra Wadhwa’s book, ‘Inner Mastery, Outer Impact: How Your Five Core Energies Hold the Key to Success,’ delves into the transformative power of aligning one’s five core energies to achieve unprecedented success in leadership and life. Wadhwa’s work provides a compelling roadmap for those seeking to lead with authenticity and impact, drawing from an extensive exploration of both modern leadership challenges and timeless wisdom.
Further solidifying his role as a thought leader on leadership, Wadhwa’s article on accelerating leadership performance — Leading in the Flow of Work — is the cover-feature in Harvard Business Review’s Jan-Feb 2024 issue.
“My research shows that another approach can complement and accelerate traditional, competency-focused [leadership development programs]. It involves tapping into neural pathways in the brain—into faculties everyone already possesses but might not be consistently using at work…Rather than a trait to be acquired, leadership is a state to be activated…by shifting the emphasis from learning on the sidelines to leading in the moment, executives can achieve real breakthroughs.” – Excerpt from Leading in the Flow of Work by Hitendra Wadhwa.
Impacting Leaders Worldwide
As a Professor of Practice for 15 years at Columbia Business School and Founder of the Mentora Institute, Hitendra has coached dozens of Fortune 100 C-suite executives and taught more than ten thousand MBAs, executives, doctors, lawyers, social activists, and educators. His class on Personal Leadership & Success is one of the most popular at Columbia Business School, for which he has won the Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
In the Spotlight
Hitendra’s work has been covered by leading media including Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and more. Hitendra’s lessons, says the BBC World Service, “are about how to become a master of yourself before trying to be a master of the universe.” Psychology Today states, “The award-winning professor promises not how to make a living, but how to live.”
Revolutionizing Leadership Development
Wadhwa’s Mentora Institute is at the forefront of creating a simple, inspiring, and personalized approach to developing leaders. His clients include Accenture, AT&T, Chevron, Citibank, Ericsson, Kraft Heinz, Goldman Sachs, Lululemon, Morgan Stanley, SAP and United Health Group.
Fostering Global Changemakers
His nonprofit Mentora Foundation is developing a global fellowship of youth changemakers who are committed to strengthening the moral, mental, and social fibers in their universities, communities, and nations, starting with their own selves.
Early Career
Previously, Wadhwa was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company and the CEO/founder of a Silicon Valley start-up, Paramark, which was twice recognized as a Top-100 Internet technology company by Technologic Partners/Venture Wire.
Featured Topics
Here are our most sought-after keynote topics, each thoughtfully crafted and delivered by Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa to address the core challenges and aspirations of today’s leaders.
From intelligence to intellectual humility
Overcoming the paradoxes of diversity and inclusion
Additional Topics & Customization
Beyond these three themes, we also offer a suite of talks tailored to a diversity of leadership and organizational needs, including:
- Creating Inspiration in Turbulent Times
- Mastering the Paradoxes of Inclusive Leadership
- Leading with Authenticity
Tailor-Made Keynotes
We also provide customization options to ensure that our keynotes fully align with your objectives, preferences, culture, and values. Whether it’s adapting one of our established topics or crafting an entirely new presentation, we’re here to ensure our keynotes meet your needs.
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“Hitendra helped broaden my perspective of defining leadership through a much broader lens which will help me in my role as I lead my team.”
Caroline Sangret, Project & Operations Manager | Lululemon
“Thank you! We are already receiving numerous texts of gratitude and inspiration. I am so very grateful for your wisdom and sincere contributions to humanity. You truly lead with love.”
Event Director | Aspen Institute
“Hitendra made a profound impression on me through his personal practice and inspirational communication. He is an extraordinary teacher and speaker. His passion, integrity, and dedication to his principles are palpable in each and every moment. He is a compelling messenger with a vital message.”
Deborah Boyar, Founder | Trillium Awakening
“Hitendra was rocking and his speech was mesmerizing. It was a wonderful journey and each and every moment was memorable and offered a great learning path.”
Executive, Country Head | Fuji Electric
“An incredible message from Hitendra! While it will take focus to apply in practice, Hitendra’s ideas are very practical when it comes to the concept of seeking success for ourselves, our direct reports, and the broader organization!”
Executive | United Health Group
“Overall, I feel so grateful to have been on this journey. Not only do I feel encouraged and inspired by the tools and tactics I now have access to try and practice, but I feel more at peace about who I am as a human being and what I bring to others and how I bring out the best in myself and the people around me.”
Jill Titus, Learning Designer | Lululemon
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