Lisa Walden
- Co-Founder of Good Company Consulting, focusing on the future of work and corporate culture
- Advocate for generational inclusivity and holistic workplace strategies
- Author, speaker, and researcher dedicated to empowering workplaces through authentic, people-first approaches
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What Lisa Walden's clients say
"Lisa Walden was a terrific speaker – she really took the time to explore our workplace culture, the concerns and needs of our personnel, and the specific challenges we face in advance of the presentation to ensure that her words would have the greatest impact on our internal audience. She was unfailingly attentive, energetic, and creative in her approach and her ideas. Our team is very receptive to new perspectives, but it can be hard for someone on the outside to pierce our bubble and speak our language. Lisa was able to do this and light a fire for future change in our organization."
"Thank you so much for participating in our conference this week. Your presentation was excellent and it was wonderful working with you. Reviews coming in from the event have been terrific, and thanks again for being a part of our virtual event this year! We will definitely keep you in mind for future events. Thanks again for speaking for us this year at our 50th anniversary event."
"Lisa was definitely one of the highlights of our conference and closed out the event on the perfect note!! She was a pleasure to work with and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome."
"Lisa had our group captivated with her presentation. Her delivery was flawless. Our group was engaged the entire time and is still talking about the lessons learned from Lisa."
"VERY GOOD meeting and discussion. The two hours flew by, in contrast to other speakers and presentations where I am constantly drifting off or looking at my watch. I always try to take something (possibly one idea) from an effective speaker or presenter and attempt to use it…from yours there were several Your talk was a beacon of light into a room full of mostly successful business people that are dead set in their ways – majority of them but not all. Your message will reach the ears of those that listened, and I can guarantee that there were listeners"
"Lisa was an absolute pleasure to work with and her content was fantastic."
"Lisa Walden’s presentation to our leadership group was timely, relevant, and vibrant. Lisa did her homework on the subject matter, but also put in extra effort to gain insight to our organization prior to the meeting. Her presentation content was well developed and delivered with energy and relatable to our audience. Look forward to reading her new book “The Future of work is HUMAN"."
"Lisa was fantastic! Her energy and message were just what our group needed. The audience connected with her easily and even though it was a virtual conference, you could see the responses in real time to what she had to say. Everyone with the company was helpful and timely in their responses. I would recommend using this company when looking for a speaker."
"Wow! Lisa’s presentation was a must-watch for leaders. Healthcare leaders, leaders of multi-generational teams, everyone. The Microsoft Teams chat in our office was lighting up with lots of connections made and lightbulbs going off. Lisa was a total pro – engaged with the chat, responsive to our attendees, creative visuals, and continuously bringing insights and enlightenment."
"Wow! We booked Lisa thinking she could possibly fill a need for a VERY specific type of speaker and she not only met our need but exceeded every expectation. Lisa's customised presentation connected with the audience and I had many people asking for her information afterwards. She was incredibly prepared for the type of questions tossed at her after her presentation and spent time making every attendee feel special. Thank you Lisa for going above and beyond and helping make our event successful!!"
"Lisa was phenomenal! She shared her expertise with a touch of humor and really connected with our audience."
"Lisa was definitely one of the highlights of our conference and closed out the event on the perfect note!! She was a pleasure to work with and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome."
"Lisa was fantastic! She really took the time to understand our cultural and productivity challenges. She interviewed several members of our team – with different levels of experience and backgrounds – and asked the right questions and listened well to elicit common themes. She then coalesced these inputs and our objectives for the talk into an interactive presentation that really resonated with everyone in our division. The chat was blowing up with comments and positive feedback throughout! Lisa’s voice and content is very relatable and authentic. She clearly understands people and the challenges of today’s worker – particularly during the pandemic. She also knows how to redirect energies and paint a picture of how we can all gain control of the chaos and demands around us to generate more focus, more productivity, and ultimately, more calm. I would highly recommend Lisa for your next meeting or event."
"Lisa was everything we asked for and more. Not only did she engage and energize the crowd; she spoke to every meaningful objective and brought new material that was relevant to the event. Fantastic! Couldn't be happier."
"Lisa had our group captivated with her presentation. Her delivery was flawless. Our group was engaged the entire time and is still talking about the lessons learned from Lisa."
"Lisa did a great job of weaving her knowledge of our company into the presentation and did a fantastic job of providing spot on examples related to the concepts she discussed in a way that allowed our manager's to be able to understand how to put her suggestions into practice immediately."
"Lisa's presentations really hit home with our attendees. The time she took to get to know who are attendees were and what they struggled with was above and beyond and made her presentation connect with the attendees."
"Lisa exceeded our expectations as a speaker for our annual meeting in Indianapolis. She was very personable, shifted gears in her presentation as needed and was awesome at engaging the audience."
"Lisa's presentation was thoughtful, engaging, and funny and our team left the conversation feeling energized and motivated to implement the strategies she outlined for enhancing our company culture. Our only wish was that she could have stayed with us longer!"
"Thank you Lisa for taking the time to speak at our event. Your insights and perspective were truly valuable, and we were all thoroughly engaged by your presentation. It was a pleasure to have you with us, and we hope you enjoyed the experience as much as we did. Thank you again"
"Lisa is a fantastic speaker and I'm so impressed with the amount of prep work she puts into her content. She was super focused on delivering content that resonated with our audience and was so thoughtful in connecting with our members prior to the session so she could customize accordingly. Highly recommend for health care and non-health care audiences!"
"Lisa was fantastic! Her energy and message were just what our group needed. The audience connected with her easily and even though it was a virtual conference, you could see the responses in real time to what she had to say."
"Lisa listened to our needs and customised a presentation on creating people-first work cultures that resonated well with our audience and provided tools that they could take back to their teams to set ideas into motion. Lisa was a pleasure to work with and we would look forward to working with her again in the future"
"Lisa did a fantastic job! Lisa was able to cater to the clients needs and really engage the audience and challenge their way of thinking."
"Lisa Walden delivered a fantastic closing keynote at our Rural Health Leaders Conference. Her engaging and fun presentation style, coupled with rich content, provided valuable takeaways for all attendees. Lisa’s insights on workplace culture and generational dynamics were particularly impactful, leaving a lasting impression on our audience. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with many attendees asking for her to return and present again. I highly recommend Lisa for any event focused on workplace culture or generational topics."
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Lisa Walden 's 2024 biography
Meet Lisa Walden
Lisa X. Walden is a speaker, strategist, and consultant dedicated to helping businesses create authentic, empowering workplaces that don’t inspire the dreaded Sunday scaries. Her presentations deliver action-oriented insights that help people better connect, collaborate, and communicate.
As co-founder of Good Company Consulting, her work is centered on the (strangely revolutionary) concept that people and strategy don’t have to be mutually exclusive. She takes a holistic approach to workplace strategy, keeping human beings – arguably the most valuable resources – at front and center. Lisa Walden’s speeches focus on how to maintain thriving cultures, best-practices for mindful communication practices, and tactics for nurturing the single most important component of a healthy work environment—trust.
Walden has worked with a broad range of clients and organizations, ranging from architects, to finance, real estate, and hospitality. In her speeches, Lisa strives to inspire mindset shifts by presenting valuable, research-based insights in a way that resonates, engages, and entertains. She weaves in stories, statistics, case studies, and some good old-fashioned self-deprecating humor into each and every one of her presentations.
Lisa Walden is the co-author of Managing Millennials for Dummies and is deep in the trenches of planning her next book. She is a voracious consumer of all business-related books, podcasts, magazines, and think pieces.
Meet Lisa Walden
Lisa X. Walden is a speaker, strategist, and consultant dedicated to helping businesses create authentic, empowering workplaces that don’t inspire the dreaded Sunday scaries. Her presentations deliver action-oriented insights that help people better connect, collaborate, and communicate.
As co-founder of Good Company Consulting, her work is centered on the (strangely revolutionary) concept that people and strategy don’t have to be mutually exclusive. She takes a holistic approach to workplace strategy, keeping human beings – arguably the most valuable resources – at front and center. Lisa Walden’s speeches focus on how to maintain thriving cultures, best-practices for mindful communication practices, and tactics for nurturing the single most important component of a healthy work environment—trust.
Walden has worked with a broad range of clients and organizations, ranging from architects, to finance, real estate, and hospitality. In her speeches, Lisa strives to inspire mindset shifts by presenting valuable, research-based insights in a way that resonates, engages, and entertains. She weaves in stories, statistics, case studies, and some good old-fashioned self-deprecating humor into each and every one of her presentations.
Lisa Walden is the co-author of Managing Millennials for Dummies and is deep in the trenches of planning her next book. She is a voracious consumer of all business-related books, podcasts, magazines, and think pieces.
Lisa Walden 's 2024 talks & topics
The Future is Human: Creating People-First Work Cultures
Based on their upcoming book, The Future of Work is Human: Transforming Company Culture for a Post-Pandemic World
We are entering a new era of work, one where businesses win when leaders are compassionate, communication is empathetic, and people are prioritized. But that transformation, much like any kind of change, requires a great degree of intention and care. By embracing the workplace lessons learned during the pandemic years there’s an opportunity to design the kind of organization we all want to work in, and a culture we can all be a part of. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to create a healthier, happier, and ultimately more successful workplace culture by putting people first. Steeped in years of research and listening (really listening) to employees at all levels, it will paint the picture of what the future of work can and should look like, and how you can get started with that redesign right away.
Takeaways include:
- An exploration of the three cornerstones of compassionate leadership
- Strategies to take organizational communication from autopilot to intentional and empathetic
- Tactical tools to start transforming your work culture
- Sneak peek into Gen Z and what they want most from employers
Staying Human in the Age of AI
First, there was the computer, then the search engine, the smartphone, social media, and now… there’s AI. All of these revolutionary technological innovations have upended the way we communicate, lead, and get work done. And while it’s tempting to consider AI as the one tool to rule them all, we have to approach this time with intention and a little bit of care. To successfully implement AI into any workforce, leaders need to strike a happy balance between embracing artificial intelligence and nurturing emotional intelligence; they need to prioritize the people who are using AI. Because while technology may improve how we do so much at work, one thing remains the same: when leaders center humans at work, everyone wins.
Takeaways:
THE ALCHEMY OF TRUST: Building teams that really work.
Establishing trust at work is no simple matter. People have devoted entire lives trying to pinpoint that special, almost magical alchemy behind cohesive, collaborative, and trusting teams. While every organization is different, and no two teams will be the same, there are some core concepts that can help leaders craft their own cultures of trust. In this presentation, we identify common (and sometimes surprising) barriers and break down the key ingredients required to build strong, truly trusting teams. From consistent messaging to embracing candor, to admitting vulnerabilities and extending grace, The Alchemy of Trust highlights the “why” and demystifies the “how,” all while providing actionable insights that can be implemented the very next day.
Takeaways Include:
- How to establish psychological safety so employees feel confident taking calculated, innovative risks
- Critical, sometimes counterintuitive mindsets that will create buy-in and help bridge gaps across teams
- Case studies from organizations that have figured out how to successfully build trust, be it in-person or in a virtual or hybrid setting
WHY CONNECTIONS AT WORK MATTER: Strategies to build relationships authentically.
Technology has changed the way we work, in ways both good and bad. With much of our communication shifting from face-to-face to screen-to-screen, building authentic work relationships is harder now than ever before. With study after study citing strong professional relationships as a key factor for engagement, motivation, and work satisfaction, now is the time to acquire the skills to build and maintain connections at work. In this presentation, we identify what’s getting in the way of connecting authentically at work, explore strategies to shape stronger teams, and present best practices from organizations that have discovered the secret sauce to building communities of supportive and interconnected peers.
Takeaways Include:
- How to remove barriers that prevent meaningful relationships at work
- Using a people-first approach to create a sense of belonging and appreciation
- Overcoming the need to be “perfect,” and instead, learning how to show up as your authentic self
RECLAIMING WORK: FINDING YOUR FLOW IN CHAOTIC TIMES
The workforce is struggling. Struggling to stay motivated, to prioritize tasks and remain productive, and even struggling to find the energy to just show up. With terms like brain fog, languishing, burnout, and pandemic fatigue hovering over our day-to-day, it’s no surprise that engagement is faltering and people feel like they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. But the show must go on! And leaders are scratching their heads trying to figure out how to reinvigorate employees who are overworked and exhausted. The good news? It is actually possible to reclaim some control over how we show up at work, even in the midst of trying times. This presentation offers a path forward by presenting concrete strategies to reclaim control over focus, attention, motivation, and productivity. Through research that validates why you’re feeling the way you are and tools that can help you break through the fog, this presentation answers the question, “how can I feel motivated again?”
Takeaways include:
- Tactics to eliminate distractions and find your focus
- Tools to prioritize your workload and maximize efficiency
- Ideas to reignite your energy and help you stay motivated and on track
- Mindset shifts around how to do your best at work while being mindful of well-being
Work Reimagined: Critical Shifts for Today’s Workplace
We are boldly striding into a brave new world of work. As organizations, leaders, and employees try to reconcile what it means to “return to the office,” so many questions are being asked about what this next normal should look like. Do we start from scratch? Do we go back to the way things were? Do we tackle the challenges of hybrid work? With all these questions comes all the anxiety. And while it might be tempting to return to what was familiar and comfortable before, we need to take recent lessons to heart and courageously create a work environment that serves both the organization and the humans doing the work. A workplace reimagined is one that leads with a people-first approach, proactively creates a burnout-free but productive culture, and embraces flexible policies without sacrificing the connection and collaboration of in-person work. It might feel daunting, but it is doable—and this presentation shows you how.
Takeaways:
- Framework to shift your mindset and reimagine the future of work
- The Do’s and Don’ts of returning to work
- Fresh insights on how to prevent and manage stress during change
- Techniques to spot hybrid work hazards before they happen
- Practical strategies to redesign how you motivate, engage, and lead
Lisa Walden 's 2024 speaking fees
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