Inclusive Excellence: Harness Cultural Differences to Drive Peak Performance
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"Inclusive Excellence: Harness Cultural Differences for Peak Performance" with Joy Chen
Drive Performance by Embracing What Makes Your Team Unique
Joy Chen offers this topic as a dynamic keynote or an engaging half-day workshop, backed by her skilled team at the Multicultural Leadership Institute. All programs available both in-person and online.
Keynote Overview:
In today’s fast-moving global economy, the smartest leaders tap into the full potential of every team member. Cultural differences aren’t just challenges to manage—they’re powerful levers for innovation, collaboration, and peak performance. But unlocking that potential requires more than good intentions—it takes the ability to connect across cultures in a meaningful way.
Joy Chen, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute, helps leaders develop this strategic advantage. A former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and executive recruiter for Fortune 500 CEOs and Board members, her leadership across three continents has been featured by the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Financial Times, Vogue China, and more.
What You'll Take Away:
- Mindset: Decode Cultural Influences: Discover hidden cultural dynamics and how they shape communication, trust, and team success.
- Behaviors: Build Strategic Agility: Learn how to shift your leadership approach to better inspire, guide, and retain top talent.
- Relationships: Elevate Team Performance: Create deeper emotional connections that fuel collaboration and drive results.
This keynote provides a unique opportunity to learn from one of the world’s foremost leadership experts. Ideal for leaders and allies seeking to accelerate business outcomes while enabling diverse talent to perform at their peak.
Joy Chen 陈愉
A trailblazer in global leadership and cross-cultural market engagement
Joy Chen is CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute, and a former Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles and Fortune 500 CEO and Board recruiter. Her leadership training has empowered millions across Asia and the Americas, and been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, CNN and Vogue China.
As Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, Joy led economic and workforce development for a culturally diverse city whose workforce speaks 90+ languages. Her initiatives, aimed at equipping Angelenos with the necessary skills for global economic success, endure as policy benchmarks. Transitioning to the corporate sphere, Joy joined Heidrick & Struggles and over seven years recruited global leaders across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The pivot to leadership development was serendipitously sparked by the success of Joy's leadership blog in China, launching her there as a keynote speaker, author, and training organization founder serving millions in Asia and the Americas.
At the Multicultural Leadership Institute, Joy and her team deliver training that integrates global leadership expertise with insights from across the social sciences, enabling audiences to connect across cultures to achieve ambitious growth targets.
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Engage with the Future of Leadership
Embark on a journey of greater leadership mastery with Joy Chen. Her programs, available in person or virtually, equip your team to achieve more in a global and culturally diverse landscape.
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