Anne Harbison

Anne Harbison

MN, US
Fortune 100 Executive Coach, Crisis and Change Expert, Harvard Doctorate, Former Gallup Executive MBA Faculty, Founder/CEO of JourneyLead Consulting, Author, Speaker, & Retreat facilitator

Dr. Anne Harbison is an executive leadership educator known for her work with some of the world's greatest organizations and thought leaders.

For the last 20 years, she has been teaching, researching and consulting with organizations about how they can thrive through times of great change and transition. In this time of global upheaval, Anne is passionate about sharing her message of how people and organizations learn through, during, and from crisis, as she explains in her new book, Never Waste A Crisis.

Anne began her career in Health Care Brand Management at Procter and Gamble and then served as a management consultant specializing in organizational change and learning. Anne was a Principal Strategic Consultant in Gallup's executive leadership practice, working domestically and internationally in the health care, manufacturing, retail and government sectors. She received her doctorate from Harvard University researching and teaching on best practices for leadership success.

She has spoken to audiences around the world, including being a featured speaker at The Brooking Institute, the Academy of Management, the Association of Talent and Development as well as Fortune 100 companies such as Best Buy, Cargill, Toyota, Boeing among others.

Expertise: Business Growth & Transformation, Leadership, Creativity & Innovation, Change Management, Motivation, Team Building

Dr. Anne Harbison is an executive leadership educator known for her work with some of the world's greatest organizations and thought leaders.

For the last 20 years, she has been teaching, researching and consulting with organizations about how they can thrive through times of great change and transition. In this time of global upheaval, Anne is passionate about sharing her message of how people and organizations learn through, during, and from crisis, as she explains in her new book, Never Waste A Crisis.

Anne began her career in Health Care Brand Management at Procter and Gamble and then served as a management consultant specializing in organizational change and learning. Anne was a Principal Strategic Consultant in Gallup's executive leadership practice, working domestically and internationally in the health care, manufacturing, retail and government sectors. She received her doctorate from Harvard University researching and teaching on best practices for leadership success.

She has spoken to audiences around the world, including being a featured speaker at The Brooking Institute, the Academy of Management, the Association of Talent and Development as well as Fortune 100 companies such as Best Buy, Cargill, Toyota, Boeing among others.

Expertise: Business Growth & Transformation, Leadership, Creativity & Innovation, Change Management, Motivation, Team Building

Never Waste a Crisis Surviving and Thriving Through Life's Tightropes, Turmoil and Tragedy

Book Release December 2020!
Ideal Audiences: General Audience, Executive Leadership

For twenty years, before the coronavirus, Dr. Harbison had been researching, teaching and consulting on how to navigate transition and change. Now, more than ever, the world needs expert, compassionate
guidance on how to not only survive but actually thrive together in a crisis.

Organizational leaders and individuals alike will learn vital information and inspiration...

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Are We a Group or a Team? Fast Track Strategies for Building Shared Identity, Influence and Impact

Ideal Audiences: Executive Leadership, Sales Groups, Corporations

Whether you are in the same room, or zooming from across the globe, it has never been more critical for teams to come together to support one another, maximize their collective talents, and turn strategy into action. The most common problem? Most of them are actually groups - individuals who happen to report to the same person or work on the same project - rather than a team. Becoming a team with shared...

LeadershipEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

The Achiever's Dilemma - Are you driving your Achiever or is your Achiever driving you?

Ideal Audiences: Career professionals, High-Potential talent, Team Leaders 

Working harder, longer, faster may be the way to climb the first part of your career ladder. But is there an end in sight? Decades of drive can easily turn into a grueling treadmill of effort and exhaustion. That's a dangerous place to be in the middle of a crisis. Now is the time to purposely navigate, not mindlessly execute. Stepping back to allow others to step up has its benefits.

There is...

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Land Your Brand: A Leader's Guide to Presence and Purpose

Ideal Audience: Executive Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Corporations, Non-Profit

Whether it's a product, service or company, strong brands create an emotional bond with its customers that result in loyalty, engagement and advocacy. They don't only offer a product; they create an experience. Leaders are the same - but they often don't look intentionally at what kind of experience they are creating for those around them. Based on her experience in Brand Management at Procter & Gamble...

LeadershipEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

DARE TO THRIVE - (for female audience) Naming and Claiming Your Work in the World

Whether you are a sixteen year-old girl wondering about how your path will unfold, or a sixty-six year-old woman imagining the legacy and impact you will leave, DARE TO THRIVE is an inspiring and instructive message for anyone seeking to bring her unique talents to life.

Dr. Anne Harbison, a former Harvard lecturer and Senior Principal of Strengths-Based Leadership at Gallup, has dedicated the past twenty years helping audiences around the world identify their unique talents and...

Inspirational / Life-changing

Dare to Thrive - Navigating Change with Courage and Compassion

Ideal Audiences: All Audiences

When tough times hit, we have a unique opportunity to look up and reach out, to reinvent ourselves and our organizations. In fact, some of the greatest inventions, companies, and stories of personal triumph emerge from tumultuous change and transition. Now, more than ever, the world needs expert, compassionate guidance on how to not only survive but actually thrive together during difficult times.

Dr. Anne Harbison shares life-changing strategies...

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing