Balaji Krishnamurthy
Since his first public speaking engagement in 1981, Balaji has spoken at over five hundred events on the topics of leadership and corporate culture, influencing thousands of people to think, act and behave differently than they might have otherwise. Encompassing a dynamic speaking style and repertoire of stories drawn from his life experience as a corporate executive, he has spoken to executive teams in small, interactive sessions and audiences of thousands at international conferences.
Balaji's provocative views on leadership and business have attracted international attention and have earned him invitations to speak with an array of leaders and organizations, including AutoDesk, Honeywell, American Legacy Foundation, Banfield Pet Hospital, FEI and General Electric. He has been profiled in local and national press, including The Wall Street Journal and TIME Magazine.
Balaji's thoughts on leadership, corporate culture and business development are chronicled in his monthly blog series, Food For Thought. Balaji currently serves on the Board of Directors for two high-tech firms, Lattice Semi-Conductor and CHSI Technologies. He continues to be actively involved in the community and uses his leadership training to serve as a steward for developing younger leaders. He currently lives in Portland, OR.
Since his first public speaking engagement in 1981, Balaji has spoken at over five hundred events on the topics of leadership and corporate culture, influencing thousands of people to think, act and behave differently than they might have otherwise. Encompassing a dynamic speaking style and repertoire of stories drawn from his life experience as a corporate executive, he has spoken to executive teams in small, interactive sessions and audiences of thousands at international conferences.
Balaji's provocative views on leadership and business have attracted international attention and have earned him invitations to speak with an array of leaders and organizations, including AutoDesk, Honeywell, American Legacy Foundation, Banfield Pet Hospital, FEI and General Electric. He has been profiled in local and national press, including The Wall Street Journal and TIME Magazine.
Balaji's thoughts on leadership, corporate culture and business development are chronicled in his monthly blog series, Food For Thought. Balaji currently serves on the Board of Directors for two high-tech firms, Lattice Semi-Conductor and CHSI Technologies. He continues to be actively involved in the community and uses his leadership training to serve as a steward for developing younger leaders. He currently lives in Portland, OR.
Leadership=Leverage + Legacy
Great leaders have high leverage and long legacy. Leaders affect the behavior of a large number of people to think and act differently than they might have if the leader was not present. This talk will explore how leaders influence others, and cause the audience to ponder their own influence upon others around them.
Growth through Legacy
Lack of growth is not stagnation but rather extinction. This statement is true both at the individual level and at the level of a corporation. Dr. Krishnamurthy will argue that it is not possible to stand still. Hence leaders must constantly focus on their own growth and every business must strive to be a growth business. Using intentionality exercises to become self-aware of the legacy you wish to leave, he will show that you can uncover new ideas for growth both as a leader and a...
Become an Intentional Leader
Introducing the concept of a Leadership Agenda, a short statement of your style of leadership, Dr. Krishnamurthy will provide insight into how one develops a Leadership Agenda. The power of the Leadership Agenda will be demonstrated using stories from his corporate experience of 35 years. He emphasizes that writing a Leadership Agenda makes you intentional; delivering your Leadership Agenda makes you authentic.
Integrity Beyond Honesty
Do you always tell the truth? Most of us like to think we do. Do you always say what you think? Many of us might pause and hesitate to answer. Dr. Krishnamurthy will develop a concept called three bars of integrity, carrying the audience from honesty to dependability and finally to the high bar of integrity. He will argue that integrity is not only about being transparent in your actions, but also being transparent in your thoughts. When individuals and organizations operate at the third...
Entrepreneurism from Within..
We think of entrepreneurs as innovative people who take the risk to chase their dream. Do corporations attract entrepreneurs? Does the very desire of a steady job create adverse selection? Does the hierarchal structure of a corporation inhibit innovation? Dr. Krishnamurthy will argue that you should use hierarchy to execute, but anarchy to innovate. He will offer ideas he has implemented that use anarchy to foster entrepreneurs from within the corporation.
Consensus is a Road to...
Developing Leadership through an Intentional Corporate Culture
This presentation will provoke the audience to think about leadership and corporate culture in a manner they never have before. Deriding posters hung on walls with simplistic values, the speaker offers examples of what he has done in his companies to cause culture to be the backyard barbecue conversations among employees. The speaker makes a case for why intentionality plays a heavy role in leadership and corporate culture.
