Minette NORMAN
Inclusive Leadership Expert
CA, USMinette Norman helps leaders cultivate inclusive organizations in which diverse teams can leverage their differences to achieve breakthrough success.
Award-winning author Minette Norman develops transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments built on a foundation of psychological safety. Minette has extensive experience leading global teams and believes that when groups leverage diversity in all its forms, breakthroughs happen. Her most recent position before starting her consultancy was as Vice President of Engineering Practice at Autodesk, where she transformed how Autodesk developed software. Responsible for influencing more than 3,500 engineers around the globe, she focused on state-of-the-art engineering practices while nurturing a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Minette is a keynote speaker on topics of inclusive leadership, psychological safety in the workplace, and embracing empathy. Named in 2017 as one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” by the San Francisco Business Times and as “Business Role Model of the Year” in the 2018 Women in IT/Silicon Valley Awards, Minette is a recognized leader with a unique perspective.
Minette is the author of the award-winning book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, and the co-author of another award-winning book, The Psychological Safety Playbook.
Minette holds degrees in Drama and French from Tufts University and studied at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
Popular Talks
Boldly Inclusive Leadership: Unlocking Potential, Unleashing Innovation
Drawing from her book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, Minette shares real-world stories and actionable advice to help cultivate inclusive cultures where diverse teams can leverage their differences and achieve breakthrough success. Audience members will learn to tune into their behavior, challenge unhealthy norms, and create inclusive meetings where everyone can speak equally.
Psychological Safety: The Foundation of Innovative and Engaged Teams
Psychological safety is the belief that we will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. In this program, Minette offers practical advice from the book she co-wrote, The Psychological Safety Playbook, to increase psychological safety in any organization or setting, leaving audience members inspired and equipped to increase psychological safety in their teams.
Radical Empathy: Creating Transformative Workplace Cultures
No company today can succeed without empathy at the core of its business strategy. But empathy isn’t just about compassion and consideration for your customers. It also means ensuring your employees feel valued, heard, and appreciated. And that takes work. In this program, Minette outlines her approach to ‘radical empathy’: a leadership model that shatters outdated mindsets about work. This is a talk to empower leaders so they can take action—and embrace a model of leadership that’s backed by emotion as much as it’s backed by economics.
Partial Client List
Abbvie
Autodesk
Boeing
Extreme Networks
Keybank
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Salesforce
Smartling
Smartsheet
Uber
VMware
Waymo
Welocalize
Workday
University of Minnesota
US Citizenship & Immigration Services
Award-winning author Minette Norman develops transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments built on a foundation of psychological safety. Minette has extensive experience leading global teams and believes that when groups leverage diversity in all its forms, breakthroughs happen. Her most recent position before starting her consultancy was as Vice President of Engineering Practice at Autodesk, where she transformed how Autodesk developed software. Responsible for influencing more than 3,500 engineers around the globe, she focused on state-of-the-art engineering practices while nurturing a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Minette is a keynote speaker on topics of inclusive leadership, psychological safety in the workplace, and embracing empathy. Named in 2017 as one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” by the San Francisco Business Times and as “Business Role Model of the Year” in the 2018 Women in IT/Silicon Valley Awards, Minette is a recognized leader with a unique perspective.
Minette is the author of the award-winning book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, and the co-author of another award-winning book, The Psychological Safety Playbook.
Minette holds degrees in Drama and French from Tufts University and studied at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
Popular Talks
Boldly Inclusive Leadership: Unlocking Potential, Unleashing Innovation
Drawing from her book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader, Minette shares real-world stories and actionable advice to help cultivate inclusive cultures where diverse teams can leverage their differences and achieve breakthrough success. Audience members will learn to tune into their behavior, challenge unhealthy norms, and create inclusive meetings where everyone can speak equally.
Psychological Safety: The Foundation of Innovative and Engaged Teams
Psychological safety is the belief that we will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. In this program, Minette offers practical advice from the book she co-wrote, The Psychological Safety Playbook, to increase psychological safety in any organization or setting, leaving audience members inspired and equipped to increase psychological safety in their teams.
Radical Empathy: Creating Transformative Workplace Cultures
No company today can succeed without empathy at the core of its business strategy. But empathy isn’t just about compassion and consideration for your customers. It also means ensuring your employees feel valued, heard, and appreciated. And that takes work. In this program, Minette outlines her approach to ‘radical empathy’: a leadership model that shatters outdated mindsets about work. This is a talk to empower leaders so they can take action—and embrace a model of leadership that’s backed by emotion as much as it’s backed by economics.
Partial Client List
Abbvie
Autodesk
Boeing
Extreme Networks
Keybank
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Salesforce
Smartling
Smartsheet
Uber
VMware
Waymo
Welocalize
Workday
University of Minnesota
US Citizenship & Immigration Services
Leading Psychologically Safe Teams: The Foundation for Innovation, Inclusion, and Performance
Format: 45-minute keynote/15 minutes of Q&A. Can be customized or offered as a 90- to 120-minute workshop
This program is perfect for:
- Managers and leaders at any level
- Leaders who want to create a healthy team culture in which everyone can thrive
The audience will leave with:
- A clear understanding of what psychological safety is and why it is critical...
Creating an Inclusive Culture: Embracing All Aspects of Diversity
Format: Keynote
This program is perfect for:
- Managers and leaders at all levels
- HR professionals
The audience will leave with:
- An understanding of why an inclusive culture is critically important
- Actions to put into practice immediately
- A commitment to action
Many organizations do their best to hire a diverse...
Radical Empathy: Creating Cultures of Transformative Leadership
Format: keynote
This program is perfect for:
- Managers or leaders at any level
- HR professional
The audience will leave with:
- A clear understanding of empathy and its importance in the workplace
- Tools for working with challenging colleagues
- Tips for increasing empathy
No company today can succeed without empathy...
Running Inclusive Meetings
Format: Workshop
This program is perfect for:
- Managers or team leads who run meetings
- HR professionals
The audience will leave with:
- Understanding of inclusion
- Clear actions to prepare for inclusive meetings
- Roadmap for running inclusive meetings
Data shows us that increasing diversity increases business...
Workplace Bullies are Harming Your Corporate Culture
Format: keynote
This program is perfect for:
- Managers and Leaders at any level
- HR professionals
The audience will leave with:
- Understanding of workplace bullying
- Insights into how bullying undermines workplace inclusion efforts
- Ideas for addressing workplace bullying
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are...
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