Lisa Walden
Revolutionize your workplace culture and bridge generational divides with Lisa Walden, workplace culture strategist and generational expert. Lisa equips organizations with research-driven insights to foster human-centered environments and improve cross-generational collaboration, partnering with industry leaders including Anthropic, BMW, Siemens, and HP.
Salt Lake City, United States
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Lisa is the co-author of Managing Millennials For Dummies and The Future of Work is Human, with her expertise demonstrated in collaborations with industry leaders including Anthropic, BMW, Siemens, and HP. Her work spans generational sociology and workplace trend analysis across diverse industries.
Organizations facing retention challenges, communication barriers, and burnout benefit from Lisa's practical approach to workplace transformation. She helps leaders navigate generational differences, implement effective communication strategies, and build psychologically safe environments where innovation flourishes. Her research into workplace trends provides actionable insights for organizations adapting to rapidly changing employee expectations. Lisa's blend of research, humor, and actionable advice empowers attendees to implement immediate positive changes.
Book Lisa Walden to transform your workplace culture from merely functional to genuinely inspiring where people thrive and business results follow.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
This session examines why so many organizations unintentionally drain human energy instead of unlocking it, and what it truly means to put people first at work. Drawing on research, real-world examples, and case studies from human-first companies, it challenges outdated ideas of productivity, leadership, and culture. Trust, burnout prevention, and emotional culture are reframed through a practical lens, showing how intentional leadership reshapes performance and engagement.
Lisa Walden draws on proprietary research and real-world insights into how Gen Z is reshaping workplace norms, expectations, and leadership dynamics. She explores what drives this generation’s approach to work, why their behaviors often seem contradictory to older leaders, and where friction commonly arises. With a balanced and practical approach, common frustrations are reframed into leadership opportunities that strengthen culture and future-proof organizations.
In this session, Lisa Walden decodes the fast-moving language of modern work and what it reveals about deeper shifts in employee mindset and organizational culture. From social media-driven trends to generational expectations, it unpacks what is really happening beneath the buzzwords. Emerging behaviors are connected to unmet needs and changing values, offering a practical way to transform cultural tension into engagement, alignment, and meaningful organizational change.
This session addresses the reality of leading in constant transition, where ambiguity, volatility, and pressure define daily work. Through research-backed strategies and practical frameworks, it examines how leaders can remain steady while acknowledging complexity and uncertainty. The focus is on transparency, emotional steadiness, and sustainable leadership habits that build trust even when answers are unclear, helping create stability, protect wellbeing, and maintain momentum during change.
Lisa Walden tackles one of the most common sources of workplace frustration by examining how modern communication styles collide across platforms and personalities. It unpacks unspoken etiquette, messaging mishaps, and emotional subtext in everyday interactions. Through practical tools and relatable examples, Lisa shows how intention, awareness, and empathy transform feedback, virtual meetings, email, and difficult conversations into opportunities for clarity, connection, and stronger working relationships.
Looking for a custom keynote or workshop designed around your company’s goals and culture? The expert will create a tailored, interactive session that aligns with your objectives, values, and strategic priorities. From leadership and innovation to wellbeing and collaboration, each experience is built from the ground up to deliver measurable impact and lasting change.
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