Dr. Julie Williamson
About
About Dr. Julie Williamson - Best-Selling Author & Keynote Speaker, CEO & Managing Partner at Karrikins Group:
Julie Williamson, Ph.D., believes that HOW you lead together matters as much as what you do and why you do it. Her passion makes her a dynamic and energizing speaker who brings real-world leadership experience together with academic credentials in social science to create an inspiring call to action in her signature talk, Make HOW Matter.
If your leaders need to come together to deliver on ambitious goals, are in the midst of a multi-year transformation that feels overwhelming, or are growing fast and their leadership capabilities need to keep up with the pace of change, Julie will provide a clear framework for HOW. Companies like Abbott, Zebra, Veolia, and others have benefitted from her work with their leaders.
Through her relatable, humorous, and grounded stories, she brings the methodologies and tools to life for audiences in all industries and stages, creating an impact on participants that lasts far beyond the event. She’s had people reach out to her years after seeing her speak to let her know how they implemented the ideas she shared!
Julie is recognized as a leading voice on how aligned leadership unlocks enterprise-wide success. She works directly with leadership teams around the world to turn strategy into impact by closing the gap between agreement and alignment. Her work blends business acumen, social science, and practical facilitation to help leaders shift how they lead together in pursuit of their most ambitious goals, and she brings this to the stage to help her audiences connect what they do with the approach she shares.
Julie is the author of the best-selling and award-winning book Make HOW Matter, and a frequent contributor to Forbes Business Council and CEO Magazine, where she brings a clear, human, and pragmatic perspective to the challenges senior teams face today. On her podcast, The Failure Gap, she hosts leaders from around the world and discusses the challenges of navigating the space between agreement and alignment.
Topics and Audience Takeaways
What Dr. Julie Williamson Talks About:
The HOW of Leadership
A high energy walk through the challenging, humorous, and delightful discoveries that come from getting aligned as a leadership team. You audience will walk away with real
tools to work with to build alignment across their teams.
The Power of Grounded Optimism
The jolt of positive energy your audience needs to reconnect with an optimistic view of the opportunities and challenges they face. By grounding optimism in the intersection
of pragmatism and future focus, Julie helps people to embrace what’s hard to get to what’s great.
Ironman for Ordinary People
Ironman is one of the toughest endurance events a person can take on, and yet incredibly ordinary people find ways to get it done every year, including Julie. Like an Ironman, big transformations, ambitious strategies, and other tough challenges require clarity, connection, commitment, and courage. Your audience will walk away with fresh insights about how to fuel their energy around transformation, and a couple of them might even be inspired to sign up for an Ironman event!
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