Future of Work: Entrepreneur Nancy Lyons on Change Enablement, Team Culture and Leadership from AI to DEI

Nancy Lyons is the CEO and co-founder of Clockwork and an outspoken advocate for making workplaces more inclusive, flexible, and adaptable. Nancy says no one does great work if they’re worried or if they can’t bring their whole self to work, and her consultancy focuses on transforming businesses and business leadership through experience design, technology for change enablement, and creating workplace cultures that support human complexities, nuances and intricacies. She’s also the author of the interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process, A Human-Centered Approach to Producing Digital Products, and Work Like a Boss: A Kick-in-the-Pants Guide to Finding (and Using) your Power at Work.

🔑Key Takeaways🔑

🚀 🤟Intrapreneurs Over Hierarchy: Why traditional corporate hierarchies are becoming obsolete as technology democratizes workplaces, and how to bring entrepreneurial thinking into organizations to inspire creativity and innovation. 

❤️ 🌈 Cultural Values in the Workplace: Learn how to operationalize values like innovation and inclusion in day-to-day work, and why values must be visible in actions and how they contribute to a thriving corporate culture.

👩‍💼 🤝 Women Leading the Future: The under-appreciated yet vital qualities women bring to leadership roles, and why qualities like empathy, creativity, and relationship-building become essential with AI taking over repetitive tasks.

🌐🤎Prioritizing DEI Initiatives: While some companies pull back on DEI efforts, diversity and inclusion are proven to assure business growth and innovation.

✨💡 Creating an Empathetic Culture of Trust: Why engaging in respectful dialogues and understanding diverse perspectives is critical to defuse conflicts and elevate conversations and effective collaboration through curiosity and active listening.

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