Erik Qualman: Digital Leaders are made. Not born.
Erik Qualman is a globally recognized keynote speaker on AI, digital leadership, focus, and the future of work. He is a 5x #1 bestselling author and has spoken in over 60 countries and reached more than 60 million people while earning a 4.9 rating out of 5 for motivating his audiences.
Erik Qualman helps organizations turn change into a competitive advantage. He is known for helping leaders and teams future-proof themselves in an AI-powered world, focusing not just on technology, but on the human behaviors that drive success.
FORBES named Erik Qualman one of the Top 50 Digital Influencers worldwide.
Erik Qualman is a former Silicon Valley executive and sitting professor at Harvard and MIT’s edX Labs, he earned an honorary doctorate for his groundbreaking work. Qualman currently teaches Digital Leadership & AI at Northwestern University. His work sits at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and emerging technology, with a practical focus on moving to action.
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Erik Qualman is an acclaimed speaker who inspires audiences and provides a wealth of input on digital leadership. His work has been recognized in 60 Minutes, The New York Times, WSJ, Mashable, USA Today, ABC News, Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, CBS News and The Huffington Post. He is also in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest podcast.
- Digital Leadership: Future Proofing you and your Organization
Leaders in this digital decade are made – not born. The key is to understand the balance between offline and online. Using sound and practical research, Qualman reveals the 5 habits that drive employee, partner and customer success and satisfaction in a WiFi world. Qualman reveals new techniques such as “Posting-It-Forward”, “Being FLAWsome” and other insights that will positively impact and transform your audience and your business.
- Focus: How to Focus in an unfocused World – Big vs Busy
What’s the difference between winners and losers in a digitally distracted society? Focus. Winners focus on what matters most. It’s simple, but not easy. The number one killer of promising careers, teams and companies is a lack of focus. We either try to do too much, or we put our time, treasure and trust into the wrong areas. Qualman introduces specific focus techniques used by the world’s most successful people and companies.
- Innovation by design: Being the Disruptor vs. the Disrupted
To ensure you are the disruptor and not the disrupted, you need to understand societal shifts and adopt a culture of creativity around them. This session looks at the key future trends and their impact on your business. Qualman provides the roadmap for your organization’s digital transformation. Overcome the pitfalls of incremental change and land on a foundation of progressive and practical innovation principles. Future forward!
- Socialnomics: Winning Customers’ Hearts and Minds at Scale
Based on his #1 bestseller, Qualman dives into the powerful concept of socialnomics. Word-of-mouth has shifted to digital steroids and morphed into world-of-mouth. Businesses must learn the new rules of social, mobile and beyond or they will miss a golden opportunity to win their customers’ loyalty and achieve long-term success. Socialnomics is the key to winning the hearts, minds and wallets of customers.
- Digital transformation: Design your future
We don’t have the choice of whether we digitally transform, the choice is how well we do it. Leaders in this digital decade are made – not born. The key is not just understanding social media, IoT, mobile, AI and blockchain, but more importantly understanding how they work together. This session will give you tips and tricks on how to implement current and future digital trends to maximize your company’s impact on the world.
His high-energy, interactive keynotes move audiences to action, literally and figuratively. Attendees wear his signature green glasses as a reminder to focus on the future, thinking big versus busy, creating a memorable experience that blends insights with fun.
His work has been featured on 60 Minutes and in The Wall Street Journal, and used by organizations ranging from Google to the FBI. He was voted the 2nd Most Likely Author in the World behind the Harry Potter series.
Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics work has been deployed by Nordstrom to the National Guard to NASA. His commencement address on “Things Happen for You, Not to You” is one of the most-watched in the world on YouTube.