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Carly Fiorina is a prominent American politician and former business executive, known as one of the most influential female leaders globally. As CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005, she became the first woman to lead a Fortune 20 company. Fiorina spearheaded the historic merger between HP and Compaq, establishing HP as the world’s largest personal computer manufacturer. Currently, she serves as president of the nonprofit Good360 and has worked to promote leadership and diversity across multiple sectors. In 2015, she attracted national attention by running for the U.S. presidency, advocating for a citizen-led and transformational approach to government.
Fiorina began her career at AT&T in 1980, quickly advancing to lead the equipment and technology division, Lucent. In 1999, she became CEO of HP, where she oversaw the 2002 merger with Compaq during a critical period for the tech industry. This merger positioned HP as a market leader, though it came with strategic restructuring decisions, affecting thousands of employees. Fiorina doubled HP’s revenue and led an ambitious innovation agenda. After stepping down in 2005, Carly Fiorina continued her career by serving on corporate boards and advising political campaigns, including John McCain’s in 2008. In 2010, she ran for the U.S. Senate, and in 2015, she announced her presidential candidacy in the Republican race, advocating a transformative view on leadership and organizational culture.
Carly Fiorina’s conferences are known for their visionary yet practical approach to leadership and managing organizational change. Her style is direct and motivating, offering practical lessons based on her corporate and political experiences. Fiorina inspires her audiences to challenge conventions, empower talent, and build diverse, high-performance teams. Her presentations include examples of creating resilient, innovation-oriented organizational cultures, providing a clear model for navigating modern business transitions.
In this talk, Carly Fiorina shares her personal experience of rising from a secretary to the first woman to lead a Fortune 50 company. She explains her guiding leadership principles, including problem-solving skills and employee empowerment. Fiorina provides an inspiring lesson on unlocking employees’ potential and achieving results in any organizational setting.
Drawing from her experience at HP, Fiorina explains how to transform a complacent organizational culture into a dynamic, innovative environment. Sharing strategies on mergers and integration and how to handle change in times of uncertainty, this talk is a guide for leaders seeking to build high-performance cultures within their teams and organizations.
Believing that leadership does not depend on titles, Fiorina discusses how to develop leaders at all organizational levels. Using her experience with the Unlocking Potential Foundation, she provides tools for empowering employees and fostering a productive, inclusive leadership culture that contributes to organizational success.
In this conference, Fiorina explores the importance of diversity for organizational success. Drawing from her personal experience, she discusses how to cultivate diverse teams and how the inclusion of varied perspectives drives innovation and problem-solving. Her message is clear: diversity not only enriches the workplace but is key to achieving exceptional results.
If you’re looking for a transformative talk on leadership, managing change, and diversity in the workplace, you can book Carly Fiorina through Thinking Heads. As one of the most influential figures in business and politics, Carly offers a unique perspective on building strong, adaptable organizational cultures in times of change. Contact Thinking Heads today for more information and to secure her participation in your next event.
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