Top 26 Leadership Speakers to Book for Your Event in 2026

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and a leading researcher on psychological safety, teamwork, and organizational learning.

Her research showed why people need…

Liz Wiseman is CEO of The Wiseman Group, a leadership researcher and executive advisor. Her work includes the bestselling management books Multipliers and Impact Players for leaders.

Her Multipliers framework shows how…

Patrick Lencioni founded The Table Group and leads its work on organizational health. He is the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Advantage, and other leadership books.

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Simon Sinek is the founder of The Optimism Company, an author and speaker whose work on purpose and leadership includes Start with WHY, Leaders Eat Last, and The Infinite Game…

Adam Grant is the Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management at Wharton and a University of Pennsylvania psychology professor, organizational psychologist, bestselling author, and TED speaker.

Grant studies how people find motivation…

Whitney Johnson is CEO and co-founder of Disruption Advisors, a leadership development company built around her S Curve framework, and the author of Smart Growth and Disrupt Yourself.

Johnson applies the…

John C. Maxwell is a bestselling leadership author, coach, and speaker. His work through Maxwell Leadership focuses on developing leaders, strengthening teams, and multiplying influence.

Maxwell teaches practical leadership skills, including how…

Jacob Morgan is a futurist, author, and keynote speaker who created Future of Work Leaders, a community for senior people executives navigating leadership and the fast-changing workplace.

Morgan studies how leadership, employee…

Erica Dhawan is a keynote speaker, author, and collaboration expert whose books Digital Body Language and Get Big Things Done examine communication, connection, teamwork, and innovation.

Dhawan’s Connectional Intelligence framework shows how…

Heather R. Younger is the founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a workplace culture consultant, author, and keynote speaker. She is known for her research and work on Caring Leadership and active…

Dr. Romie Mushtaq is Chief Wellness Officer at Great Wolf Resorts, a physician, and the author of The Busy Brain Cure. Her work connects brain health, employee well-being, and leadership.

At…

Jennifer McClure is CEO of Unbridled Talent and Chief Excitement Officer of DisruptHR, bringing decades of HR and executive experience to her work as a keynote speaker, coach, and strategist.

A former…

Adrian Gostick is an author, speaker, and workplace culture expert whose research-based work with The Culture Works explores recognition, engagement, teamwork, and organizational culture.

Gostick’s leadership work examines how recognition, belonging, transparency,…

Michael Bungay Stanier is an author, speaker, teacher, and founder whose MBS Works platform brings together practical tools on coaching, curiosity, organizational change, and doing work that matters.

Best known for The…

Dr. Tanvi Gautam founded Leadershift Inc. and works as a keynote speaker, executive coach, consultant, and business-school educator focused on leadership in periods of disruption and change.

Gautam helps leaders adapt as…

Laura Gassner Otting is an author, keynote speaker, and executive coach. Her career spans two decades in executive search and work helping leaders pursue impact, confidence, and consonance.

Drawing on her experience…

Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist, speaker, and three-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose Human Workplace Trilogy explores connection, rituals, and employee retention.

Keswin’s work asks leaders to find the productive…

Shane Feldman is a leadership speaker and entrepreneur who founded Count Me In, a global program that helps young people build communities and turn ideas into social ventures.

Drawing on that experience…

Joe Mull is an employee commitment expert, Hall of Fame speaker, author of Employalty, and founder of Boss Hero School. His career centered on leadership, retention, and workplace culture.

Mull uses…

Mark C. Crowley is an author and global speaker who spent 25 years leading financial-services teams before developing his research-backed approach to humane, heart-led workplace leadership.

His Lead From the Heart work…

Dorie Clark is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, consultant, and executive education faculty member. Her work spans strategic thinking, communication, reinvention, and long-term growth.

Through books such as The Long Game, …

Laura Morgan Roberts is an organizational psychologist, UVA Darden professor, author, speaker, and founder of The Alignment Quest Enterprise, with research on human potential and leadership.

Roberts studies how people activate their…

Frances Frei is the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at Harvard Business School. She is an author and advisor whose work examines trust, leadership, strategy, and organizational change.

Frei teaches leaders…

Brené Brown is a University of Houston research professor, UT Austin professor of practice, bestselling author, and Executive Chair of BetterUp’s Center for Daring Leadership, focused on courage.

Brown’s research connects vulnerability…

Cy Wakeman founded Reality-Based Leadership and led the company for more than 25 years. She is a keynote speaker and author known for her work on accountability, ego, and workplace drama.

Wakeman’s…

Fred Kofman is president of Conscious Business Center International, an executive coach and author. His work integrates leadership, accountability, values, meaning, and conscious business.

Kofman teaches leaders to get results while acting…