Big Idea Session

Dorie Clark

Bestselling Author, Contributor, Speaker, and Executive Education Instructor, Columbia Business School

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Dorie Clark helps individuals and companies get their best ideas heard in a crowded, noisy world. She has been named three times as one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50. She was honored as the #1 Communication Coach by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards and one of the Top 5 Communication Professionals in the World by Global Gurus. She is a keynote speaker and teaches for Columbia Business School.

She is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine.

A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, Clark has been described by the New York Times as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.” She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and consults and speaks for clients such as Google, Yale University, and the World Bank. Forbes has declared that “her insights connect marketing, social media, communications, learning technologies, and personal discovery to give us a blueprint for success in the future economy.”

She is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School, a producer of multiple Grammy-winning jazz albums, and a Broadway investor. You can download her free Long Game Strategic Thinking Self-Assessment at dorieclark.com/thelonggame.

Sessions

Big ideas session

Thursday, April 30, 10:50AM - 12:05PM

Too Busy to Think? How HR Leaders Reclaim Focus Without Adding More Work

HR professionals today operate under relentless pressure – navigating urgent employee needs, constant organizational and external change, and rising expectations with little space to step back and think. In this session, bestselling Harvard Business Review author Dorie Clark shares practical strategies to help HR leaders and practitioners reclaim mental bandwidth, sharpen strategic judgement, and move from constant reaction to intentional decision-making. Rather than adding more to your plate, this talk focuses on how to think differently within the constraints you already face – so you can anticipate challenges, make smarter tradeoffs, and create meaningful impact even in a fast-moving, complex environment.

You will learn:

  • How to create thinking space without waiting for more time or resources

  • How to spot early signals of change through smarter networks

  • How to identify high-leverage priorities instead of trying to do everything

  • How to make better strategic tradeoffs amid competing demands

  • How to balance urgency with long-term impact through strategic patience

Dorie's ideas driving the dialogue:

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Book

The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World

Dorie Clark Ted Talk

Video

TED Talk | How to Build a Following Around Your Ideas

Dorie Clark Podcast

Podcast

Newsweek | Creating the Economy of the Future with host Dorie Clark

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