Cy Wakeman

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Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, global thought-leader and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience, Wakeman’s philosophy offers a new lens through which employees and executives alike, can shift their attention inward, sharpen their focus on personal accountability, and uncover their natural state of innovation simply by ditching the drama.

Deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace,” Wakeman has helped companies such as Google, Facebook, Viacom, NIH, the CDC, Uber, NBC Universal, NASA, Pfizer, Keurig Dr. Pepper, AMC Theatres, White Castle, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and countless others learn to navigate our rapidly changing world using good mental processes to harness energy wasted in workplace drama and reinvest that effort into achieving profound business results.

As a highly sought-after conference headliner, Cy Wakeman holds a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association, placing her within the top 3% of speakers. She’s been featured on the TODAY Show, the AskGaryVee Show with Gary Vaynerchuk, Cheddar TV, The New York Times, Business Insider, The Daily Muse, SHRM.com and many more. Cy Wakeman was voted in the top 100 leadership professionals to follow on twitter for 7 years in a row. In 2021 and 2022, she topped the Global Gurus list of Top 30 Leadership Professionals across the globe, coming in at #1.

Wakeman has published three books, the latest of which is No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results. Cy also hosts her own No Ego podcast to address leaders’ biggest challenges in the workplace. For more information, please follow Cy on social at @cywakeman.

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Topics

No Ego: How leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results
Reality-Based Leadership™: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace and Turn Excuses Into Results
Hardwiring Accountability Into Your Workforce and Coaching for Great Performance
Business Readiness—Ensuring Our Teams are Ready for What’s Next
Employee Engagement Is Broken: Unlocking the True Driver of Employee Performance

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