Technology Management Scholar & Department Chair at UC Santa Barbara; Author of "The Digital Mindset"; Expert on Digital Transformation
Paul Leonardi Biography
Paul Leonardi, Ph.D., is Department Chair and Duca Family Professor of Technology Management at UC Santa Barbara, with appointments in both the Department of Technology Management and the Department of Communication. Before joining UC Santa Barbara, Leonardi served on the faculty at the School of Communication, the McCormick School of Engineering, and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He earned a doctorate in management science and engineering from Stanford University.
Leonardi's research, teaching, and consulting focus on technology management, organizational communication, digital transformation, and knowledge sharing in the workplace. His work examines how companies implement new technologies and leverage informal social networks to utilize knowledge assets for innovation. His interdisciplinary research spans organization studies, communication studies, and information systems, and has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Communication, MIS Quarterly, and Organization Science. Leonardi's perspectives have also appeared in business outlets including Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Leonardi has published more than 100 studies in scientific journals and books, and is an elected fellow of the Academy of Management and the International Communication Association. He has received awards for research from the Academy of Management, the American Sociological Association, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Association for Information Systems, the International Communication Association, the National Communication Association, and the National Science Foundation. His courses address topics such as digital transformation, managing innovation, and the future of work, and he has received more than 30 honors for teaching and research.
Leonardi's books include "Car Crashes Without Cars: Lessons About Simulation Technology and Organizational Change from Automotive Design" (MIT Press), "Materiality and Organizing: Social Interaction in a Technological World" (Oxford University Press), and "Technology Choices: Why Occupations Differ in Their Embrace of New Technologies" (MIT Press). His book "The Digital Mindset," co-authored with Tsedal Neeley and published by Harvard Business Review Press, provides guidance for professionals in a technology-driven economy. "Digital Exhaustion" explores the impact of constant connectivity and digital overload in the workplace, drawing on two decades of research and long-term studies of employees at major companies.
At UC Santa Barbara, Leonardi founded the Technology Management Program and launched its Master of Technology Management and doctoral programs, establishing the MTM as an internationally recognized degree. For more than 20 years, Leonardi has advised Fortune 500 companies, startups, and nonprofits on communication strategy, innovation management, and the human aspects of technology adoption.
Paul Leonardi Speaking Topics
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Leading Remote and Hybrid Organizations
Technology has allowed us to work anywhere at any time. But the best ideas come when we collaborate with others. So how can your organization collaborate when your workforce is remote? What are the best ways to organize your teams in a hybrid workplace – when some people are in the office but others are not? In this insightful talk, Paul uses a combination of cutting-edge scientific evidence and examples of successful companies to outline the steps you can take to build strong collaborations across multiple geographies, time zones, and cultures that result in high work performance and happy workers.
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Overcoming Burnout in The Post-pandemic Workplace
Employee burnout is quickly becoming a pandemic of its own. It leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, loss of personal identity and, in many cases, turnover. In this talk, Paul Leonardi discusses the causes of burnout and why the pandemic has accelerated the experience of burnout in employees across all kinds of work situations. He then provides practical steps your companies can take to alleviate burnout and increase employee engagement as you begin to re-build your workplace norms and procedures in the post-pandemic world.
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Paul Leonardi is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Leading Remote and Hybrid Organizations, Overcoming Burnout in The Post-pandemic Workplace, The Digital Mindset, Leading Digital Transformation, Better People Analytics and Overcoming Digital Exhaustion. The estimated speaking fee range to book Paul Leonardi for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Paul Leonardi generally travels from Santa Barbara, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Sharon Gai, Lital Marom, Nick Bontis, Scott Klososky and Danilo McGarry. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Paul Leonardi for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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