Steve Cadigan

Silicon Valley based Thought Leader, Advisor and Coach

A former top LinkedIn HR executive and one of the world’s leading authorities on future of work and talent. Steve has worked with the likes of Amazon, Google, Twitter, Slack, and the BBC, and appeared on NBC, CNN and in the Harvard Business Review.

Speaker Themes

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Steve Cadigan biography

Steve’s background in HR and leadership development is impeccable. He is the former SVP Talent of LinkedIn, board member, keynote speaker and one of world’s leading authorities on future of work and talent on how to ensure your organisation culture survives and ultimately thrive in crisis and beyond.

COVID 19 has thrust the world of business into a completely unexpected new reality. Steve shares insights that will help you learn how to lead differently today, how to focus your team and identify your pain points in navigating the new reality as well as their solutions. Steve will help your leaders learn how to communicate and work together as a dispersed organisation. Steve will teach you ways to help your teams weather a highly uncertain current reality and future. He will help you see how you can use culture as a powerful weapon to calm and focus the team and inspire resiliency.

Whilst at Linkedin Steve had to deal with a major security breach and the 2008 financial meltdown and was previously at the helm of HR for Cisco in Asia when the SARS pandemic struck and panic ensued. As such he brings an unparalleled breadth and experience of leading cultures through crisis.

Steve is frequently sought out as a talent expert on global TV and has been a regular guest on Bloomberg West and CNBC. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes with his column Talent Hacking. He has been interviewed by Forbes, Bloomberg Business, SF Chronicle, Human Resource Executive Magazine, HR Magazine, Quartz, The Channel Company’s IT Best of Breed, Spain’s Expansion and El Pais, Colombia’s El Tiempo and Portafolio, and Mexico’s CNNExpansión, among others.

BOOK SPEAKER

“Without a doubt, Steve Cadigan is my #1 go-to for all things HR. While I was scalingTwitter, Steve was a great partner for vigorous discussions around strategy, priorities and emergency response! He takes a machete to the noise and gets right to the heart of the issue. What I found most redeeming (and unique) was Steve really held the philosophy that all business decisions are people decisions. He is wholly convinced that people are your greatest competitive advantage, and knows you build a great organisation by helping people do their best work. He's a role model, and my HR hero.”
Janet Van Buysse, VP of Human Resources, Twitter

"Steve blew me away the first time we met. His honesty, passion and obsession about the power of people in the workplace opened my eyes to the possibilities open to great businesses with great people who work together on a common goal. Steve tells with candour the story of Linked In from start up to IPO. He has engaged audiences at my request from C-Suite to front line employees and inspired them to create environments where best people flourish and create real value. I overheard one employee leaving Steve’s talk saying “I get it…it’s all about people!"
Karen Bowes, VP International HR, Capital One

"If you have a chance to work with Steve Cadigan - for any reason at all - grab it! You will learn a lot. You will enjoy the experience. You will benefit from knowing and working with Steve in ways large and small. And it’s not just about the work. It’s about what kind of person Steve is. Trust me: you want to work with Steve."
Alan Webber, Former Managing Editor, HBR & Co-Founder, Fast Company Magazine

"I count myself fortunate that after seeing Steve speak at large venue in London, I was able to convince him to spend a few days with my UK business, one day talking talent and digital transformation with my leadership team and the second day holding a series of expert speaker events open to our entire UK organisation. Steve was fantastic in both settings: insightful, incisive, thought-provoking, engaging and an amazing mix of humble and challenging. He drew rave reviews from employees across the business, and I know he has significantly accelerated the change the leadership team is driving."
Chris Newark, Head of International at Capital One

"The BBC asked Steve to come and speak at one of our leadership events this summer. We were attracted by his story of competing for talent in Silicon Valley during a time of massive growth at LinkedIn. His familiarity with both tech industry and people issues made him a great fit for our needs. Steve was relaxed and informal but professional and impactful. He did a great job on the day and was well received by our leaders - who are a discerning audience. Thank you, Steve!"
Roger Coles, Learning & Development Manager, BBC

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