Founder & Chief Analyst — Aptitude Research
Madeline Laurano has spent nearly two decades analyzing the HCM market with a focus on talent acquisition and employee experience. She founded Aptitude Research to give HR leaders independent research on technology decisions.
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Organizational Psychologist, Professor — The Wharton School — Author, 'Think Again'
Wharton's top-rated professor and one of the most cited voices on how people work at their best. Focuses on generosity, rethinking, and originality inside teams.
CEO — KPI Fire — Author, 'Fire Starter: How to Ignite Improvement'
Helps organizations turn improvement into a daily operating rhythm. Combines continuous-improvement systems with leadership discipline so culture becomes measurable.
Professor of Leadership — Harvard Business School — Author, 'The Fearless Organization'
Coined the term 'psychological safety' and made it operational. Her research is the reason most modern culture playbooks even have that phrase in them.