​What do the most effective team leaders have in common? According to Suzy Welch, they don’t just lead or manage - they do both.

​In this fireside chat, Suzy introduces the idea of the “lanager” — a leader-manager hybrid who knows when to inspire big-picture thinking and when to get into the weeds. It’s a concept that challenges the old divide between leadership and management, and it’s changing the way high-performing teams are built.

​We’ll talk about what it takes to lead in this way: how to earn the trust of your team and your higher-ups, how to bring company values to life in day-to-day work, and how to adapt your approach to fit the people and challenges in front of you.

​If you’re in the business of growing leaders, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

​This event is being held during the ATD Conference in Washington D.C. Our studio is a 9 minute walk from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center! Refreshments will be provided, along with a free copy of Suzy’s new book Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career.

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​About Suzy Welch

​Suzy Welch is an award‑winning clinical professor at NYU Stern, tech entrepreneur, and three‑time New York Times bestselling author. A magna cum laude Harvard graduate and Baker Scholar from Harvard Business School, she began her 40‑year career as a crime reporter for The Miami Herald before moving into management consulting at Bain & Company and later shaping thought leadership as an editor at Harvard Business Review. With her late husband Jack Welch, she co‑authored the international bestsellers Winning and The Real‑Life MBA, and on her own wrote the New York Times and Wall Street Journal hit 10‑10‑10.

​Passionate about coaching the next generation of leaders, Suzy teaches “Becoming You: Crafting the Authentic Life You Want and Need” and “Developing Managerial Skills” at Stern and directs the NYU | Stern Initiative on Purpose and Flourishing. A frequent Today Show guest and Wall Street Journal op‑ed contributor, she also serves on the boards of ANGI and the Humane Society, supports causes from alternative proteins to Central Park conservation, and lives in New York with her family and a houseful of dogs.

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