Alexandra Levit
Bestselling author / Fortune 500 consultant / Global futurist / TEDx/keynote speaker / CEO Inspiration at Work at Babson Olin Graduate School of Business
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Babson Olin Graduate School of Business
Alexandra Levit is the founder and CEO of Inspiration at Work, a woman-owned consulting business with the goal of preparing organizations and their employees to be competitive and marketable in the future business world. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has authored several books, including the international bestseller They Don’t Teach Corporate in College and Humanity Works: Merging People and Technologies for the Workforce of the Future.
Alexandra recently received a certificate in strategic foresight from the University of Houston. She consults and writes on leadership development, human resources, technology adoption, entrepreneurship, innovation, career and workplace trends on behalf of numerous Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Canon, Deloitte, DeVry University, Intuit, SilkRoad, and Staples, and has spoken on these topics at hundreds of organizations around the world including Abbott, ADP, Bank of America, Cardinal Health, Campbell Soup, Exelon, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Human Capital Institute, McDonalds, Microsoft, PepsiCo, the Society of Human Resource Management, and Whirlpool.
In the last several years, Alexandra has conducted proprietary research on the future of work, technology adoption, the millennial generation, gender differences and bias, and the skills gap. She also served as a member of Business Roundtable’s Springboard Project, which advised the Obama administration, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Defense on current employment issues.
Alexandra is also a frequent national media spokesperson and is regularly featured in outlets including USA Today, National Public Radio, CNN, ABC News, CNBC, Forbes, the Associated Press, and Glamour. She was named an American Management Association Top Leader for two years in a row and has also been Money Magazine’s Online Career Expert of the Year and the author of one of Forbes’ best websites for women.
A member of the Northwestern University Council of 100 and the Young Entrepreneur Council, Alexandra received the prestigious Emerging Leader Award from her alma mater. The award honors a Northwestern graduate under 35 who had made a significant impact in her field and in society. She was also named to the Thinkers50's Radar Class of 2019. This global organization identifies the individuals developing the most compelling business and management ideas of our age. She resides in Chicago, IL.
Videos
FYPC Podcast Ep. 54: Alexandra Levit, International Bestselling Author and CEO
Alexandra Levit, PeopleResults: Effective Ways to Transition to a Fully Distributed Workforce
How Will You Prove Your Humanity? | Alexandra Levit | TEDxNorthwesternU
Finding Brave Ep 45: The Future of Work and Staying Competitive, with Alexandra Levit
Future of Work: Human Skills We Should be Nurturing | Alexandra Levit
There's no going back to the pre-Covid workplace
Thinkers50 Brightline-Alexandra Levit
Alexandra Levit at Cornell University
Workforce expert discuss morale tips while working from home
International Women's Day: Liz Wiseman and Alexandra Levit
The Project Economy #23 - Alexandra Levit
Alexandra Levit Delivers HCI Closing Keynote September 2015
Building Essential Competencies for Your Future Career with Alexandra Levit | #Shift2021
Ep 11: Alex Levit, Partner PeopleResults, Dr Stewart Shankman, Psychologist Northwestern University
BUSINESS SPEAKER ALEXANDRA LEVIT | Innovation at Work - Collaborative Agency Group
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