Jane Hyun

Global Leadership Expert, Executive Coach & Author

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Biography

Jane Hyun is the author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, co-author of FLEX, and Founder and President of Hyun & Associates. She is an executive coach and leadership strategist to Fortune 500 companies, schools, and professional associations. Prior to starting her consulting firm, she was a Vice President of HR at JP Morgan and Director of Recruiting at Deloitte & Touche and Resources Global. Her programs (Bamboo Ceiling Series/The Art of Cultural Fluency) have received international acclaim from Fortune 500 companies who seek to leverage the cultural capital of their talent pool to win in today’s global marketplace. She has advised senior management teams and diversity councils on the importance of leading effective multicultural teams. Read More >

Hyun is continually sought after for her expertise in the area of talent management of women and multicultural professionals. Her clients range from small companies to large multinationals in financial services, consumer products, consulting/professional services, technology, retail, nonprofit, and schools who seek to adopt next generation leadership practices.

Her work has received international recognition and Hyun appears regularly on CNN, CNBC, National Public Radio, and Marketwatch, as well as in Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Chief Executive, and other media. A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in economics/international studies, she serves on the Women’s Alumnae Council, is an advisor to the Toigo Foundation, and is an advisor to the Hidden Brain Drain Taskforce, the organization which authored recent Harvard Business Review studies, “Off-Ramps/On-Ramps,” “Sin Fronteras,” “Female Talent in Emerging Markets,” and “The Sponsor Effect.”

Hyun’s groundbreaking book, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, opened up a critical dialogue for the need for a culturally grounded talent development approach for organizations. She has a passion for helping individuals realize their fullest potential in the workplace, community, and marketplace. Read Less ^

Speaker Videos

Teamwork in the Global Workplace

Bamboo Ceiling

Speech Topics

Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences

In this presentation, Jane Hyun offers a proactive strategy for managers to navigate and leverage diversity effectively in this new global economy. Read More >

She shows managers how to: Read Less ^

Understand the power gap, the social distance between you and those in the workplace of different cultures, ages and gender.
Flex your management style by stretching how you work and communicate with others, and bridging the gap with more effective communication, feedback tools and building healthy teams.
Multiply the effect by teaching these skills to others and closing the power gap with clients, customers and partners to create innovative solutions.

Flex: Strategies for Communicating in a Global Workforce

How Fluent Leaders Unlock Innovation & Market Growth

The Art of Cultural Fluency

Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling

Testimonials

"Jane was a pleasure to work with. She got the crowd engaged and many mentioned that they really enjoyed attending. She was more than gracious to sign books and take photos. Hopefully one day, we can have her back."

- Ebay

“The feedback we have received from employees and executives alike, who have attended any of Jane’s engagements have been overwhelmingly positive. She is an excellent trainer, speaker, and coach who while, being growth oriented and frank about stretching our comfort zones, conveys her message with genuine care. Her high energy presentation style is appropriate for any level of corporate audience.”

- Director of Global Leadership Development, PepsioCo

“Jane’s insights on cultural fluency helped bring focus to manager behavior that creates an inclusive work environment for our entire organization. Results include initiatives that foster a competitive business advantage.”

- Chief Diversity Officer, The Clorox Company

“We really appreciated how engaged and engaging you were—not just your stellar session, but with the entire event. It built on the day’s proceedings and included a perspective not often heard. Your exercise on feedback was referenced several times by participants the day after your session.”

- Director of Human Resources and Inclusive Talent Management Research, Conference Board of Canada

"Thank YOU for the excellence that you brought to both the keynote at CityClub and the second presentation to our Keybank executives in Cleveland. The programs were outstanding and several of our colleagues are still recounting some of your messages. You are a tremendous talent and a wonderful champion for inclusion."

- Corporate Diversity and Chair, Key Foundation

"We have heard fantastic feedback on the entire Asian Leadership event, but especially on Jane’s keynote address. The book signing went very well and we were so appreciative that Jane was able to sign books of everyone that was waiting in line. Our team is very pleased at the level of employee engagement and enthusiasm displayed throughout the two day event. Thank you so much for your help in coordinating Jane’s participation and logistics."

- General Mills