For 25 years, Liane has advised executives and teams on how to use productive conflict to increase productivity and achieve high performance. Known as the water cooler psychologist, she coaches teams from the frontlines to the boardroom and around the globe from Boston to Bangkok. In working with hundreds of teams, including dozens of Global Fortune 500 companies, she has developed a unique perspective on strategies organizations can take to resolve conflicts while minimizing drama.

Beyond her work in the boardroom, Liane is a New York Times Bestselling author of You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done and The Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track. She is also a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and has been sought by media outlets, including CNN, NPR, USA Today, The Globe & Mail and Forbes, for her expertise on developing strategy, optimizing teams, and fostering accountability.

As a keynote speaker, Liane has spoken for audiences as big as 2000 and as intimate as 20. Known for her ability to connect with audiences, Liane delivers the perfect combination of education and entertainment that leaders and teams need to get unstuck and make an impact on their organizations.

She provides a client-tested model and framework, along with the latest research, so that audiences walk away with the tools to start making teams and organizations better from the moment they leave the session. Liane has a PhD in Organizational Psychology from the University of Waterloo, Canada’s #1 Research University among comprehensive universities 10 years in a row. She is a passionate advocate for mental health and sits on the Board of Governors of the Psychology Foundation of Canada.