Specialist in workplace environment, diversity, psychological safety, and communication, with experience in both politics and leadership.
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Top rated!5 of 5
We are very satisfied. Excellent preparations and a strong local connection in the lecture. The content was highly relevant and resonated well with the audience. She is extremely pleasant to collaborate with!
Ragnar Sand Fuglum
Asker Municipality
Saera Khan has leadership experience as a top-level politician and is a specialist in motivation, workplace environment, diversity, and psychological safety. She is an effective and dynamic speaker who shares truly unique experiences.
Twenty years ago, workplaces typically consisted of only two generations. Today, it’s common to have four generations working side by side, making "generational leadership" more relevant than ever. But what demands does this place on workplace culture, motivation, and leadership? Recent research from Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford sheds light on the behavioral differences, value perceptions, and consumer patterns across generations.
Saera will talk about:
Saera will talk about:
Understand Your Hidden Enemies Better: Learn to identify and recognize dominance techniques that can undermine trust, disrupt workplace harmony, and contribute to sick leave.
Defining and Managing Dominance Techniques: Explore how to define and handle behaviors that create insecurity, toxic environments, and negatively impact employee well-being.
Characteristics of Dominance Types: Discover the personality traits and behaviors of different dominance types and how they manifest in your workplace.
Communication as a Tool: Use effective communication to foster trust, collaboration, and influence among colleagues and leaders.
Body Language and Facial Expressions: Understand how non-verbal cues like body language and facial expressions can breed distrust, create distance, and sabotage negotiations or teamwork.
Classic vs. Modern Dominance Techniques: Examine the differences between traditional dominance methods and more subtle, contemporary tactics.
Masculine vs. Feminine Dominance Techniques: Uncover the distinctions between dominance techniques typically associated with masculine and feminine approaches.
Bullying vs. Dominance Techniques: Clarify the line between bullying and dominance techniques to address issues effectively.
The Harm of Power Abuse: Analyze why misuse of power and dominance techniques are detrimental to achieving goals like psychological safety and greater employee involvement.
Saera Khan offers insightful talks on courage and change management:
Leadership vs. Leaders: What distinguishes the concepts of leadership from the individuals who lead?
Qualities of Courageous Leaders: Which personal traits should courageous leaders possess?
Formal Qualifications for Bold Leadership: What educational or professional qualifications support courageous leadership?
Defining Courage in Leadership: How can leaders act with courage while respecting boundaries and sensitivities?
Leading Through Change: Practical strategies for guiding organizations through transitions and new challenges.
She also covers various leadership styles and when to apply them effectively:
Transformational Leadership: A modern leadership theory focused on inspiring and motivating teams.
Values-Based Leadership: How leaders can become charismatic role models by aligning their actions with core values.
Agile Leadership: Using flexibility and adaptability as key tools for effective leadership.
Change Management: Navigating challenging transitions and restructuring processes with confidence and strategy.
Diversity Leadership: Are differences an asset or a burden in leadership?
Innovation Leadership: How can more effective leadership foster greater innovation?
Relationship-Based Leadership: A theory that emphasizes building trust and fostering dialogue to influence employees positively.
Business-Oriented Leadership: Integrating business strategies as a competitive advantage within the organization’s leadership philosophy.
Addressing Power Abuse in Leadership: What can be done when those in power misuse their position through control, manipulation, or dominance techniques against subordinates?
Would you like to master the art of captivating an audience, winning over skeptics, and converting opponents?
Sharpening Your Message: Learn how to deliver your message with clarity and precision.
The Power of Charisma and Eloquence: Harness the influence of a compelling presence and articulate speech.
Body Language for Trust and Influence: Discover how to use non-verbal cues to build trust and achieve persuasive communication.
Dealing with Dominance Techniques in Communication: Practical strategies to recognize and counteract dominance techniques during interactions.
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world's shared action plan to eradicate poverty, combat inequality, and halt climate change by 2030. Unfortunately, many companies treat terms like sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and circular economy as popular buzzwords but fail to act on them meaningfully.
Creating a Robust Sustainability Strategy: How can your organization develop a comprehensive sustainability strategy that permeates from the boardroom to top leadership and across all organizational levels?
Choosing the Right SDGs for Your Business: With 17 defined goals, which ones align best with your company’s values and vision?
Engaging Employees Around a Shared Vision: How do you inspire and motivate employees at all levels to rally around sustainability goals and create a unified language within the organization?
From Strategy to Action Plan: Once the sustainability strategy is defined, how can it be translated into actionable steps? What tools are required to concretize and implement plans?
Measuring and Evaluating Success: How do you track progress and evaluate whether sustainability goals are being met effectively?
Sustainability Across the Value Chain: How can sustainability be integrated and optimized at every level of your company’s value chain?
Crafting an External Communication Strategy: How can you develop a communication strategy that effectively showcases your company’s sustainability policy to external audiences—partners, customers, and the media—through compelling storytelling?
Saera Khan offers a wide range of compelling topics she is passionate about and can present with reliability and strong professional insight. Some of the key lectures she can deliver include:
Women in Leadership: Perfect for events like International Women’s Day.
Cross-Cultural Competence: Insights into thriving in diverse and multicultural environments.
Polarization Between Population Groups: Addressing divisions and building bridges.
Multicultural Communication: Navigating effective communication across cultures.
#MeToo Movement: Discussing sexual harassment and biases in the workplace and society.
The Millennial Generation: Understanding their perspectives and behaviors.
Innovation Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization: Strategies for fostering creativity and driving innovation.
What Kills Creativity and Openness in Organizations?: Identifying and overcoming barriers to innovation.
Inclusion: Political Correctness or Action?: Moving from tokenism to impactful inclusion strategies.
Diversity: An Asset or a Challenge?: Exploring the potential and pitfalls of workplace diversity.
Feminism From a Multicultural Perspective: Examining gender equality through diverse cultural lenses.
Islam: Extremists Only or Space for Freedom of Expression?: A nuanced look at religion and free speech.
"How Far Can Freedom of Religion Go?": Exploring the balance between individual freedoms and societal norms.
Social Media: Opportunities and challenges in the digital age.
Mental Health in the Workplace: Addressing psychological well-being at work.
Online Harassment and Cyberbullying: Tackling the growing challenges of digital abuse.
Psychosocial Work Environment: Building a supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
5 of 5
We are very satisfied. Excellent preparations and a strong local connection in the lecture. The content was highly relevant and resonated well with the audience. She is extremely pleasant to collaborate with!
Ragnar Sand Fuglum Asker Municipality
5 of 5
Saera made a very strong impression and delivered the topic of dominance techniques in a highly interesting and professional way. The audience included both young people and adults, and she hit the mark with both groups. She also used humor alongside strong examples, adding an extra dimension to the presentation. Highly recommended!
Sigrun Tomt Ulset, Advisor Oppland County Municipality
5 of 5
We had a great dialogue with Saera Khan beforehand, and she prepared thoroughly. The lecture topic was "Equality and Diversity," which she delivered with passion and humor. She reminded us that diversity is more than just gender and ethnicity. Well done!
Mona Solberg Oslo Municipality
5 of 5
Saera Khan is engaging, direct, and deeply invested in people, appealing to our emotions. She is to the point and not afraid to address controversial topics with humor and irony. We received excellent feedback from participants at our conference, where the theme was multicultural and value-based leadership.
Marita Nordskog NAV Workplace Center Buskerud
5 of 5
I have had Saera as a guest lecturer in the Master of Management program "Innovation and Commercialization" three times in recent years. She spoke about how to work on the project assignment, an essential step in translating innovation theory into practice. She presented solutions to this challenge exceptionally well and is an inspiring lecturer and discussion partner. I highly recommend Saera as a skilled communicator who fosters enthusiasm and insight.
Peder Inge, Associate Professor and Program Director Master of Management, Innovation and Commercialization BI Norwegian Business School
5 of 5
Saera Khan stepped in on short notice to replace our scheduled speaker. The topic was “How to Create a Strong Culture for Change.” Saera delivered a well-structured and engaging lecture. She is energetic, direct, and shares a lot of herself. We had a useful and memorable morning!
Kristin Nielsen, Administrative Manager Union of Commercial Employees, Norway
5 of 5
As a moderator, Saera Khan exudes energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism, keeping the audience engaged with the ongoing discussion and upcoming topics. Saera moderated a seminar and panel discussion we hosted during Bygg Reis Deg 2017, focusing on future challenges in the Nordic construction market. We are very pleased with her performance and highly recommend her for similar assignments.
Mimmi Goude, Trade Commissioner and Country Manager Business Sweden
5 of 5
I quickly got a good impression of Saera. She emailed several weeks in advance of the lecture to schedule a call where we discussed the content of her talk. We had about an hour-long conversation, leaving me confident that we had found the right person for our event. Her lecture was well-received by both me and the rest of the audience. She spoke about future leaders and the labor market. Highly recommended.
Roy Sundstrøm, Sales Consultant Negotia
5 of 5
A professional and active Saera delivered a very engaging, humorous, and inspiring lecture. We would gladly invite her again for similar events.
Veronica Thormundsen Frende Insurance
5 of 5
Saera delivered a lecture full of knowledge, energy, and passion, enriched with exciting examples from her extensive political career. While the formal evaluation results are not yet ready, the immediate verbal feedback from participants was very positive.
Truls O. Bjørhei, Advisor Parat
After 17 years of leadership experience as a prominent, strategic, and high-profile national politician in the Oslo City Council and the Norwegian Parliament, Saera Khan has shifted her focus and become a central figure in Norwegian business.
Saera is passionate about promoting value creation and tools for innovation in Norway. She has worked to elevate the digital platform InnoBørs, a networking forum connecting entrepreneurs and investors.
In addition to being a guest lecturer for executive master’s students at BI Norwegian Business School on innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization, she delivers talks on a wide range of exciting topics — including innovation, communication and leadership, feminism, and diversity.
Saera is highly experienced in media and public speaking. As a high-profile spokesperson and debater on TV, radio, and in other editorial media, she uses her expertise to deliver highly sought-after presentations. She is particularly passionate about women's rights, freedom of speech, and international human rights issues. Multicultural herself, she speaks six languages fluently.
Saera Khan holds an MBA in Strategic Management, Finance, and Innovation from BI, achieving top grades, including an A on her thesis, which she completed during her studies in Silicon Valley and at Berkeley, USA.
With numerous projects underway, Saera has served on the board of Flyte, where Siv Jensen was CEO, and she works in career counseling, individual coaching, and as a mentor to several professionals. She has previously served on the board of SMB Norway in Oslo, an organization dedicated to improving conditions for Norwegian businesses. She has also been a member of the Broadcasting Council at NRK, appointed by the King in Council, and was a shareholder in an innovative commercial technology company.
Previously, Saera worked as a Client Director at IPSOS, one of the world's largest market research companies, with over 18,000 employees operating in 89 countries. IPSOS conducts research on societal trends, political opinion polling, and provides customer insights, consumer behavior analysis, and innovation services to businesses and public institutions.
Saera Khan can deliver presentations in Norwegian, English, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali.
