Daniela Landherr - Speaker - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

    Daniela Landherr

    Conference Speaker Daniela Landherr - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

    Daniela Landherr

    Discover how an influential executive is transforming leadership by scaling psychological safety to foster environments of innovation and inclusion.


    ChangeManagement CrossCulture CulturalDiversity Diversity EqualityandInclusion

    Switzerland

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      Daniela Landherr

      Transformational Leadership & Corporate Culture Architect

      Core Intelligence Domain: Leadership & Corporate Culture
      Location: Switzerland | Languages: English, German
      Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

      Daniela Landherr is a globally recognised architect of corporate culture and a former transformative force at Google, where she served as the Head of Talent Engagement for the EMEA region. With a career defined by building high-performing, psychologically safe environments, she equips C-suite leaders and global organisations with the proprietary frameworks necessary to attract, retain, and inspire top-tier talent in an era of unprecedented disruption. Combining deep behavioural insights with extensive strategic foresight, she bridges the gap between human-centric leadership and measurable commercial success.

      Executive Background & Professional Trajectory

      During her impactful tenure at Google, Daniela was instrumental in shaping the cultural narrative that enabled the technology giant to scale sustainably while maintaining its renowned innovative edge across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She spearheaded talent engagement strategies that focused on cultivating authentic leadership, embedding psychological safety into the corporate DNA, and fostering a deep sense of belonging among diverse teams.

      Today, as an independent Executive Coach, Board Member, and Strategic Advisor, Daniela leverages her extensive corporate intelligence to guide organisations through complex cultural transformations. She is deeply involved in executive education, serving as a prominent voice at the HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, where she imparts her expertise on digital leadership and the future of work.

      Strategic Frameworks & Proprietary Insights

      Daniela’s approach to leadership is grounded in the conviction that organisational resilience is intrinsically linked to human empowerment. She utilises advanced frameworks that dismantle silos and encourage collaborative innovation. Her methodologies emphasise “Servant Leadership,” transitioning management paradigms from traditional command-and-control models to coaching and enablement. By operationalising psychological safety, she ensures that teams are not only equipped to handle rapid digital transformation but are actively driving it.

      Core Speaking Themes & Masterclasses

      • Psychological Safety as a Catalyst for Innovation: How to build environments where calculated risk-taking is encouraged, and failure is leveraged as a stepping stone to breakthrough success.
      • The Future of Talent Engagement: Strategic foresight into attracting, nurturing, and retaining the next generation of top-tier talent in a hyper-competitive, hybrid global market.
      • Transformational & Authentic Leadership: Transitioning from traditional management to leading with empathy, purpose, and vulnerability to drive unparalleled team performance.
      • Fostering a Culture of Belonging: Moving beyond basic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) metrics to create a systemic culture where every individual is empowered to contribute their highest value.
      • Navigating Organisational Change: Frameworks for maintaining team resilience, focus, and motivation during periods of high disruption and digital transformation.

      Major Achievements & Industry Impact

      • Former Head of Talent Engagement for Google EMEA, driving cultural strategies for one of the world’s most innovative companies.
      • Recognised authority and lecturer on Digital Leadership and Organisational Culture at top-tier European business schools, including HWZ.
      • Trusted C-Suite Executive Coach, advising Fortune 500 leaders and international boards on cultural transformation and future-proofing their workforce.
      • Pioneered scalable frameworks for psychological safety that have been adopted by multinational corporations seeking to enhance innovation and reduce employee turnover.

      Key Takeaways

      • Human-Centric ROI: Audiences will learn how investing in psychological safety directly correlates with increased innovation, higher productivity, and stronger commercial outcomes.
      • Actionable Engagement Strategies: Leaders will depart with practical, immediately applicable tools to overhaul their talent retention strategies and build a magnetic corporate culture.
      • Adaptive Leadership Toolkits: C-suite executives and managers will gain the frameworks required to pivot their leadership style, ensuring they can effectively guide remote, hybrid, and diverse teams through ongoing global disruption.
      • We had the pleasure to welcome Daniela Landherr as guest lecturer for the Introduction to Management course at ETH Zurich. Daniela gave a presentation about the importance of people and culture for innovation. We appreciated Daniela's rich experience and enjoyed her engaging way of talking about people and HR. Her insights about team effectiveness, e.g. the role of psychological safety, and the principles of innovation culture, e.g. think bigger, are extremely valuable for every (nascent) business leader. Daniela, thank you very much for the great guest lecture!

        Zorica Zagorac-Uremović

      • Daniela Landherr We had the pleasure to welcome Daniela Landherr as guest lecturer for the Introduction to Management course at ETH Zurich. Daniela gave a presentation about the importance of people and culture for innovation. We appreciated Daniela's rich experience and enjoyed her engaging way of talking about people and HR. Her insights about team effectiveness, e.g. the role of psychological safety, and the principles of innovation culture, e.g. think bigger, are extremely valuable for every (nascent) business leader. Daniela, thank you very much for the great guest lecture!
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      • I had the honor of welcoming Daniela Landherr as a guest lecturer in my bachelor's seminar on "Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction" in the department of Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Zurich. She gave a talk on "The Power of Psychological Safety" in which her rich experiences from her professional life provided valuable insights for my students. In this sense, her positive attitude was contagious, with her natural ability to inspire and motivate standing out in particular. Many thanks for for the great guest lecture!

        Nathalie K. von Rooy

      • Daniela Landherr I had the honor of welcoming Daniela Landherr as a guest lecturer in my bachelor's seminar on "Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction" in the department of Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Zurich. She gave a talk on "The Power of Psychological Safety" in which her rich experiences from her professional life provided valuable insights for my students. In this sense, her positive attitude was contagious, with her natural ability to inspire and motivate standing out in particular. Many thanks for for the great guest lecture!
        5 / 5