Artificial harmony leads to artificial alignment — hard discussions and risks are avoided, passive decisions are made and choices aren’t. Exec coach Jocelyn Kung offers simple steps leaders can take to create trust, healthy conflict and better outcomes.
Jocelyn Kung is an executive coach and founder of The Kung Group, a Silicon Valley c that unlocks leader potential and fixes broken cultures for tech giants like Apple, Oracle, Cisco, Juniper, and 23andMe. She spots personal blockers, rebuilds teams, and scales orgs with simple, results-driven systems that stick.
A former VP of HR with an MBA from Golden Gate University, she’s coached CEOs through hypergrowth, crises, and pivots—turning workaholics into purposeful leaders who harness conflict and remote work for competitive edges.
Deidre Paknad has founded and led three tech startups, acquired companies and been acquired, and led a high-growth business as an executive at IBM for several years; this affords her a unique perspective on using both speed and scale to drive growth. In her role as CEO at WorkBoard, she works with senior leadership teams at some of the world’s largest companies to clarify, align, and drive strategic priorities with greater speed and agility. She is a frequent speaker on Outcome Mindset™ and tapping into ambition.
Deidre has over a dozen patents and has twice been inducted into the Smithsonian Institution for innovation. Goldman Sachs named her one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs of 2019. Deidre hosts The OKR Podcast, which focuses on accelerating outcomes and fostering an outcomes culture.