Connie Dieken

As an award-winning broadcast journalist for NBC and ABC stations, Connie Dieken spent the early stages of her professional career interviewing a virtual who’s who of power and influence. From sitting presidents to titan-of-industry CEOs, she observed that despite their differences, these global leaders shared several unique patterns, regardless of industry, gender, age, and other socio-cultural conditions.

Dieken became determined to quantify these influence patterns through science. Leaving behind an accomplished broadcasting career that resulted in five Emmy Awards, two Telly Awards, and induction into the Radio/TV Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame, she spent the following years establishing her expertise as a prominent social scientist working to accelerate these influence patterns with leaders around the globe. She founded The Dieken Group, a global research, consulting, and executive coaching firm, and developed Influence 360°, an assessment tool that measures and guides personal influence patterns.

As a research-based social scientist and the founder of The Influence Lab®, Dieken is not interested in the illusion of influence. She leverages real, actionable data to help leaders influence real, transformative, sustainable change. This approach has helped C-level executives at the world’s biggest brands successfully unify stakeholders, elevate their top initiatives, and shape the future growth of their organizations. She has delivered keynote speeches on four continents, focusing on leadership influence and presence, and has been recognized for her work with diverse international audiences.