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Speaker, Leadership Consultant, Author of Two Upcoming Books
Minette Norman is an inclusive leadership consultant focusing on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments with a foundation of psychological safety. She is a sought-after speaker in the areas of inclusive cultures, radical empathy, collaborative teams and psychological safety.
Previously, she spent decades leading global, technical teams in the software industry in several roles from engineering leadership positions to technical writing and translation/ localization. She most recently served as Vice President of Engineering at Autodesk, where she transformed how the company developed software. Responsible for influencing more than 3,500 engineers in North America, Europe and Asia, she focused on state-of-the-art engineering practices while nurturing a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Over the years, Minette recognized the challenges and learned what it takes to create a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative culture – and she decided to help other leaders do better. So, in 2019, Minette left her software career in order to help leaders create the conditions where their employees can do their best work.
In February 2023, Minette, along with seasoned executive consultant Karolin Helbig, released The Psychological Safety Playbook (Page Two), which is the first concise and practical guide for implementing psychological safety in the workplace. The Psychological Safety Playbook provides 25 proven strategies to help leaders increase the psychological safety in their teams and to lead more powerfully by being more human. Minette’s second book, The Boldly Inclusive Leader (Greenleaf), will be published in August 2023.
Named in 2017 as one of the “Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business” by the San Francisco Business Times and as “Business Role Model of the Year” in the 2018 Women in IT/Silicon Valley Awards, Minette is a recognized leader with a unique perspective.
Minette holds degrees in Drama and French from Tufts University and studied at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris.
