Leanne Meyer

Enthusiast
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Faculty Director: Carnegie Mellon Executive Leadership Academy at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Overview

Leanne Meyer is an Executive Educator at Carnegie Mellons Tepper School of Business, focusing on leadership identity transitions. An accomplished author and keynote speaker with over 30 years of experience, she helps high-performing individuals move from expert to enterprise leader. She holds a BA from the University of Johannesburg.

Originally from South Africa, Leannes international background informs her perspective on leadership and navigating new environments. She is passionate about empowering people to claim their worth and stand firm in their values, a mission that drives her both professionally and personally.

Her bestselling book, "Climbing the Spiral Staircase, " offers actionable, evidence-based strategies for women to accelerate their career success.

Personality Overview

Amiable & Agreeable

Optimistic

Consensus Focused

They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
  Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Topics They Care About

Women's Leadership
She wrote a bestselling book on career navigation for women and directs an award-winning Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women at Carnegie Mellon.
Leadership Transitions
Her work is centered on guiding leaders through critical career stages, specifically the transition from a functional expert to an enterprise-level influencer.
Executive Coaching
She runs her own coaching practice, partnering with global organizations and senior executives to build leadership cultures that drive performance and purpose.

Media Appearances

94 Leanne Meyer - Author & Executive Leadership Coach. Featured in Apple Podcasts

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Tepper Reads Fall 2021 Podcast #2 - Leanne Meyer. Featured in Tepper Reads (Libsyn)

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Leanne Meyer | Tepper School of Business. Featured in Carnegie Mellon University – Tepper School of Business

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Work History

5-2014
Faculty Director: Carnegie Mellon Executive Leadership Academy at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
8-2017 - 2-2022
Executive Director, Accelerate Leadership Center at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business
9-2020
Faculty, Masters in Medical Management at Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
2-2022
Founder, Keynote Speaker & Executive Coach at Leanne Meyer
3-2023
Board Member at Fe league

Education

BA from University of Johannesburg

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Insights For Selling To Leanne

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them how their day is going or exchange some other pleasantries
  • Speak from experience about success that the product has seen with other customers
  • Give them the opportunity to lead the conversation where possible

DONT's

  • Don’t push them for a direct ‘no’, take lack of ‘yes’ as ‘no’ after some time
  • Don’t be too formal with them, they trust informality more
  • Don’t be excessively objective, be like a storyteller with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Leanne is

  • Relationship and rapport are valuable for them, but so is proven product value.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Leanne

  • They are unlikely to say no directly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Leanne move?

  • They are not very fast decision makers, even while they continue to stay engaged.
  • Can Leanne take some risk or not?

  • They can take some low-probability risks if needed.

You And Leanne

Personality Compatibility


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