Synergists
A Synergist Leader unites people around shared values and purpose, fostering trust, collaboration, and emotional resonance to achieve collective success.
Oprah Winfrey – Media Executive and Philanthropist
Synergist Trait
Oprah’s leadership has always centered around empathy, authenticity, and emotional connection—values that create deeply engaged communities.
Why Synergist
She unites audiences and teams through vulnerability, shared purpose, and storytelling that catalyzes social and personal transformation.
Standford Graduate School of Business: Oprah Winfrey on Career, Life, and Leadership
Arianna Huffington – Founder of Thrive Global
Synergist Trait
Huffington built her second act around well-being, mindfulness, and culture—positioning emotional resilience as business strategy.
Why Synergist
She advocates for human-centric leadership, driving collective performance through empathy and mental health.
Thrive Global: Arianna Huffington on What the Most Innovative Leaders Do to Improve Company Culture
Susan Wojcicki – Former CEO of YouTube
Synergist Trait
Wojcicki built bridges across communities, advocating for creator empowerment and responsible content governance at scale.
Why Synergist
She balanced innovation with inclusion, shaping YouTube into a global creative ecosystem rooted in connection and access.
Forbes: Three Leadership Lessons From YouTube’s Late CEO, Susan Wojcicki
Marc Benioff – CEO of Salesforce
Synergist Trait
Benioff has made stakeholder capitalism, inclusivity, and values-based leadership central to Salesforce’s brand and culture.
Why Synergist
He harmonizes business performance with social impact, championing trust, equity, and wellness from the top down.
Alix Partners: Marc Benioff, the model of a modern transformative leader
Larry Fink – CEO of BlackRock
Synergist Trait
Fink uses his platform to advocate for purpose-driven capitalism, ESG alignment, and long-term stakeholder value.
Why Synergist
He connects financial power with moral responsibility, influencing corporate behavior through trust-based stewardship.
McKinsey & Company: Leading in the 21st century: Larry Fink on personal leadership
Doug McMillon – CEO of Walmart
Synergist Trait
McMillon is known for down-to-earth leadership that emphasizes culture, collaboration, and community over command-and-control.
Why Synergist
He engages frontline employees and steers Walmart’s evolution with humility, inclusivity, and a people-first ethos.
Dvid Rubestein: Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Leadership Live With David Rubenstein
Rosalind Brewer – Former CEO of Walgreens
Synergist Trait
Brewer consistently focuses on equity, transparency, and talent development in her executive roles.
Why Synergist
She builds trust across teams and communities by fostering environments where everyone feels seen and supported.
HBR: Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer to Leaders: Put Your Phones Away and Listen to Employees
Satya Nadella – CEO of Microsoft
Synergist Trait
Nadella famously reshaped Microsoft’s internal culture from competition to collaboration, humility, and learning.
Why Synergist
He centers empathy and psychological safety in leadership, enabling one of the most successful tech culture turnarounds.
Chicago Booth Magazine: Leadership Lessons from Satya Nadella
Operator
Executor, pragmatic, results-driven
Processor
Detail-driven, methodical, systems thinker
Visionary
Future-oriented, bold, creative disruptor