About Harry Lakin
I've spent my career in the room where the most consequential people decisions get made.
Not as a bystander. As the person who helps organizations see what they can't see about the humans they're about to trust with everything.
For nearly 15 years, Harry Lakin has worked at the intersection of behavioral science and organizational leadership - helping companies hire better, lead smarter, and build cultures where the right people don't just survive; they thrive. Harry is the founder of Hire Capacity.
His work is built on a simple but uncomfortable truth: most organizations don't have a strategy problem. They have a people problem they've mistaken for a strategy problem. The wrong person in the right seat doesn't just underperform, they reshape the culture around them, often before anyone realizes what's happening.
Harry's approach combines a highly validated normative behavioral assessment (the OMS assessment) with decades of pattern recognition across industries, company sizes, and leadership levels. He has worked with divisions of Fortune 500 companies, regional powerhouses, private equity-backed growth companies, and everything in between.
As a keynote speaker, Harry brings the same rigor and candor to the stage that he brings to the boardroom. His talks on emotional intelligence and multi-generational communication don't offer easy answers. They offer better questions and the frameworks to work through them.
A philosophy, not a methodology
"The science of human behavior is not a mystery, but the willingness to use it is."
Harry doesn't believe in silver bullets or one-size-fits-all solutions. He believes in rigor, honesty, and the courage to make decisions based on evidence rather than comfort. Every engagement is built around that belief.
Background & credentials
Certified Partner of the OMS, a highly validated normative behavioral assessment
Certified in EQi-2.0 and EQ360, the #1 Emotional Intelligence assessment
Decades of executive hiring and leadership consulting experience
Keynote speaker at regional conferences and corporate leadership summits
Workshop facilitator companies of all sizes and in all growth-stage organizations
Founder of Hire Capacity, a behavioral assessment vendor
Work with Harry
Whether you need a keynote speaker, a hiring consultant, or a thought partner for your most important people decisions, the conversation starts here.
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