top change & change management keynote speaker
Nick Jankel is a virtuoso keynote speaker and a world authority on leading, embracing, and unleashing change. Inspire your audience to not just brace for more change but to embrace it and even seek it, motivate them with ways to metabolize change into value and growth, and galvanize them with actionable insight on how to guide, empower, and lead others to change.
change keynote speaker Talking POINTS & TAKEAWAYS
These will be customized to your audience, event goals, and briefing.
Help audiences understand that in today's VUCA++ environment, change is not going away and there's nowhere to hide from it—but that by embracing change, we can feel most alive and grow as people most quickly.
Explore the surprising brain science of change—and how recent breakthroughs in neuroscience show us how to build and encourage change-positive mindsets and behaviors.
Actionable insight into how change-readiness and change-positivity are rooted in emotional agility—and how mastering one's emotions helps people to flow and not freeze in constant change.
Ways to help oneself and others let go of outdated habits and beliefs that are blocking change—and embrace new ideas that are adaptive and future-ready.
How to leverage emotional and cognitive empathy—and powerful takeaway tools—to design change narratives and change initiatives that accelerate people along the journey of change.
Learn a range of practical tools and everyday practices to cope with change and build resilience for sustainable high-performance in VUCA++ enviroments.
A standing ovation! I am already sharing the insights with my leaders. Thank you!
CEO,
Unilever USA
Nick was the highlight of the 2-day conference. He made it worth going to. Thought-provoking, insightful, and very enjoyable.
SVP
Investment Bank
Nick had a pronounced and profound impact. Exceptional!
President,
Kellogg’s North America
Nick transformed our event with an engaging and evocative talk that hit all the nails that we put out there. It set a perfect scene for the remainder!
Head of Marketing,
Syngenta
Top Keynote Speaker On change-ready Mindsets & change management
Nick is a sought-after, highly experienced, and powerful keynote speaker at the very top of his game. With almost 30 years of experience on the frontlines of disruption, he is a world authority on leading, embracing, and unleashing meaningful change, innovation, and transformation to adapt to the increasingly volatile, uncertain, and complex world.
Nick delivers electrifying, energizing, and hyper-engaging “Wow!” keynotes for informed and discerning companies, conferences, institutions, associations, and nations. Think Nike, LEGO, Unilever, HP, Neom, Pfizer, Google, and No.10 Downing Street.
His surprisingly unique keynotes—exquisitely customized to fit your brief and packed with original science-backed ideas, actionable Ah-HA! insights, and real-world examples—captivate hearts, dazzle even the smartest minds, and ignite concrete change. Nick’s talks can include takeaway tools and practical hacks that turn inspiration into action.
Nick shares penetrating and inspiring insights into how to be part of, manage, and lead meaningful change and not just brace for constant change but embrace it. He shares brain-based and actionable insights on how to metabolize unstoppable change into value-creating, customer-centric ideas, insights, and innovations.
change-ready mindset keynote taster video
Having led over 100 innovation and transformation projects for world-class companies like Microsoft, Unilever, Virgin, and DiiO, including one that led to the most successful TV show in history, I discovered that most innovation, change, and transformation projects fail not because of a lack of ideas, investment, resolve, or resources. The root cause is outdated mindsets and cultures. There is often an excess of judgment, force, command, and control, coupled with a deficiency in genuine creativity and customer insight. Unfortunately, the little creativity present is usually misplaced or confined to brainstorms that rarely yield breakthroughs.
Consequently, the enormous energy and creativity required for successful change and innovation are often wasted due to fear, confusion, and friction. There is a lack of safety and trust, hindering the necessary risk-taking in innovation and transformation. In essence, without the right mindsets – where people are given permission to think differently, cope with uncertainty, and embrace risk – success is unlikely.
Over decades, my colleagues and I have developed powerful tools and experiential practices that build genuine innovation, transformation, and change-positive mindsets. When you provide your brief, I commit to working tirelessly to amplify your messages and elevate your ambitions.
Remaining independent as a thought leader, challenger, and aspirer, each of my keynotes is customized to meet and exceed expectations, connecting with your specific audience to unleash energy, momentum, inspiration, and traction.
During my keynote, I can share insights on building a mindset that seamlessly switches between task-oriented activities and reflection, creativity, and connection. Learn how to overcome rampant perfectionism, encouraging everyday experimentation.
Discover strategies to reframe the pain of failure and transform emotions around confusion, loss of status, and making mistakes.
Explore ways to stimulate creative thinking and foster breakthroughs without relying on outdated brainstorming techniques. Understand why curiosity is a business asset and how to institute a “go or grow” mindset.
I also delve into the typical killers and unlockers of innovation and change, providing valuable insights on unleashing people-powered transformation. Book me for your event, and let’s revolutionize your workplace together.
I saw the room go from a bit tired to very inspired. Totally engaging and fully immersive. You wouldn’t want to miss a second of it. It was powerfully supercharged right from the start.
VP Digital,
Alfa Laval
Wonderful! The talk was motivating, thoughtful, and so well-delivered. Many of my colleagues said they felt seen for the first time.
Director,
McCormick & Co
Nick goes deeper and clearly made an impact on me and others. Looking forward to seeing the seeds grow in me and my organization!
EVP,
Merck
Exactly what we wanted. Our CEO has been quoting Nick’s thinking to our leaders.
HR Director,
Oxford University