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 The Future Of Work
Nick Jankel is a top 50 global professional keynote speaker who shares penetrating and inspiring insights into how to lead significant change, transformation, and innovation born from 25 years on the frontlines of disruptive innovation, purpose-driven entrepreneurship, and transformational leadership.
Nick is a sought-after and accomplished keynote speaker and futurist who helps audiences make sense of and simplify complexity, understand what is coming and what is possible, and understand how they can metabolize unstoppable disruption into value-creating, customer-centric ideas, insights, and innovations.
Nick is an award-winning author of multiple books on transformation and leadership, has been a master transformation coach on two global TV shows, and is a thought leader who has spoken at the illustrious Aspen Ideas Festival, The Economist Innovation Summit (alongside Elon Musk), and at Talks@Google.
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The way we work is undergoing a profound sea change, comparable in magnitude to the shift from farming to factories. Our Industrial Age working practices, focused on efficiency and profit at the expense of creativity and connection, are failing and no longer fit for purpose. The workforce, spanning four generations, exhibits diverse needs, leading to growing tensions between capital and labor. The surge in unionization reflects a positive trend, yet workers grapple with threats from AI, existential concerns about climate change, inequality, layoffs, and the cost of living.
Stressors such as poor management, excessive workloads, competing demands, micro-stresses, mental health issues, lack of safety, and endless meetings compound these challenges. With a decade of experience running hybrid organizations and assisting numerous Fortune 500s in enhancing their workplaces, I am committed to inventing a better future of work. Recognizing that every organization is unique, I advocate for a tailored approach, urging each to address the four pillars of a healthy workplace: Meaning and Purpose, Mastery and Autonomy, Membership and Belonging, and Majesty and Dignity.
As a leadership futurist, I engage and inspire audiences not only with future possibilities but also by prompting reflection on different thinking and actions. I delve into topics such as understanding generational differences, balancing meaning and efficiency, building a safer and more supportive culture, and moving beyond diversity to embrace dignity in a meaningful and inclusive yet meritocratic way. I provide insights on shortening and eliminating unnecessary meetings to reclaim time for strategic and creative thinking, building an exceptional culture without fostering a cult-like environment, and embracing new technologies without losing our humanity.
Discover the practices and procedures that unlock each element of the 4M framework, and learn how to envision a better future of work for your organization.
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
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