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These change management speakers can cover such topics as shifting organizational culture, digital transformation, identifying the reason for change, addressing risks, crafting a vision and plan for change, why managers must step up as change agents, incorporating change into company cultures, disruption, innovation, employee engagement, strategy, and more.
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Kim A Huggins
Kim A Huggins is a business consultant, author, management educator, keynote speaker, and partner of Navigate.
Huggins also held responsible positions at Exxon Mobil and Merck and spearheaded one of the largest mergers that happened recently.
Her client list includes international institutions like Astra Zeneca, Wawa, and the Shire.
She authored a management book titled ‘Generate Performance! Unleashing the power of a multi-generational workforce’.
As a change management speaker, she has delivered speeches across the nation and mostly centers her speeches around topics like communication, generational leadership, change management, etc.
Janet Lapp
Janet Lapp is a keynote speaker, business consultant, author, and psychologist who delivers insightful speeches and workshops on organizational transformation and rapid change management.
Lapp has provided consultation and conducted workshops for Intel, Unilever, AT&T, IBM, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, and the government of St.Petersburg, Russia.
She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from McGill University. She was featured in CNN, NBC, ABC, and INN. The Emmy-nominated CBS series ‘Keep Well’ is being created and hosted by her.
She has authored several books titled ‘Why Won’t They Listen To Me?’, ‘The Four Elements of Transformation: How to create radical and substantial change’, and ‘Dancing With Tigers’.
Jeffrey Tobe
Jeffrey Tobe is a customer experience expert, certified speaking professional, trainer, author, and business consultant.
Tobe was cited as “The Guru of creatively thriving from change” by Insider Magazine and has 20 years of experience providing consultation services for multiple corporations and business executives.
Convention and Meetings Magazine has chosen him as one of the top 15 speakers in North America. He has a long array of clients including Microsoft, PNC Bank, Pepsi Cola International, RE/MAX International, and The Dubai Water Authority.
He authored a book titled ‘Coloring Outside the Lines: Business Thoughts on Creativity, Marketing, and Sales’. On average, he conducts more than 100 speeches and workshops every year.
Gregg Brown
Gregg Brown is a schange management peaker, leader, consultant, advisor, mentor, writer, and strategist whose works are centered around creating actionable strategies inside an organization or a community.
Brown is an official member of the Forbes Coaching Council. His articles on change trends and the future of work are regularly published in News Week and Rolling Stone.
His clients include the University of Toronto, TD Bank, MGM Resorts, Air Miles, Walmart International, and many more. He has also presented talks and workshops for international organizations like the UN, NATO, and Habitat for Humanity.
John Kotter
John Kotter is a Harvard professor, entrepreneur, author, thought leader, and the founder of Kotter International, which provides management consultation for corporations and business personnel.
Kotter was featured in Bloomberg Business Week, Harvard Business Review, Thinkers50, and Global Gurus.
He won the prestigious McKinsey Award for groundbreaking thinking in management horizon with his 2012 article titled ‘Accelerate!’.
Kotter has penned numerous books and among them, his magnum opus is the one titled ‘Leading Change’.
In 2011, Time Magazine named ‘Leading Change’ as one of the 25 most influential business management books ever written. His books have sold millions of copies and have translated to more than 150 foreign languages.
Joseph Grenny
Considered one of the leading experts in the field of business, Joseph Grenny has years of experience and expertise in helping organisations reach new heights by simply altering human behaviour.
Cutting-edge research on topics like leadership, influence, and human behaviour by social scientist Joseph Grenny has helped to improve productivity in some of the world’s biggest businesses. As a four-time New York Times best-selling author, his work has had a positive impact on 300 different Fortune 500 companies.
Nine-time Inc. awardee and entrepreneur Joseph has been honored as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for his work in establishing VitalSmarts, a leading provider of Corporate Training and Leadership Development.
Joseph Jaffe
He’s the CEO and Co-founder of Evol8tion, an organization that helps new startups by connecting them with big name companies. He is also the founder of Jaffe, LLC, which focuses on new media and marketing strategies. In addition to these businesses, he also started Crayon–a company devoted to creating new marketing techniques for a new generation of customers.
His 5th book, “Built to Suck: The Inevitable Demise of the Corporation…and How to Save It?” (Ideapress) was released in March 2019. Built to Suck announces the coming Corporapocalypse and outlines a clear path to salvation, rebirth and transformation.
His speeches are mostly crafted around topics like strategic planning, change management, leadership team effectiveness, and innovation.
Mark Graban
Mark Graban is an author, consultant, speaker, and a Senior Advisor for Value Capture and Kai Nexus.
Graban has penned several books including ‘Lean Hospitals: Improving quality, patient safety, and employee engagement ’ and ‘Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More’.
Mark Graban has delivered speeches across the nation and even on foreign lands like Finland, Brazil, Japan, Sweden, and China.
He was featured in publications like New York Times and Health Affairs and has served lectures at institutes like MIT, Ohio State University, and Wharton.
Mark DeVolder
Mark DeVolder is a change management expert, speaker, thought leader, advisor, employee engagement expert, and author. He has delivered speeches and conducted workshops across five continents and more than 25 countries.
His clients include PepsiCo, McDonald’s, Marriott, NASA, and Medtronic. His speeches are focused on the innovative concept of perpetual pivot, which is a process of adapting to constant change. ‘Perpetual Pivot: How the best leaders adapt to exceptional change’ is the title of the best-selling book that he authored.
DeVolder has received the Top 5 Speaker Award in business management and the Top 25 speaker Award in change management. He has also found his place amongst the top 10 speakers on change in Canada and the USA.
Nimalan Nadesalingam
Nimalan Nadesalingam is a renowned keynote speaker, writer, trainer, change management expert, Associate Director and Senior Consultant for DP DHL Group, and the founder of the 7Cs of Change Consultancy.
He has written a book named ‘Transformative Change’, which was listed in Amazon’s Top 100 Business Bestsellers list. The book is also being taught at multiple universities as one of the core texts for management studies.
His works support the adoption of various digital transformations. He also works as an Associate Professor at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
Dr. Michelle Rozen
Dr. Michelle Rozen is a change speaker, author, advisor, and is cited as the “change doctor” by media outlets. She was featured on CNN, NBC, ABC, and Fox News and writes for The Huffington Post on a regular basis.
Her clients include Johnson& Johnson, Pratt& Whitney, Xerox, Virginia’s Community Colleges, Cisco, and Bank of America.
She has penned multiple books and the most famous one among them is the ‘2-second decisions: The secret formula to leading change by making quick winning choices’.
Josh Linkner
Josh Linkner is the embodiment of creativity, entrepreneurship, and disruption. He’s started and sold five tech businesses for a total of over $200 million dollars. His innovative, practical ideas have made him a sought-after speaker on the topic of change.
Josh is the current chairman and co- founder of Platypus Labs, a company that provides services such as innovation research, training, and consultation. He has been given the title of Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year not just once, but TWICE. Furthermore, he was also awarded the United States Presidential Champion of change award.
After spending over 20 years as a CEO in high-growth companies, he now specializes in helping entrepreneurs navigate the challenges of volatile growth.
Frits Van Paasschen
Frits Van Paasschen is an author, business consultant, change management speaker, executive leader, keynote speaker, and senior advisor at TPG Capital.
He is also a member of the boards of directors of multiple companies like Williams-Sonoma, Royal DSM, Apollo Hotels, and Convene.
Van Paasschen held leadership positions at Nike, The Coors Brewing Company, Disney, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts. He was entrusted with responsibilities in various governmental projects like The European-American Industrial Council, The US-China Business Council, The US- India Business Council, and the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Authority.
A former professor at Harvard, he can speak five global languages and has already delivered speeches across the world in more than 115 countries.
Tom Flick
Tom Flick, a well-known and respected leader in the industry, has given more than 3,000 speeches to esteemed companies such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Hallmark, Boeing, and Ritz-Carlton Hotels.
Tom strives to help these organizations by talking about topics such as how to developing effective leaders, lead change within an organization, and increasing team productivity. Every year, he reaches out to 100,000 individuals with his talks.
As a change management keynote speaker, he has been delivering speeches across the world for more than a couple of decades and his clients include NASA, Starbucks, Mercedes Benz, Amazon, American Express, Google, and the Pentagon.
Mike Hourigan
Mike Hourigan is a certified speaking professional, business leader, change management speaker, productivity expert, and leadership consultant. His client list consists of firms like Disney, Harley-Davidson, McDonald’s, Marriott, GE, and ExxonMobil.
He used to work as a management expert at Cargill Inc. and Olympus Corporation. Having conducted more than 1200 workshops and speeches across the world in the last 27 years, he backs his speeches with his real- corporate experiences.
Hourigan has penned several insightful books and the major ones are ‘Motivational Selling’ and ‘Riding the Waves Without Getting Wet: A journey to leadership’.
His workshops mostly include safety programs, change management programs, and negotiation skills training.
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