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Cheryl Cran

Future of Work & Change Leadership Expert

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Biography

Cheryl Cran is the founder of NextMapping™/NextMapping.com and the CEO of parent company Synthesis at Work Inc. Recognized as the #1 Future of Work influencer by Onalytica, and author of 7 books including NextMapping™ — How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Create the Future of Work. Read More >

Other book titles include The Art of Change Leadership — Driving Transformation In a Fast Paced-World (Wiley 2015), 101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work (2010) and 4 other books on the ultimate leadership skills needed to be future of work ready.

Cheryl’s future of work thought leadership has been featured in publications such as Huff Post, Forbes, IABC Magazine, Law Magazine, Metro New York, Entrepreneur Magazine, Readers Digest, CBS Online, NBC Online, Fox Online and more.

For over two decades Cheryl has built a reputation for delivering extraordinary value to clients that include AT&T, Bell Mobility, Omnitel, Gartner, British Telcomm, Manulife, as well as mid-sized companies and entrepreneurs in industries that include technology, health, agriculture, finance, insurance and more.

NextMapping™ was developed as a proprietary business solution brand that encompasses all of Cheryl’s work and research on the future of work and the leadership needed to navigate change in the workplace. It’s time to not just hear about the future but to use NextMapping™ to get there!

Technology in the workplace must be used to prepare for the future with a focus on how technology can enhance outcomes for people.

The common theme of all of Cheryl’s life’s work is a ‘people first’ and digital second approach to create a more human future, helping companies to build the leadership capacity needed to ‘change the world through business.’ Read Less ^

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The Future of Work is Now – Are You Ready?

This keynote will provide researched global business insights, thought provoking, creative, leading edge ideas and strategies on how leaders can take immediate action to increase team buy in, adaptability and execution NOW as we head towards 2020. Read More >

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A look at the trends and technologies shaping the future workplace today
Ideas for leaders and their teams to adapt their personality style and leadership style to the evolving workplace
Tools to use to and the “how” to successfully engage the multiple generations in the workplace
Insights into how leaders need to adapt to the ever-changing reality of worker attitudes and shifting attitudes on loyalty, job satisfaction and how work is done.
Case studies and examples of progressive companies that are on the cutting edge of creating innovative workplaces and creating the template for the workplace of the future
Strategies on how to get everyone on board with the overall vision, build excitement for the company’s direction and create commitment and buy-in to taking action today and for the future

The Future of Leadership

Never before have workplaces had so much ambiguity, uncertainty and constant change. Workers are challenged with doing more with less, learning at the speed of disruption and working with diverse situations. There is a massive opportunity for leaders to create the future for themselves and their teams. With the increase of digital transformation there is a calling for leaders to be connected, empathetic and inspiring for their teams. Read More >

In this keynote leaders will learn:

The most recent and up to date research on the future workplace and what it means for leaders today
Statistics and sentiment analysis on worker attitudes and what workers want today and in the future from their leaders
Leadership models on the ‘me to we’ mindset and mapping the future of the leadership journey
Tips and strategies on how to leverage leadership mastery to increase the attraction and retention of top talent
Inspiring ideas that can be put into immediate action to increase employee motivation and engagement
Practical daily actions to help leaders feel energized and to help their teams to be inspired and excited to create the future of work

Cheryl Cran future of work expert and founder of NextMapping shares inspiring, uplifting and practical ideas for leaders to be future ready now! Read Less ^

Lead Change In a Fast Paced & Technological Workplace

This change leadership keynote is for everyone because “everyone is a leader!” Read More >

Everyone in the workplace is working in times of intense technological innovation and dealing with ongoing change.

The key is how to inspire and engage everyone to be ‘leaders of change’ and to dynamically increase innovation, collaboration and success for everyone in the company and for the business overall.

This keynote focuses on how each individual can harness their own inner abilities to lead change and personal leadership in a positive and proactive way.

This keynote is based on Cheryl’s new book The Art of Change Leadership (Wiley 2015)

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Further insight into how is fast change is impacting the speed of work and how we as leaders need to build adaptability to the new reality
A shifted perspective on how we as individuals can harness positive stress and leverage time in an increasingly fast-paced work environment
A clear understanding of how each generation views change, deals with change and strategies to improve change responses and actions
Insight into their own personal change behaviors and tools to leverage their individual ability to adapt more quickly to ongoing change with a positive approach
Tools to lead change with multiple perspectives including emotional intelligence, generation intelligence and energetic intelligence
Skills to elevate communication in a way that speaks to the higher potential of each individual and creates unprecedented understanding and commitment to change as we move forward
A change leadership ‘journey map’ a guide to follow to lead change beyond the program

Upgrade Your Leadership OS (Operating System)

We are living in a time of fast paced transformation and YOU are the transformers! Read More >

The key skills needed in these fast moving times are the ability to think fast, make prudent decisions quickly, test innovative ideas and to collaborate with fast responsiveness. Think about it, we keep upgrading our technologies and as technology speeds up we need our ‘thinking’ to be upgraded too!

In this ‘evolutionary’ keynote you will learn how your thinking and your mindset can impact the speed with which you and your team are able to respond and create. Imagine if you were able to download a new version of thinking that would allow you to move faster and get results more quickly.

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How leadership thought has evolved over the past few decades and how it relates to what was needed in the business through each of those time periods
How technology has created a multi-tasking and multiple priorities reality and what to do to maximize abilities to thrive in this reality
The four levels of leadership awareness model that provides you with a ‘tool’ to elevate your thoughts and to align your actions with the new ‘leadership operating system’
How to leverage mindfulness as an evolutionary strategy and other new strategies to increase your creativity, speed of thought and ability to execute effectively
How to leverage emotional intelligence with ‘energy’ intelligence to increase collaboration and connection with others
By using Level Four Focus, how to commit to ‘knowledge sharing’ as a future of work strategy and to engage all employees

Maximizing Collaboration & Innovation in Multi-Generational Teams

Generations in the workplace is no longer news; leaders and teams don’t want to hear about what makes the generations different anymore they want to know “HOW” to leverage collaboration and innovation among the multi-generational teams. Read More >

This keynote is tactical and practical and provides examples of different generational approaches to leadership, problem solving and getting things done.

Newer research indicates that in the past few years as Gen Y’s/Millennials impact the workplace there is a higher need for valuing the differences of each of the generations and to find ways to work together synergistically.

This generations keynote provides ideas and strategies on ‘what’ and ‘how’ each individual can increase his or her own ability to leverage generational intelligence to increase innovation and results.

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The three things that ALL of the generations want at work
How the strengths of each of the generations are absolutely needed for the future of work today
Insight and a reminder of the demographics of each of the generations in the workplace and their impact on business
How each of the generations leverages technology to achieve work goals
Debunking the myths of the stereotypes of the generations
Leadership strategies on how to successfully lead each of the generations by adapting to their work style and generational style
How to increase success in communication, collaboration and innovation with each of the generations
Case studies of high profile companies who have a large Gen Y demographic and what those companies are doing to recruit and retain Gen Y’s
Stories of progressive ideas on how to deal with retiring or ‘refiring’ Zoomers, how to encourage reverse mentoring and how to build career plans for Gen X and Y
How to leverage evolutionary leadership skills of creativity and innovation when leading multigenerational teams

Recruiting Top Talent: Finding & Keeping Good People In The Age of Robotics, Remote Workers & Increasing Competition

We are in a war for talent, Fortune 500 CEO’s surveyed state that even with the age of robotics they are planning to continue to seek and hire talented people well into 2020 and beyond. The competition for attracting top talent is increasing, and as quickly as people are being hired and trained other industries are approaching and poaching talent. Read More >

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The latest research from your industry and the current reality of finding and keeping good people
Innovative ideas on finding the right people that are suited for your industry
Creative ideas and examples from global companies Cheryl has worked with and or interviewed and how they are solving the war for talent
The top ten ‘wants’ of top talent when looking to work for a company
How to be a company that ‘attracts’ talent, is a workplace of choice and creates a culture where people want to be stay longer with your company
The number one reason people leave an employer and how to fix it
A greater understanding of why investing in recruiting alone is a no-win approach

Personal High Performance: Lead With Energy, Passion & Power

We are all working in a rapid-fire change reality- it can be a challenge to have the stamina, the energy and the passion to keep growing and going! Read More >

Through my research and subsequent leadership development solutions, I- like other successful people and organizations- have tapped into the secret of creating on-going extraordinary results and increasingly better performance.

What’s the secret?

“Everyone is a Leader” AND everyone needs to increase his or her Passion, Energy and Personal Power individually in order to create the extraordinary, sustainable positive change and growth collectively.

This powerful, inspiring keynote provides solid research, insights and evolutionary tools to help individuals to increase energy, reignite passion and step into the next level of personal power.

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A personal power process visual that identifies ‘how’ you are motivated and whether you gain more energy from intrinsic or extrinsic motivators
A deeper understanding of the power of positive stress and how to leverage it to reach personal and professional goals
A checklist that helps to identify what gives you energy and what does not and what to do to stay focused on what gives you energy
A greater understanding of the power of emotional intelligence and how mastering this skill increases personal power
The four levels of the sought after leadership awareness model I developed and how to leverage it to increase passion and energy

Testimonials

"Cheryl Cran is the Genuine ‘Real Deal’. There is no better motivational speaker, generational psychology expert, and change leadership mentor than Cheryl Cran. Cheryl is totally credible, sincere, transparent, and endearing as she relates her life experiences to today’s business and work situations. I have no reservations in recommending her to any Fortune 100 company who is dealing with radical change in their workforce. The world would be a much better place if they followed Cheryl’s advice and recommendations on hope to relate to others and how to cope."

- Raytheon Employee Association

"We had Cheryl as our keynote speaker at our annual strategic retreat for our senior leaders. Her presentation, 'Leading with Power, Energy, and Passion,' was exactly what our team needed. Cheryl had the unique ability to completely create a customized message that was EXACTLY what we needed. Her knowledge of technology, leadership, and emotional intelligence, and her ability to give us tools to leverage our skills was right on track with where we need to go as a leadership team. We have a team of highly intelligent and accomplished leaders who are quite jaded and we had one of our long-term leaders say, 'I have been coming to these for years and Cheryl was by far the most relevant and excellent leadership expert we have had to date.'"

- Pacific Hotel Management

"Thank you Cheryl for your keynote at our annual BC Health Conference in Richmond. Your message about 'Leading Change in a Fast Paced, Technological, and Multigenerational Workplace' was so perfectly timed for us and our industry. Healthcare is going through major technological advance at a fast speed and we have a diverse group of teams who are adapting to change at different speeds. You provided us with research and insight that helped the leaders in attendance to recognize their need to adapt to change and the shifting realities of the workplace, but also how they can help their teams adapt and get along with each other better. The practical tools you provided were relevant and will help our leaders continue to lead at the highest levels possible."

- BC Health Services

"Cheryl, we want to thank you for your keynote presentation at our annual Western Broadcast Association conference. Your session on 'Leading Change in a Fast Paced, Technological, and Multigenerational Workplace' was extremely well received by our members. Your message provided insight into the fast pace of change being made by social media and other technology. You provided leadership strategies and insights to deal with multigenerational workplaces. We appreciated the time you took to customize your message to the realities of the media industry. The media industry is changing rapidly and the tools you provided helped our members look at their own speed of change as well as help their teams to adapt to the changing workplace."

- Western Association of Broadcasters

"Cheryl presented at our annual convention and her topic was timely, relevant, and helpful to the bureau owners and agents in attendance. We appreciated the time and effort she took to prepare a fully customized presentation that was applicable to our audience. She provided insight and relevant tools that I believe will help those in attendance build their business and achieve increased success. The research on social media as well as the technological tools Cheryl provided, such as relevant apps, were both interesting and helpful."

- International Association of Speakers Bureaus (IASB)

"Cheryl, thank you so much for the INCREDIBLE keynote presentation that you prepared for the Houston Chapter of IFMA. It was one of the most entertaining and insightful presentations that I have had the pleasure of sitting through. I have gotten a lot of feedback from the attendees and the feeling appears to be unanimous: Cheryl Cran rocks! I especially appreciate how you took the time to learn so much about our industry and incorporate it into your presentation. Spoken like a true Facilities Management Pro!"

- Houston Chapter of IFMA

"I wanted to send a big thank you for your very successful presentation at our staff meeting. Your presentation kept everyone entertained and engaged while presenting very practical information. I appreciate that you took the time to learn more about our organization and the employees who attended the meeting in order to customize your presentation. The tailored material you included was very well received and enhanced the delivery for everyone in attendance. I hope to have the pleasure to work with you again and would highly recommend you as a presenter."

- Manulife Financial