John Izzo

How Taking Responsibility Changes Everything

Have you ever wondered why some people step up and create positive change in the world and in business?

Dr. John Izzo inspires audiences how "stepping up" creates positive change while improving satisfaction at work and in life. Based on his bestselling book Stepping Up, John motivates people about important principles such as:

• Why only naïve people ever change the world
• The way each of us can step up every day in our lives to make a bigger difference
• Show how leadership is not a position but a decision to lead

Filled with inspiring examples of how people have stepped up to make things better, audiences will leave feeling inspired that their individual actions can make a difference in the workplace, our lives and the for the Greater Good of the world.

People will leave feeling motivated to take action immediately by focusing on what they can do personally to drive change rather than to rely on others.

John shares inspiring stories such as:

How a small group of employees created a billion dollar product for their
company

• How two students stood up to one bully and started an international anti-bullying movement

• How a leader took a dying business unit within a large Telco and got employees to step up creating a "cash cow" for her company

• How three women with no business experience helped 10,000 women start businesses in Uganda

• How a group of journalists and biologists helped stop the commercial whale hunt

• How a small group of people stepped up and transformed one of the worst slums in the world into a thriving community

The power of Doing Good

The value of being an admired brand can add as much as 30% to your profitability.

Over the last decade the percentage of a company’s value that is related to “goodwill” has quadrupled which means that increasingly we are only as good as our “good name.” Dr. John Izzo talks about a new type of company he calls, The Net Positive Company and demonstrates why doing good is powerful for businesses.

In the last decade, social responsibility, trust, and being “green” are among the strongest drivers in terms of who customers buy from and who people want to work for. Being an admired brand matters not only outside a company, but inside it too.

John shows what makes a brand admired by customers and employees and shares five keys to creating an admired brand that will be a magnet for talent and customers. He also describes the three things that can derail a brand and how to avoid them.

Your leaders will discover their role in creating an admired brand in their daily work.
• Understand why CSR and sustainability matters to society

• Discover how consumers and employees are changing in sustainability expectations

• Learn valuable lessons from what other companies have done

• Discover the keys to driving sustainability throughout the culture

• Find out how to keep from being accused of "green washing"

The new economy is going to be driven by an emerging group of people all over the world who want their employment, investing and buying to shape a better world while meeting their self oriented needs. This book shows how a new driver of choice is happening worldwide whereby consumers, employees and investors are using purpose and community as a major driver of their commitments. This new driver is present worldwide and cuts across almost all demographic barriers including age, developing/developing world, politics, religious affiliation and income level. Those companies who understand and respond to this Aspirational person will create game changing competitive advantage. Rather than thinking of this person as a consumer, employee or investor we need to begin to realize this is the same person and we need to attract them on all three fronts at once. This new person wants to shop, loves brands, is often active on social media and loves to share stories. They want to consume but want “consumption without conflict” where they feel they are helping society, planet and themselves. Winning this new rising class of people who want good for self, good for people and good for planet alongside a sense of community/tribe is a spot of true differentiation. These people want doing well and doing good to sit side by side as they live their lives. They simply want it all and if you can give it you will succeed.

You audience will:
• Understand this rising class and how different they are from every class of buyers, investors and employees that have come before them
• Discover the drivers of their choices
• Learn practical ways to grow your market share, brand loyalty and engagement of this new group
• Hear eye popping examples of how companies like yours are already winning these people worldwide and find out how you can do the same
• Discover how to use your own power as an Conflict Free Consumer to change the future
• Customize to your industry and focus

Studies show that organizations with high levels of employee engagement are significantly more profitable, have much higher customer loyalty, higher productivity, and better reputations with customers than those with moderate engagement. But what are the secrets to highly engaged teams and highly engaged companies? Dr. John Izzo has spent a lifetime researching what separates truly passionate, high engagement teams and leaders from the rest of the pack. In this keynote you will discover the four keys to creating a high engagement team and see why some leaders consistently get high levels of commitment from people. Filled with inspiring examples and practical ideas that can be implemented immediately, you will see an impact on engagement beginning the day after your leaders hear this talk. Based on his work with many of the best workplaces in the world, Izzo will show your leaders how the implementation of simple disciplines and routines will create highly engaged teams. Your people will also leave seeing how they personally impact engagement while taking responsibility to engage team members. Based on his groundbreaking work in his best-selling books Awakening Corporate Soul and Values Shift, Izzo will include how to win and engage the emerging workforce.

Health care is a unique business where a deep sense of mission is both the driver of passion and the best predictor of success. Yet many health care organizations are experiencing a loss of the spirit and purpose that's needed to engage their people's best efforts.

This powerful program reveals the keys to renewing the heart health care, how leaders at all levels-from CEO's to the front line-can take responsibility for re-igniting passion and purpose at work, how to engage associates in their work, and ways to keep teams spirited amidst change.

Almost every health care organization is trying to provide great customer service to patients and clients but many traditional methods fail to inspire true compassionate care.

In this program, Dr. Izzo examines three keys to compassionate caring:
Care for the Self. How caregivers and staff can care for themselves.
Care for the Team. How teams can create truly collaborative and positive team relationships.
Care for the Patients/Families. How to stay focused on the patients, clients and families.
Through compelling stories and real life examples, this program can be focused on formal leaders or to front-line clinicians/staff.