In this keynote, Dr. Jessica Kriegel presents original research done in partnership with Stanford that demonstrates how you can create an intentional culture to realize significant growth in revenue. Through data science, case studies and humor, she presents an engaging and practical 4 step process to achieve real business results through the power of culture. The Culture Equation is the key realizing real growth and demystifying the ‘woo’ of culture.

The audience will leave with:

• An understanding of the three quantifiable variables critical to driving real growth
• 4 steps to cultivating an intentional culture in their workplace
• A roadmap to take the first steps in becoming a champion of The Culture Equation

Why a Culture of Employee Fulfillment Out-Performs Employee Engagement

Overcoming low engagement, the loneliness epidemic, and other morale killers to drive performance through your people  

Employee fulfillment is key to executing your strategy. Jessica helps her audience analyze barriers to fulfillment such as power dynamics, and misplaced competition, and presents an innovative model where your culture sees each employee as a whole person. 

This program is perfect for organizational leaders who are:

• Overwhelmed by the push and pull of the urgent day-to-day deliverables vs. the long-term health of the organization.

• Dealing with low morale, low employee engagement, or leadership challenges that seem to have no clear root cause.

• Motivated to create a work environment that not only gets results but also creates a sense of purpose for everyone on the team.

The audience will leave with:

• A new understanding of employee engagement and how to drive true motivation at every level of the organization.

• A framework to balance the day-to-day struggle of doing what is urgent vs. what is important

• A step-by-step process to drive real business results through increased employee motivation and a culture of purpose.

A Culture for All Generations

Disrupting the way we think about generations to attract, engage, and retain all employee

Dismantling Gen Z or X or whatever the next trendy label is! Citing extensive academic research from her book, Unfairly Labeled, Jessica provides a refreshingly enlightening and data-driven perspective on how multi-generational organizations can strip away stereotypes and biases to realize a common purpose and performance.

The audience will leave with:

• A new understanding of what generational differences really are, and what they are not.
• A toolkit for facilitating inter-generational understanding at all levels of the organization
• Seven steps to bust generational stereotypes and become an agent for change within your organization

How Unconscious Bias Gets In the Way of Creating The Culture You Want

The key to building intentional culture that drives performance is understanding how our unconscious bias is enemy # 1 

Leaders struggle to create the culture they want because they do not realize how their own and their teams’ bias is working against them. Jessica educates her audience on the signs and symptoms of unconscious bias, and provides practical tools for leaders to overcome their own unconscious bias.

This program is perfect for organizational leaders who are:

• Striving to create a culture that supports the business goals, but struggling to get the expected results.

• Wanting to take their leadership to the next level by identifying and removing blindspots

• Champions of diversity and inclusion, looking for tools to take their advocacy to the next level

The audience will leave with:

• A sure-fire tool to identify and overcome unconscious bias within yourself.

• A framework for overcoming unconscious bias within your organization.

• Steps for creating the culture you want despite the obstacle of unconscious bias in your way.

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Make Your Strategy Work On The Frontline

When we lose our why, we lose our way. Ensuring your strategy works for everyone

Global studies show that only 5% of employees understand their company strategy. This is because strategy creation has traditionally been an absent or insular habit - and as a result, strategy execution fails. In this keynote, Jessica shares a framework for a strategy that gives everyone in the organization a ‘why’ as well as metrics to measure success.

This program is perfect for organizational leaders who:

• Either don’t have a strategy, or have a strategy that isn’t accelerating performance and driving culture

• Think they could leverage their strategy for added value if only they knew how

• Understand the importance of a strategy that includes everything from the why to the metrics to measure success.

The audience will leave with:

• An inspired perspective that managing and championing culture transformation is entirely possible and even simple.

• Steps to cultivate an intentional culture that powers your business strategy and accelerates performance.

• The roadmap, education, and motivation to take the first step to be becoming a champion of The Culture Equation.

The Change Management Equation

Adaptive Alignment Change doesn’t have to be hard, if you have the right equation: how to be a leader in transformation.

In this keynote, Dr. Jessica Kriegel presents original research done in partnership with Stanford that demonstrates how you can drive change to drive significant growth in revenue. Through data science, case studies and humor, she presents an engaging and practical 4 step process to drive transformation and embrace change using the power of Adaptive Alignment

Take-Aways:

• An understanding of the three quantifiable variables critical to driving real change
• 4 steps to lead change in your own teams either as a leader or individual contributor
• A roadmap to take the first steps in becoming a champion of Adaptive Alignment

Empower Your Teams With Positive Accountability

How to elevate personal and professional accountability to drive growth.

In this inspiring keynote, Dr. Jessica Kriegel motivates your team to step into accountability. Accountability activates your team to take ownership – not only of their actions, but of the success of the organization as a whole. This helps create purpose and meaning for your teams in their daily work. When all of your teams are engaged and accountable, everyone gains a clear view of how they contribute to achieving your organization’s business goals, and they take an active role in growing your impact.

Take-Aways:
• A two part strategy to share ownership and strengthen culture.
• A toolkit of powerful habits through proven tools of accountability
• 4 simple steps to take accountability in any situation

Dr. Jessica Kriegel
Featured Reviews

As a guest on our podcast TECHtonic and a keynote speaker at our TSIA World Conference, Jessica provided actional insights on the topic of corporate culture. She is one of the most engaging speakers we have ever had on the stage.

Thomas E. Lah, Executive Director

Technology and Services Industry Association

For an hour, Dr. Jessica had the room's full attention sharing incredible research data as well as a contagious enthusiasm for what culture can be and should be, and the impact it can have on business results. She is incredibly talented and delivered a relevant message of impact resulting in high marks from attendee surveys. I could not recommend her highly enough for future events.

Michelle Caldwell, Senior Manager of Marketing

Rheem Manufacturing

Jessica was quickly able to help us see the challenges we knew were there but struggled to understand. Without her help, the root issues may still be concealed.

Don McAllister, President

Lionakis

Jessica is an inspiring presenter who truly understands the importance of culture and how it enables execution of strategy. She spent significant time studying our business plan, learning about our culture and then pulling it all together for the partnership. Jessica projects confidence but with a heavy dose of authenticity.

Colin Murray, CEO of NA Region

Baker & McKenzie

Dr. Jessica Kriegel is an engaging, insightful, and compelling speaker. She enthralled our in-person all-company meeting for over 2 hours and kept our attention rapt throughout by engaging the audience with humor, wisdom, and authentic dialogue. What's so impressive about her is the way she connected content that was as relevant to our senior executives as it was to folks at the beginning of their career journeys--drawing rave reviews along the way.

Eric Hunn, Head of People

Premier Nutrition Company

Jessica gave an incredible keynote. She knocked it out of the park! She was referenced so many times throughout the rest of the program and was such a key part of the success of our event.

Penny Goldsberry, Meeting Planner and Founder

Event One Meetings

Our conference was a great success in no small part due to the caliber of Jessica's keynote. Her contribution to the discussion on leadership was extremely informative, well-received, linked directly to our work and helped shape the conference outcomes.

Superintendent Deanne Burleigh, Conference Chair

Jessica's work with us on the importance of crafting cultural changes to match our strategic initiatives sparked the necessary conversations within our company to help us launch some much needed changes that will tie directly into our 2020 vision.

Robert E. Clark, President of Operations

Clark Pacific

We worked with Jessica as a keynote speaker for our annual US Leadership Summit. She did a great job of partnering to understand our business and outcomes for the Summit. She delivered a 90-minute tailored keynote with a workshop that was engaging, inspirational, and most importantly FUN for our Leaders.

Angie Wittkowski, Talent Management

Amway

The 2019 Police Leadership Conference was a great success in no small part due to the caliber of our keynote speaker. Jessica's contribution to the discussion on leadership was extremely informative, well-received, linked directly to policing, and helped shape the conference outcomes.

Superintendent Deanne Burleigh

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Jessica was the highest-rated speaker at our annual conference. She rocked the house!

Kevin Oakes, CEO

I4CP

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