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Gregg Brown

Change & Future of Work Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Author, FounderChange Ready Leadership

Toronto, Canada Area

Member Since March 2021

Skills

Leadership
Public Speaking
Change Management

About

Gregg is a sought change and future of work strategist who helps leaders and teams influence, lead and navigate the future of work, strategically and decisively. He has advised and spoken to CEOs & frontline workers, associations, governments, Fortune 500 companies, and leading edge organizations. He's engaged audiences from the UN, NATO, World Bank, the CDC, MGM, AirMiles, Manulife, and the Conference Board of Canada. He also coaches and mentors young entrepreneurs who want to grow and develop their businesses. All are people and organizations that feel passionate about increasing their impact, creating positive change and making a difference in the world. His ideas have been featured nationally and internationally in print, radio and television including Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, CTV's The Social, Global News, The Good Men Project, and numerous HR publications. Gregg’s interactive, customized keynotes combine organizational psychology, behavioral science, change management, and talent development – with a healthy dose of humour – to help you create the best future of work for you and your team. Gregg shows audiences that even in the midst of challenging situations, we can look for the opportunities that are available to serve our organization and the planet. He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Leicester in the UK, with a focus on organizational psychology, leadership and performance, and is an Associate Member of the American Psychological Association.

Published content

How to Become a Leader People Want to Follow

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Actively meeting the needs of employees can inspire respect for leaders while also having a direct impact on the business's bottom line. Being a great leader requires more than delegating tasks to employees and meeting business goals. Each individual employee within an organization has different needs, and the role leadership plays in meeting those needs and empowering employees to contribute their expertise can have a direct impact on a business’s bottom line.  Though all leaders aspire to be someone worthy of guiding others, the challenge is ensuring each action taken signifies interest in and commitment to the well-being of employees. To help, the members of Newsweek Expert Forum offer recommendations for how those in power can earn the loyalty of those around them and become leaders people will want to follow.

Ready for Takeoff? Navigate the Future of Work Strategically and Decisively

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Navigating the future of work and building your confidence starts with your mindset.

10 Practical Ways to Create More Inclusive Workplaces

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Actively leaning into feedback from employees can help leaders create workplaces that foster open communication. The creation of an inclusive workplace starts long before an employee officially joins an organization. It’s in the structure of decision making. It’s in the language used in the recruitment process. It’s also in the value leaders place on ensuring employees feel heard and safe once they are a part of the team.  While employers are well aware of the benefits of diversity and inclusion, they may not know the best way to go about actively implementing those initiatives in the workplace. Below, 10 members of Newsweek Expert Forum share recommendations on how leaders can practically develop and maintain inclusiveness as a core component of the workplace.

15 Effective Ways to Strengthen and Enforce Core Company Values

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A company's core values are the most important part of its culture and ethos. As a leader, it's your job to enforce and live those values every day. The modern employee and consumer want to know that companies care about more than just sales and profit. People are more motivated to work -- and consumers are more likely to patronize a brand—when they believe a company's values align with their own. As a business, messaging about your core values should come from the top and be enforced within your culture every day. Below, 15 members of Newsweek Expert Forum share their tips for strengthening a company's core values and making sure that they are enforced. Follow their recommendations to ensure your team and your customers know exactly what you stand for.

14 Important Keys to Creating Natural Business Relationships

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Whether it's an employee, a partner or a potential client, business success depends on nurturing genuine, organic relationships. When speaking or working with a new employee, partner or prospect, you don't want to jump right into a sale or ask someone for a favor upfront. Instead, it's best to approach the relationship in a genuine, authentic manner and allow things to develop naturally. Otherwise, you may drive the other party away if your outreach or conversation feels forced. To help organically build business relationships, a panel of Newsweek Expert Forum members share 14 important elements of successful connections with your stakeholders. Follow their advice to help improve the quality and flow of your business conversations.

13 Ways to Re-Engage Inactive Customers

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Actively connecting with disengaged customers could make all the difference in encouraging repeat business. Smart business owners know that it costs less to keep a satisfied customer than it does to acquire new ones. That's why it’s so important to focus on repeat business and customer loyalty. To do this, you’ll have to invest in your current customers and find ways to continuously engage them. But what do you do if a customer is disengaged or goes inactive for a while? If you’re unsure how to solve this issue, follow the advice of these Newsweek Expert Forum members. Below, 13 of them shared tips for organizations that want to connect with unengaged or inactive customers in the hopes of earning their business again.

Company details

Change Ready Leadership

Company bio

An award winner in the fields of leadership and change, Gregg has been helping leaders and teams seize opportunities, create positive change and elevate their effectiveness in the workplace for over 25 years. He is the best selling author of Ready, Set, Change AGAIN! Gregg was part of the ground breaking team that opened the first wave of Starbucks stores in Canada. With a strong interest in creating behaviour change, he then worked with one of the most challenging – and rewarding groups—inmates in federal penitentiaries. Now, as a seasoned speaker, facilitator and consultant, he continues to work with numerous Fortune 500 companies, as well as the public and not-for-profit sectors. To give back to the community, he mentors young entrepreneurs, many who run busy, diversified businesses. Gregg has been featured nationally and internationally in media such as Entrepreneur and Thrive Global; numerous HR publications including People Management UK, IMPA HR, HR Technologist and HR.com. Gregg has been called “The Fixer” by CKNW - I Heart Radio, and has appeared on Global News and CTV’s The Social. Gregg's interactive, fully customized keynotes combine organizational psychology, behavioural science, change management, and talent development to help you create the best future of work for you and your team. I also mentor young entrepreneurs pro bono to help them grow their business - as they are our future.

Industry

Business

Area of focus

Future of Work
Change Leadership
Talent Development

Company size

Myself only

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