Cheryl Cran

Biography

Recognized as the #1 Future of Work influencer by Onalytica, and author of 9 books including the second edition of NextMapping™ – Anticipate, Navigate and Create the Future of Work with companion workbook.

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 four 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.’

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Excellent. Thank you! And thanks again for the great presentation, podcast and spark session. I have gotten tons of positive feedback on all. Thanks again!

– H. Wetzel, Sr. Director Marketing and Member Communications – NRECA

Great workshop on future ready organizations and future ready leaders! Together, let’s change the “me” mindset to a “we” mindset! I’m very grateful for the knowledge you shared during the workshop. I cannot wait to read your books!

– BMO Future of Work Event Attendee

Cheryl your keynote on, “Change Leadership & The Future of Work,” was perfect for our group of leaders and for all of our global partners. Our team was thrilled to have you in the Las Vegas head office and we had numerous positive feedback from everyone on-site and from the live stream participants. We saw a lot of Twitter discussion about some of your strategies on change leadership and the future such as ‘learnerships’ and breaking down silos. We all wished we had more time with you! Let’s stay in touch for future collaborations – thanks again.

– Global Senior Manager, Quality – Aristocrat Technologies

Cheryl was our opening keynote speaker for our Innovation Unplugged Skills Summit in Toronto. From our first conversation it was obvious that Cheryl was very knowledgeable in the Future of Work and took the time to understand the objectives of our organization and our event. Her presentation was engaging and informative and set up the rest of our day perfectly. We had a diverse audience which included secondary school students, educators, industry experts and government officials. Everyone took something away from Cheryl’s speech and commented on the power of the presentation in their feedback comments. I would welcome working with Cheryl again in the future.

– Namir Anani – ICTC President and CEO

I really enjoyed your keynote speech. I was captivated right away and loved the interaction. Most of all, your passion for the future in work and business made your presentation even more unforgettable. Please let me know about future events and projects in which you have involvement in. I would love to hear you speak more about innovation and tech. It was truly a pleasure to hear you speak. I hope we meet, in the near future.

– Grade 9 Guest – ICTC Innovation Summit

Cheryl was our opening keynote speaker for our annual AGA National Leadership Training and she was phenomenal! Her keynote was titled, “The Art of Change Leadership – How to Flex in Flux” and her message was truly timely and of high value to our participants. We received overwhelming positive feedback from our group about Cheryl’s dynamic delivery style, the polling and Q&A interaction, and the survey she sent to participants to get to know her audience and customize her presentation. Cheryl’s opening keynote started our conference off with huge energy – we loved the videos and the music that got everyone excited for the rest of the day.

– J. Bruce, Director of Meetings, AGA

Cheryl Cran was our keynote speaker for our annual leadership event and in a word she was outstanding. Cheryl’s unique perspective on the future of work and what is needed for companies to be on the leading edge brought tremendous value for our group. She spent time consulting with myself and the leadership team on our distinct culture and how to leverage what we were already doing well. Our leaders gave two thumbs up for Cheryl’s delivery style which was fast paced, direct and dynamic. In addition, the leaders really enjoyed that Cheryl joined us for our evening social. What I found very valuable as CEO of the company was the survey before event that she incorporated into her keynote as well as the real time polling and texting which really engaged our discerning group of leaders. Cheryl didn’t just talk about the future and trends she actually gave us the change leadership tools to create our next level of success.

– B. Batz, CEO, Fike

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.

– C. Lee, President, Raytheon Employee Association

Booksby Cheryl Cran

Next Mapping

The Art of Change Leadership

101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy at Work

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