
John Izzo
Corporate Culture, Education, Green Business, Inspirational, Leadership, Life Balance, Spirituality
Travels from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
John Izzo's speaking fee falls
within range:
$15,000 to $20,000

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John Izzo Profile
Leading business expert and adviser, Dr. John Izzo is driving a purpose revolution, helping organizations boost their performance when it comes to sustainability, social responsibility, and employee engagement. With more than 25 years of experience working in a wide variety of corporate settings, he has served as a consultant for over 500 companies, including IBM, Qantas, the Mayo Clinic, Verizon, RBC, TELUS, Westjet, DuPont, Humana, Microsoft and McDonalds.
Dr. Izzo pioneered the topics of employee engagement and social responsibility with his book Awakening Corporate Soul(1994). He is the author of six best-selling books that document such successful business and work trends as the shift in generational values and the growing importance of individual initiative and personal responsibility. His upcoming book The Purpose Revolution takes an in-depth look at the emerging young class that aspires to have a good life while curtailing social problems of our time.
Prior to establishing his own firm, Dr. Izzo spent five years as a senior organizational development consultant for Kaiser Permanente, and 4 years as Vice President of The Einstein Consulting Group, an international customer service consultancy.
He has a Masters degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in organizational communication, has taught at two major U.S. universities, and continues to conduct leading edge research on workplace values.
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John Izzo is a visionary, author, community leader and professional speaker on leadership development, performance management, corporate culture, and organizational change. Dr. John Izzo has over 20 years experience working in a wide variety of corporate settings. His clients include nonprofit organizations, Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and mid-size companies.
Over the last two decades, John Izzo has married his first career as a minister with his second career as a management & leadership consultant to help leaders create corporations and organizations where values and purpose are the foundations for success. Dr. Izzo spent five years as a senior organizational development consultant for Kaiser Permanente, and 4 years as Vice President of The Einstein Consulting Group, an international customer service consultancy prior to establishing his own firm. Currently, John Izzo focuses on helping leaders and organizations reach sustainable success through the integration of purposeful leadership and business practices.
Dr. John Izzo is the author of over 60 articles, and is the co-author of the best selling book Awakening Corporate Soul: Four Paths to Unleash the Power of People at Work. His second book Values-Shift: The New Work Ethic and What it Means for Business defines how and why our work ethic is changing, and it focuses on the six major shifts people expect from work, offering practical ideas on what companies and managers can do to retain and inspire the people they need and value. Based on leading edge research and experiences with more than 200 companies, John Izzo helps people understand these shifting values and how they differ across generations and across gender.
Dr. Izzo′s third non-fiction title Second Innocence: Rediscovering Joy and Wonder is a powerful book that blends personal stories with Dr. Izzo′s thoughts on work, spirituality, relationships and daily life. His latest work is The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, which has also been produced as a PBS television series.
John Izzo′s pioneering work has been featured on CNN, ABC World News, the LA Times, Canada AM, CBC Radio, The American Medical Journal/, B.C. Business, The Seattle Times and the cover of Association Management Magazine on “Creating Inspiring Work Places”.
Dr. John Izzo has devoted his life and career to helping leaders create workplaces that are capable of bringing out the best in people and helping people discover more purpose and fulfillment in life and work. From his early days as a minister to his 17 years in organization development, his focus has been to improve the quality of work and life.
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