With learning leaders across the globe currently tackling issues such as digital transformation, learning culture and management upskilling, Jeanne’s keynote was targeted perfectly. Brimming with inspirational ideas, fascinating case studies and practical next steps, she put out a powerful call to action for our audience – change now or get left behind. LEARNING LIVE benefited greatly from having Jeanne as keynote.

Jeanne C Meister was fantastic. I made lots of notes and came away from that session determined to try out Artificial Intelligence…”.

Jeanne Meister is a thought provoking speaker and I heard her recently as a keynote at the HRPS event in St Louis. Her ideas are backed by in-depth research and she demonstrates the practicality of how to implement changes in your organization. One particular statement that stood out to me was she said, “We need to move from a promotion culture to a career based culture.” Many organizations struggle to find growth opportunities for all employees because we have a tendency to only focus on promotions, which a lot of companies can’t support. She is also forward thinking in how to utilize artificial intelligence from a Human Resources perspective. She makes people excited about the technology and not fear it.

McDonald’s was pleased to have Jeanne Meister recently present at our Hamburger University Global Center for Training Campus in Oak Brook Illinois. Her topic, “The 2020 Workplace – How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees,” was well received by our Home Office Corporate and Regional Training Leaders.

The key focus areas of Jeanne’s two hour presentation, were that by 2020 the greatest three forces that will continue to shape our future work and employees are: globalization, shifting in demographics with five generations working side by side and social media that will connect employees, customers, and partners for immediate communication.

Jeanne’s presentation was very positively received by our audience and the content fit perfectly into the topics we have been discussing regarding bringing to life a future vision for training that aligns with what our learners and customers need.

Jeanne has an engaging presentation style, encourages active audience participation and applies relevant research. She is a credible speaker with the knowledge and experience to provide us with practical tips and insights on ways we can continue to lead our organization to win by ensuring we adapt faster to the changing needs of our workforce and customers.

I am the Learning Events Chair for the Richmond, VA Chapter of SHRM. We invited Jeanne Meister to come and speak to our group in March of 2011. As part of our desire to raise our chapter’s profile in the business community, we promoted the event to business and community leaders, educators, as well as to HR professionals throughout Virginia. As a result, we had almost 200 people attend – the most ever for one of our events.

The response we received from participants was extremely positive. Following are some typical comments from the evaluations:

“The speaker was awesome!”

“The content of the presentation showed how businesses need to ‘speak’ more of the language of the newer generations”

“Very engaging and thought-provoking speaker”

“I would highly recommend this presentation to fellow HR colleagues. The topic of social media is intriguing and the idea of forecasting the workplace in 2020 encourages us to embrace technological changes and become more forward thinking.”

“Fresh, thought-provoking topic that applies to all aspects of life – not just to the HR function. I also appreciated the breadth and depth of her extensive research.”

Jeanne was an engaging, enthusiastic, and entertaining speaker. Her research and topic is leading edge and of utmost interest and importance to business and HR leaders as they think about growing, retaining and motivating talent in the future.

2020 Workplace is one of those gems where you feel like you have found a treasure chest filled with prodigies—individuals who deliver engrossing topics; individuals who you make meaningful bonds with you; individuals who fire up your mind. Above all, Jeanne Meister and her 2020 Workplace team have provided a venue that in size and scope creates an insatiable appetite for you to return time and time again—you just might miss something unbelievable!

Jeanne’s content is relevant beyond HR: she’s talking about what the new generations want and work, and how to reorganize more or less everything to create a great place to work. It’s something any leader should understand if he/she wants to keep attracting and retaining talents.

According to what I experienced, you can choose Jeanne with confidence.

Overall, the value of the 2020 Workplace Network is not only to bring together a rich group of successful and effective companies and HR practitioners, but to focus topics and discussions on what is coming in the future AND how we can best prepare ourselves, our HR teams and our business leaders today to meet the challenges of the future. The 2020 Workplace Network enables an environment to share ideas, emerging thinking and experimentation through both in-person events as well as through social interaction tools. Being in a conversation about where the puck is going (versus where it is today or where it has been in the past) is extremely valuable for us at Agilent.

I heard Jeanne speak a couple of years ago and at that point, made a mental note to engage her for a future speaking event – which I just did. If you are looking for a thought leader who understands how trends are impacting the ability to attract, retain and develop talent in the 21st century, then look to Jeanne Meister. Not only is Jeanne at the top of her game, but she’s a dynamic, energetic and highly engaging speaker who leverages her insights for business leaders through her 2020 Workplace Network and helps them rethink the way we work, communicate and learn. Jeanne’s advice and perspective in meeting the global realities of the 21st century benefits not only HR, but all business leaders.