Dan Pontefract

As the CEO and founder of the Pontefract Group, Dan Pontefract is passionate about improving corporate culture and leadership across organizations. Believing in the power of compassionate leadership and purpose, Dan helps shift the culture at global companies.

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One of the best motivational speakers we have had over the past 21 years.

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Why you should book Dan Pontefract for your next event

Dan has had a successful career that has transcended both the corporate and academic worlds. His qualifications coupled with his real-world experience demonstrate his knowledge and effectiveness when it comes to turning around the leadership cultures of global industries.
Dan uses his powerful and engaging speaking style to inform companies who book him on transforming the way they lead their employees and how they can boost employee engagement to new levels.
Beyond just words, Dan introduces tangible strategies that can be measured for success upon being actioned; encouraging attendees to shift their mindsets.

A leader who's proven to be effective, Dan has worked with some of the big names in the corporate world. Formerly the Chief Learning Officer and Chief Envisioner of TELUS, Dan Pontefract launched numerous initiatives which helped the company to increase its employee engagement figures to record levels.

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Leadership Starts With You

There are only two kinds of leadership in this world: leading self and leading others. It’s that simple, only two. Your ultimate goal is to master and deliver on them both. In the midst of a pandemic, times are as complex as ever. Now, more than ever, how you lead yourself and others might become the defining moment of your leadership career.

There are nine key leadership lessons that make up a leader who cares. Considerate and engaging leaders—ones who fully (and completely) understand the critical importance of crafting meaningful, respectful relationships among all stakeholders—are leaders who know how to handle events such as pandemics, working from home, and other bumps that require a deeper form of resilience.

Every human interaction is crucial. Every exchange can be mutually beneficial. The 9 leadership lessons we will discuss center on your willingness to:

• Be relatable and empathetic
• Act not out of ego but out of purpose
• Share knowledge to build a wise organization
• Stay present and attentive to the needs of others
• Embrace change and the opportunity for growth it offers
• Stay curious and adopt lifelong learning
• Think and act with clarity
• Commit to balance and inclusivity in all your dealings
• Act with humility and thoughtfulness

The bottom line is that when you care enough to champion others, the workplace becomes happily engaged and your organization benefits in more ways than one.

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One of the best motivational speakers we have had over the past 21 years.

CEO

Dan was excellent. He really took into<br>account our briefing and developed a presentation that was spot on. Everyone enjoyed it. I have read his<br>book now too, quite good.

SVP Communications

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Dan Pontefract; delivering keynotes on corporate leadership that cares

Dan Pontefract, through his education and real-world experience, has established that effective leadership takes true compassion as well as providing employees with a sense of a purpose and creating an environment where everyone is open to collaboration and sharing ideas. A successful organization takes a team effort, starting with leadership that works in boosting employee engagement. Dan's keynotes focus on teaching his nine key lessons for creating a leader who cares while providing actionable strategies that can be implemented when trying to shift the workplace culture.

Dan has won numerous awards throughout his career, including being named a 'Vanguard Award' winner by CLO and winning the Corporate University Best in Class Awards two years running as 'Leader of the Year'. Pontefract has been invited to give over 600 keynotes externally which has even included four TED talks. Forbes and Harvard Business Review maintain Dan as a writer. Such is Dan's respectability across the industry, he's gone on to write a number of his own books which expand on his keynotes and put across his core beliefs of what it takes to be a successful leader in an ever-changing world while boosting employee engagement in the workplace for the better of the business as a whole.