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John J. Scherer |
John Scherer's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
John J. Scherer has coached and consulted leaders and organizations all over the world. His life experience—as a Viet Nam Combat Officer on a US Navy destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, graduate school co-creator, best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and consultant to some of the world's best-known organizations and their leaders—gives him a unique perspective from which to address the real challenges of the world at work.
John Scherer's work is a godsend to leaders who believe that humanness in the workplace can be a major competitive advantage.
Lakewood Publications
Stephen Covey's organization named John Scherer one of "America's Top 100 Thought Leaders for 2008" in Personal Excellence, an honor shared by Wayne Dyer, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard and Mark Victor Hansen.
John J. Scherer is the author of several books, including: Work and the Human Spirit, The Survival Manual: A Handbook For Applied Behavioral Science Professionals, The Parables, and Five Questions That Change Everything. John Scherer is also the creator of The Breakthrough Series, a video series designed to help leaders cope with change and conflict.
To each of his clients, John J. Scherer brings all of this unique perspective in addressing the real challenges of today's world. With a lively delivery, rich material and an uncanny knack for connecting quickly with virtually any group of people, John Scherer's keynotes are remembered, applied, and talked about for years.
More About John Scherer . . .
John J. Scherer is the founder and president of an international consortium of experienced consultants, coaches, change facilitators and leadership development specialists committed to helping equip leaders to transform their lives and organizations by unleashing the human spirit. Give your people an hour or two with John Scherer… they'll leave with clarity, substance and motivation—positive first steps toward being more productive in their personal and professional lives.
John Scherer's clients include: Best of America Conference, Unilever, The Canadian Government School of Professional Development, The International Organization Development Association: Ghana , International Quality Conference: France, The Global Organization Development Summit: China, World Business Academy: Santa Barbara, CA, Dell, Boeing, The Young President's Organization (YPO), TEC, Vistage, The Institute for Management Studies, ACE Hardware, Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, American Diabetes Association, Eastern Washington University, University of Wisconsin.
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| Suggested Keynote Programs |
- Five Questions that Change Everything: Unleashing the Human Spirit at Work
Based on John's latest best-selling book, Five Questions that Change Everything. Imagine your workplace being a 'classroom' where everyone is equipped to turn the 'stuff' that happens at work into a developmental experience for themselves, enhancing their contribution to their team, the organization, and the larger world. It can be done, and Five Questions shows you how.
- Creating a Culture of Engagement: The Role of Leadership
The determining factor today in whether or not organizations survive to serve their clientele is their capacity to engage—their world, their 'market', their clients/patients, their own staff. This requires a shift in perspective, especially from leaders. John Scherer has been helping business leaders from 22 countries and virtually every workplace sector transform their lives and their organizations for over 25 years. In this session John shows why human systems and their cultures must change, when they must change, how to best lead that change, what to do with resistance, and how to work powerfully with the polarities that stymie most organizations. The result: a clear and fully embraced culture of engagement.
- The Secrets of Enlightened Leadership: Motivating the Person Behind the Position
It's a cliché to say that people are what make the difference in successful companies and those that fall by the wayside. But what does it actually take to ensure that every employee and every work team is operating at 100% of their capability? The answer is surprisingly simple but requires a significant shift in your thinking and the thinking of your people: Your budgets, org charts, and project plans are crucial, yet they have never actually done any work. Nothing happens until you hand those 'above-the-waterline' elements to human beings, who then do it—or not. Learning to be effective in this 'below-the-waterline' world requires a completely different set of skills and ways of operating. What could happen where you work if the human spirit were truly unleashed and focused on what it most important?
- Just How Good Could You Be? Mastering the Inner Principles of High Performance
Most leaders and managers have gone about as far as they can go focusing on the 'Outer Game' of looking good and avoiding mistakes. To take yourself to the next level of effectiveness, you may need to pay more attention to the 'Inner Game,' which has very different rules. Those who master both are virtually unstoppable. Based on 20 years of intensive one-on-one sessions with hundreds of leaders and executives from 18 countries, and recounted in his 1993 ground-breaking book, Work and the Human Spirit.
- From the Past to the Possible: Transforming Yourself and Your Organization
Going from the AS IS to the TO BE can be harrowing. On the journey, how can you work with resistance and fear in such a way that change is seen as an ally to be trusted, rather than an enemy to be fought? The secret is 1) understanding the natural life cycle of organizations, 2) where you are on it, 3) everyone knowing where 'West' is and 4) making sure you stay on course and realizing that it's not about the wagon. Based on real-world situations.
- Organization as Community: What the Maasai Can Teach Us About Leadership—and Life
(with John and Kakuta Hamisi, Maasia Warrior/Elder).John has become close friends and colleagues with Kakuta Hamisi, a gifted Maasai warrior and natural leader of his people in Kenya. The two of them make a powerful team with a lot to offer. The Maasai have found a way to maintain their special way of life for 1,000 years in the face of many physical and social threats to their existence a lesson for many of us. Find out what we have to learn from the Maasai when it comes to things like decision-making, conflict-resolution, teamwork, patience, structure and respect.
- Beating the Odds: How to Accelerate Your Recovery from Mergers and Corporate Heart Attacks.
There is a merger, acquisition or some kind of major change somewhere in your future. Follow John's six steps if you want to avoid being one of the 75% which leave a trail of bodies and fail to produce the financial results intended. Based on real-world merger breakthrough projects.
- Changing the Chart + Changing the Heart: The Secrets of Successful Organizational Transformation
Most large-scale change efforts fail because they do not understand or acknowledge the crucial role the emotional/human world plays in people's ability to let go of the past and move on. By following four basic principles, you can move your organizational changes forward faster and with less 'static in the system.'
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| What People Are Saying |
"By communicating at deeper levels and working with the energy of the audience, John delivers much more than a talk—it's an experience, an exchange. Something people will remember for a long time."
— Ingvar Petursson, CIO
Expedia, Inc., Redmond, WA
"John's presentations have inspired, challenged and equipped our managers and line staff to new ways of working together. He has made a lasting contribution to TVNZ."
— Neil Andrew, Head of Operations & Technology
TVNZ Auckland, NZ
"People are still using material they got last year from one of John's talks! He drew so many people that we're having him back again this year."
— Barbara Davis, Program Chair
Apple Valley Human Resource Association
"John Scherer is like E.F. Hutton - when he speaks, people listen."
— Mike Wirth , Director, Northwest Agriculture Credit School
Washington State University
"What a life changing presentation John Scherer delivered to a packed house! The information was timely and delivered in a truly effective way. As a professional speaker myself, and part of the advisory committee for the event, I was very impressed with the change John sparked by the delivery of his message."
Denise Blair, Chief Information Officer, California Department of Mental Health |
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