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Jennifer Moss is an international speaker, award- winning journalist and author, workplace culture strategist, and cofounder of the Work Better Institute, a global workforce policy think tank. She is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and writes for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Fortune. As a workplace expert, Jennifer is regularly invited by global media outlets to share her research and insights. Jennifer strategizes with leadership teams of large enterprise firms to measure well-being and improve organizational culture and performance. Why Are We Here? Jennifer’s third leadership book focused on workplace culture and wellness, was released in January 2025.

Speaking Topics

Why Are We Here? Creating A Work Culture Everyone Wants

The experience of work has permanently and dramatically changed.

7 in 10 employees globally say the ongoing crisis has caused them to reflect on their life purpose. 1 in 2 are reconsidering the work they do. Millennials are 3X more likely to reevaluate their careers. From economic uncertainty, AI acceleration, generational divides and global instability - engagement and productivity are in free-fall. The workforce is questioning, “Why are we here?” While leaders struggle to give talent a reason to stay, they’re already out the door.

But it’s not all doom and gloom! This is actually a good news story. In her must-see keynote, Based in behavioural sciences research, Jennifer shares three surprising reasons for this mindset switch and six novel strategies to address it.

A global workplace strategist, researcher, and acclaimed journalist, Jennifer tackles serious topics with a sense of humour and an approachable speaking style. Based on
her provocative new book, the next one in her award-winning series for Harvard Business Press, Jennifer enlightens audiences with the latest research, novel case studies and leadership insights. She’s best known for explaining through science those feelings we can’t put our finger on and leaving attendees with practical strategies and next steps to solve the big problems.

Takeaways Include:

Data and Insights:
  • The three unexpected shifts in worker behaviour explained through behavioural and economic science research.
  • Moving beyond "the new normal" to "jumping the timeline," examining how rapid change impacts our attitudes and behaviours.
  • Implications of these shifts for talent management and organizational culture.

Practical applications:
  • Leadership development focusing on purpose, cognitive empathy, and hope to enhance team performance.
  • Techniques to boost intrinsic motivation and minimize turnover.
  • Initiatives to combat employee isolation and foster belonging.
  • Approaches to widen the pipeline for women in leadership roles.
  • Effective methods for transitioning from change fatigue to change readiness.
  • Guidance for integrating AI while ensuring a sustainable future workforce.
  • Leveraging key shifts to more effectively manage a multi-generational workforce.


Included Resources:

A dedicated resource page is available for this keynote, where slides can be downloaded, and links and citations to important research are available.

Jumping The Timeline: Embracing A Future Of Work That Isn’t “normal”

Crises, climate change, sudden remote work, AI, generational displacement, and more – acted as catalysts that moved us out of our current trajectory and popped us into the multiverse of work. This has been jarring – in most part because of the speed at which the world changed. In the last three years, Gallup finds that younger workers’ FOBO (Fear of Becoming Obsolete) has doubled. Our brains naturally want to stick to old patterns and behaviors but on this new timeline, it’s an unworkable strategy.


In this compelling new talk by globally renowned workplace culture strategist, Jennifer Moss leverages behavioral and neurosciences research to explain change resistance and how to shift that into a future readiness mindset. Award-winning author and journalist, Moss dives into new approaches to leadership to motivate and engage individuals and teams in a fundamentally different experience of work. 

 

Key Takeaways:


Data and insights: 

  • Why does thinking about the future of work as “the new normal” actually hold us back?
  • Understanding the future workforce through the lens of behavioral and neurosciences research. 
  • What is FOBO and why does it matter?

 

Practical applications: 

  • Future competitiveness in a poly-crisis – how to build and maintain a healthy and high-performing work culture while global uncertainty and instability persist
  • Finding the Goldilocks zone between AI integration and workforce sustainability
  • Tactics to help reduce fears of obsolescence across generations
  • Finding compromise in the remote/hybrid/in-person debate by changing the narrative from flexibility to freedom
  • Easy-to-operationalize tactics for better engagement of remote and hybrid teams
  • How to lead in the era of personalization – what does the increasing adoption of niche benefits tell us – i.e. “Grandternity” leave, “paternity” leaves and pet bereavement leaves, baby bonuses, menopause friendly workplaces, wellness reimbursements, “radical flexibility”, employee concierges, and more.


Included Resources:

A dedicated resource page is available for this keynote, where slides can be downloaded, and links and citations to important research are available.

How To Optimize An Age-Diverse Workforce In Times Of Transformation

Currently, five different generations are coming together at work. Traditionalists, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and GenZ. Up soon? Alphas. The labels are less important than the characteristics that make these generations unique. Boomers are retiring at record rates, Millennials and Xers are working fewer hours, while Gen Zs are disinterested in traditional work roles. All generations are struggling with burnout and disengagement. As a talent shortage looms large, addressing the needs of each group will be critical.


For leaders who want to bridge generational divides while ensuring that each group feels heard, award-winning journalist and author, Jennifer Moss, has the answers. Based on her insightful new book, Why Are We Here? Moss unpacks how to better relate to each generation's shifting motivations and mindsets while underlining the importance of belonging and friendships in this current era of loneliness and isolation.


Key Takeaways: 


Data and insights: 

  • The economic and environmental drivers impacting generational attitudes and behaviors.
  • The biggest generational trends changing work (e.g. social media rebellion, retiree exodus, millennial financial well-being, narrowing of executive pipelines for Gen X women, etc.) 

 

Practical applications: 

  • Research-backed strategies to reduce ageism in the workplace
  • How to personalize engagement and retention strategies based on age diversity
  • Knowing the critical health and employee benefits each generation needs and wants
  • How to build and foster belonging in an age-diverse workforce

 

Included Resources:

A dedicated resource page is available for this keynote, where slides can be downloaded, and links and citations to important research are available.

(re)discovering Happiness At Work

We’ve come through a crisis, and for better or worse – it changed us. We gained plenty of skills – pivoting on the fly, working from anywhere, adopting new tech, and building resiliency. We might be hopeful, but we have a long way to go – Gallup says that less than 1 in 4 people are thriving at work. If the dust is settling and our well-being is (re)booting in our personal lives, why does work still feel so “meh”? We feel less confident, less effective, and less connected – blame that on chronic stress but also hunger for purpose and meaning. We want to get the MAGIC back!

 

In her newest keynote offering, (re)Discovering Happiness at Work, award-winning author and journalist Jennifer Moss will engage audiences with novel ways to bring that lost sense of purpose back to work and life. With the latest behavioral and economic sciences research, Jennifer explains what makes us want to show up at work and how to tear down the psychological barriers holding us back. This is a high-energy, future-focused, entertaining, data-backed discussion. The audience will nod, “You get me,” and leave feeling confident that “I can do this!”

 

We’ve changed, and so has our relationship with work. To make it the best it can be, we must unite – leaders and teams – to (re)Discover Happiness at Work.

 

Takeaways Include:

  • (re)Imagine the Future: How to turn our gaze back to the future and decide how we want to be and what we can accomplish when we do.
  • (re)Connect Our Diverse Workforce: How to think differently about the multigenerational workforces, Equity Deserving populations, and increasing diversity in our workforces.
  • (re)Prioritize Autonomy: Understand what flexibility means, why employees care so much about autonomy, and how to use it to create value.
  • (re)Build Belonging: How and Why to invest in belonging, connection, and friendships, which are more important than ever and more difficult to create in hybrid workplaces.
  • (re)Store Purpose and Meaning: How and why we need to connect our efforts to purpose and how to begin evolving our employee value propositions.

Combating Burnout To Reach Our Goals

A heightened state of urgency and rapid change caused burnout to soar in the pandemic. But it’s 2024 and burnout continues to surge. Brain fog – a symptom of burnout – is playing a terrible mental trick on our workforce and organizational success. It causes people to make more mistakes, they’re more distracted, and less agreeable, and simple tasks feel exhausting. They (and unfortunately others) start to question professional effectiveness, which leads to what Moss has identified as “The Underperformer Myth”. 
 

Jennifer Moss, globally recognized workplace strategist and author of The Burnout Epidemic, says it’s not underperformance – it’s burnout – and it’s preventable. To get the workforce back to health and high performance, this is the talk. Based on her award-winning book, published by Harvard Business Press, Moss shares novel, research-backed advice for individuals and leaders to identify chronic stress and the strategies to fix it. 
 

Considered “the burnout speaker of all burnout speakers”, Jennifer Moss is the go-to expert on workplace culture, well-being, and burnout prevention. Jennifer was the lead author of HBR’s Big Idea, Beyond Burned Out. Find Moss’ other HBR articles and books here. 


Takeaways Include:


Data and insights: 

  • The myths and facts about burnout – explaining the “Underperformance Myth."
  • The six root causes of burnout and how they show up at work.

 

Practical applications: 

  • Juggling organizational pressures while still managing burnout.
  • How to better support a team at risk for burnout.
  • Understanding toxic productivity – what is in and out of our control.
  • How to address specific burnout risks for a diverse workforce.

 

Included Resources:

A dedicated resource page is available for this keynote, where slides can be downloaded, and links and citations to important research are available.

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“An Incredible session. One of the best events I have seen on mental wellness and dealing with fatigue/burnout. You are a true pro and a great communicator!”

“Everything was WONDERFUL! We received incredibly positive feedback about the keynote. People laughed and cried throughout. It was the perfect way to bring everyone together and kick off our event.”

“Easily among the best, most impactful keynote speaker presentations I've ever had the privilege to be part of.”

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“Thank you for the incredible discussion you enriched our lives with this week. The Legal audience are a tough crowd and you kept them engaged until the last moment. I had many colleagues after the session reach out to express how your ideas had moved them, which is incredible in itself."

“I have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our team, RSM is lucky to have a partner like you to help us work through such difficult and sensitive topics. It makes such a difference."

“Thank you again for closing us out with a great session! We are still being flooded with good feedback and how much this was needed."

“Jennifer, you were a total rock star! I truly could have listened to a full hour more of your thoughts, recommendations, and learnings. Thanks for sharing all with us!”

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