6-Time Bestselling Author & Speaker on The Future of Work, Leadership & Employee Experience; TED Academy Speaker
Jacob Morgan Biography
Jacob Morgan is a trained futurist and one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. He speaks in front of tens of thousands of people each year and his content is seen over a million times a year.
Jacob is the bestselling author of five books: "Leading With Vulnerability" (Wiley 2024), "The Future Leader" (Wiley 2020), "The Employee Experience Advantage" (Wiley, 2017), "The Future of Work" (Wiley, 2014), and "The Collaborative Organization" (McGraw Hill, 2012).
He speaks at over 50 conferences a year including TED Academy, which is one of the largest TED events in the world. In addition, Jacob provides advisory and thought leadership services to various organizations around the world.
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Jacob Morgan Speaking Topics
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The Human Edge: Why Leading With Vulnerability Wins in the Age of AI
Vulnerability isn’t weakness—it’s a leadership superpower. This keynote reveals how combining vulnerability with competence builds trust, deepens connection, and drives real results.
Vulnerability isn’t just a personal trait—it’s a leadership superpower. It builds trust, drives performance, unlocks potential, and fuels transformation. But there’s a catch: vulnerability for leaders isn’t the same as vulnerability for everyone else.
In this powerful keynote, Jacob Morgan shares breakthrough insights from interviews with 100+ CEOs and data from 14,000 employees that reveal what it really means to lead with vulnerability—and why it’s so misunderstood.
This session isn’t about being soft or emotional—it’s about learning how to combine vulnerability with competence to become a truly future-ready leader. Packed with personal stories, real-world examples, and actionable frameworks, Jacob will show your audience how to use vulnerability the right way—so it strengthens leadership, deepens connection, and drives results. Whether you’re leading a team, building a brand, or even working with a ghostwriter berlin (Geisterschreiber in Berlin), this approach will help you communicate with authenticity and impact.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the difference between “being vulnerable” and “leading with vulnerability”—and why it matters.
- Learn the 8 key attributes of vulnerable leaders—and how to build them into your leadership style.
- Discover why vulnerability fails for some leaders—and how to avoid the common traps.
- Explore the proven ROI of vulnerable leadership on trust, engagement, and performance.
- Gain a research-backed framework to lead through uncertainty, change, and challenge with credibility and heart.
- Walk away with a practical roadmap to become a more authentic, respected, and impactful leader.
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Future-Ready Leadership: The Skills and Mindsets to Lead In The New World of Work
How do you lead when everything is changing—from AI to employee expectations—and the old playbook no longer applies? Discover the four mindsets and five skills today’s leaders need to thrive in a world being reshaped in real time.
Leadership is being redefined in real time—and the pace of change isn’t slowing down. From AI to hybrid work, shifting employee expectations to global disruption, today’s leaders are navigating uncharted territory. It’s never been more challenging to lead, but it’s also never been more important. Whether you’re launching a strategy or need to diplomarbeit schreiben lassen (German: “have a thesis written”), adaptability and clarity are key.
So what does it take to lead in this new world of work?
In this eye-opening and actionable keynote, Jacob Morgan reveals the new rules of leadership based on his in-depth research with over 140 of the world’s top CEOs and nearly 14,000 employees. His work uncovered a powerful model of four mindsets and five essential skills that all leaders must embrace to thrive in the future.
This isn’t about theory—it’s about transformation. Through compelling stories, cutting-edge insights, and practical takeaways, Jacob guides your audience on how to become the kind of leader people actually want to follow—today and tomorrow.
Learning Outcomes:
- Uncover the 4 mindsets and 5 essential skills that define future-ready leadership.
- Understand why traditional leadership approaches are failing—and what’s replacing them.
- Gain a proven framework to lead confidently through disruption, transformation, and uncertainty.
- Learn how to build trust, drive engagement, and lead high-performing teams in any environment—remote, hybrid, or in-person.
- Discover how to think like a futurist and act like a coach to stay relevant and resilient. Walk away with actionable tools to transform leadership behaviors immediately.
Jacob Morgan Videos
Jacob Morgan Speaking Reel | Employee Experience | Future of Work | Leadership | Keynote Speaker
Jacob Morgan is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, best-selling author, and founder of Future of Work Leaders, a global CHRO...
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Jacob Morgan is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Human Edge: Why Leading With Vulnerability Wins in the Age of AI, Future-Ready Leadership: The Skills and Mindsets to Lead In The New World of Work, 8 Laws Of Employee Experience: How To Build a Future-Ready Organization That Attracts Top Talent and The Future of Work: How AI Is Reshaping The Workplace And The Powerful New Role Humans Play. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jacob Morgan for your event is $50,000 - $100,000. Jacob Morgan generally travels from Calabasas, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cassandra Worthy, Erica Dhawan, Mike Walsh, Daymond John and Erik Qualman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jacob Morgan for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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