Sarah Sladek
Leading organizations out of decline. Renowned strategist and author leading the movement to engage younger generations and create cultures of relevance and belonging.
Sarah Sladek has been referred to as a social equity expert and Talent Economy influencer, and recognized as a Woman Who Advances Associations and a Global Leader in Business Strategy. Organizations worldwide have relied on her insights to plan their futures, foster cultures of relevance and belonging, and realize growth.
Leaders who seek Sarah’s expertise want different results for their organizations, but they aren’t sure how to make it happen. They feel stuck. Overwhelmed by change, turnover, conflict, and decline.
Sarah has the solutions to these challenges and more.
Since 2002, she has dedicated her career to understanding the concepts of engagement and belonging and answering these core questions:
· Why are younger generations less likely to feel like they belong?
· Why are organizations experiencing more turnover, disengagement, and decline than ever before?
· Is change possible?
Sarah studies belonging through the lens of social change and generational influences, alongside organizational culture and trends in youth culture, workforce, consumerism, and economics. She refers to this comprehensive approach as Next Gen Intelligence. Using this approach, Sarah has successfully turned organizations around, bringing them to a place of increased relevance, relationship-building, growth, and profitability.
Sarah is the founder and CEO of XYZ University and Membership University, both specialized in helping organizations engage younger generations and prepare for the future. She is the author of six books exploring the topics of change management and belonging and she co-produced season three of the Jobs of Tomorrow televised docuseries.
In addition, Sarah is a web show host, podcaster, member of Forbes Business Council, and contributing writer for Boardroom magazine. Her expertise has been prominently featured in international media, and she has keynoted events worldwide.
Backed by years of experience and supported by solid research, Sarah Sladek remains committed to helping organizations plan for their futures and prosper in the new economy.
Sarah Sladek has been referred to as a social equity expert and Talent Economy influencer, and recognized as a Woman Who Advances Associations and a Global Leader in Business Strategy. Organizations worldwide have relied on her insights to plan their futures, foster cultures of relevance and belonging, and realize growth.
Leaders who seek Sarah’s expertise want different results for their organizations, but they aren’t sure how to make it happen. They feel stuck. Overwhelmed by change, turnover, conflict, and decline.
Sarah has the solutions to these challenges and more.
Since 2002, she has dedicated her career to understanding the concepts of engagement and belonging and answering these core questions:
· Why are younger generations less likely to feel like they belong?
· Why are organizations experiencing more turnover, disengagement, and decline than ever before?
· Is change possible?
Sarah studies belonging through the lens of social change and generational influences, alongside organizational culture and trends in youth culture, workforce, consumerism, and economics. She refers to this comprehensive approach as Next Gen Intelligence. Using this approach, Sarah has successfully turned organizations around, bringing them to a place of increased relevance, relationship-building, growth, and profitability.
Sarah is the founder and CEO of XYZ University and Membership University, both specialized in helping organizations engage younger generations and prepare for the future. She is the author of six books exploring the topics of change management and belonging and she co-produced season three of the Jobs of Tomorrow televised docuseries.
In addition, Sarah is a web show host, podcaster, member of Forbes Business Council, and contributing writer for Boardroom magazine. Her expertise has been prominently featured in international media, and she has keynoted events worldwide.
Backed by years of experience and supported by solid research, Sarah Sladek remains committed to helping organizations plan for their futures and prosper in the new economy.
Why Members Leave and the Strategies to Bring Them Back
Membership organizations are reporting higher levels of disengagement and decline than ever before. A new membership strategy is urgently needed, and Sarah Sladek has discovered it.
She delves into the new strategy in her latest book, MemberShift, which will hit the market in fall 2023.
Whether your association is struggling to engage younger members, show value, manage change, or strategize for the future, Sarah’s keynote promises to pack a...
Curb the Quits and Conflict: How to Create a Culture of Belonging
Workplace hostility, widespread disengagement, and generational conflicts have all spiked in recent years, making it increasingly difficult to retain talent, team-build, or remain profitable and productive.
But there is a way to move ahead and get to a place of engagement, team-building, and belonging.
In this presentation, Sarah guides the audience through the steps to successfully move past the attitudes, stereotypes, and biases...
Engage Employees and Win in the Talent Economy
Welcome to the Talent Economy - a 21st century economy characterized by unprecedented innovation, connectivity, disruption, and opportunity. As well as unprecedented turnover, declining job satisfaction, and shrinking profitability. How is it possible we're in a Talent Economy and still struggling to engage talent?
For too long, we've just assumed there is no way out of this mess, but Sarah Sladek proves otherwise. For her book, Talent Generation, Sarah...
Generations@Work: Learning to Leverage Our Differences
The Great Resignation. The War for Talent. The Silver Tsunami. Whatever you call it, turnover is skyrocketing and generation gaps are partly to blame. Research indicates workplace hostility, ageism, and conflict are looming large, killing concepts like inclusion, collaboration, and teamwork dead in their tracks.
Sarah Sladek specializes in helping teams understand and leverage their differences and bridge the gaps.
Sarah has been researching demographic shifts and...
Team-Building in a Turbulent Time
Society is changing, demographics are shifting, and work as we've always known it is at an end. In this time of incredible transition, teamwork has taken a hit.
We've all felt stressed, directionless, isolated, and wary of facing any additional change. Enthusiasm and motivation has waned, and we desperately need to get the team -- and ourselves -- reconnected, inspired about the future, and re-engaged in the work and mission. But how?
It's become obvious...
The World According to Z
Meet Generation Z, the generation of teens and 20-somethings coming of age during the most disruptive decade in history. They're walking into the workforce with radically different skill sets, values, and expectations.
Does your organization have what it takes to engage them?
While the spotlight has been on Millennials for several years, Z is stepping into the limelight, and they are nothing like their elders. Drawing from generational research,...
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