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Dan Pontefract is a leadership and corporate culture strategist and an award-winning author with over two decades of senior executive experience at SAP, TELUS, and Business Objects.

Since launching Pontefract Group in 2018, he has worked with organizations worldwide, including Salesforce, Amgen, Nestlé, Autodesk, Manulife, BMO, Nutrien, and Virgin Media O2.

He has presented at five TED events and delivered over 1000 events in Australia, the Middle East, Europe, the US, and Canada.

He is the author of six books including The Future of Work Is Grey, Work-Life Bloom (winner of the 2024 Thinkers50 Best New Management Book and the Axiom Business Book Awards Gold Medal), Lead. Care. Win., Open to Think, The Purpose Effect, and Flat Army.

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Dear Victoria: Until We Meet Again

Dear Victoria, I’ve got some news to share. I’ll cut to the chase. We’re breaking up. I know, I know. It’s been 15 years. But rest assured, it’s not you. It’s not even me. Ever since Denise and I left Vancouver for your Island vibes in 2011—with three very young kids in tow (the goats!),…

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Flat Army: Creating a Conne...

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The Purpose Effect: Buildin...

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Open To Think: Slow Down, T...

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Lead. Care. Win. How to Bec...

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The Future of Work Is Grey by Dan Pontefract
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“Employee Engagement: The state at which there is reciprocal trust between the employee and leadership to do what's right however, whenever and with whomever.”
Dan Pontefract, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization

“Open Leadership: the act of engaging others to influence and execute a coordinated and harmonious conclusion. ”
Dan Pontefract, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization

“Take care of your employees, and they’ll take care of your customers.”
Dan Pontefract, The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning In Yourself, Your role, and Your Organization

“Employee Engagement: The state at which there is reciprocal trust between the employee and leadership to do what's right however, whenever and with whomever.”
Dan Pontefract, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization

“Open Leadership: the act of engaging others to influence and execute a coordinated and harmonious conclusion. ”
Dan Pontefract, Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization

“The Purpose Effect results in a higher calling, where individuals and organizations seek to improve society to benefit all stakeholders.”
Dan Pontefract, The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role, and Your Organization

“Each of us deserves a life where we get paid to fulfill our purpose, in an organization that consciously chooses to do good.”
Dan Pontefract, The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role, and Your Organization

“If work is to make a life the purpose of the organization might need to shift to include a greater degree of meaning.”
Dan Pontefract, The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role, and Your Organization

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