Meet Author & Speaker

Todd A. VanNest, Ph.D.

Founder, NEXT SUMMIT

Creator, The LAST Word on Change

Our Satisfaction Guarantee

The LAST Word on Change and Next Summit Enterprises, LLC are passionate about helping change leaders and their sponsors maximize stakeholder satisfaction...and to assess that critical outcome objectively. As a result, we practice the disciplines we teach about measuring satisfaction and other outcomes we commit to create in partnership with our clients. Further, we stand behind our commitment by offering a MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. If our clients are not happy with our delivery, they may ask for a complete refund of speaking fees for the event in question. Note: this money-back offer does not apply to event cancellation fees or reimbursement for agreed travel expenses.

Our client's security is also a concern we share. At The LAST Word on Change and Next Summit Enterprises, LLC, we do not distribute or sell the information of website visitors, offer subscribers, or our clients.

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"Todd is like an extension of our family, he knows our culture and anticipates our challenges like no other."

OD Manager, Large Integrated Healthcare System

Keynotes, Custom Workshops, Project Launches, Change Recovery

Speaking engagements are tailored to address your company's needs and unique culture. Most topics can be delivered as a Keynote, Event/ Meeting Block, or 1/2-Day Workshop.

The LAST Word on Change TM

Learn the DISCIPLINE that the most successful change leaders use to find that place where CHANGE MEETS EXECUTION. Participants place a new focus on stakeholders and measurement, and learn to make the most of change resources you already have in place. They adopt practices that bring unparalleled transparency and credibility to their change efforts, and distinguish themselves as change agents who deliver.

Open Season on TOP TEN Change Killers

Everyone has heard references to failed executive support, a lack of dedicated resources, poor communications, and incompetence of various groups across the company. We help your team to EXPLODE CHANGE MYTHS propogated by the so-called "change gurus" and GET PAST FINGER-POINTING. Participants learn about the TOP TEN CHANGE KILLERS, what they look like in practice, and 3-5 THINGS THEY CAN DO to mitigate the influence of each threat to transformation success.

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Excerpts from Re-Ignite Change Webinar

Can a SERVANT LEADER be the Change Leader?

In a word...YES! The popularity of change management consultants, books, and tool-kits, as well as a focus on process management leads many people leading change to become more known as PROCESS ADMINISTRATORS than REAL LEADERS--force feeding change process and compliance. Participants DISCOVER HOW THEY WILL SUCCEED WITH NEW PRACTICES. Audiences learn the keys to authentic, service leadership that will distinguish them as leaders of sustainable change.

The FIVE Things Growth-Oriented Executive Teams Do

Launching new strategy is always accompanied by communication campaigns and fanfare. In reality, everyone, from the shareholder, to the President, to the mail room clerk knows that ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.Years ago, John Kotter noted that a company's culture is a composite of the signals sent about what is really important...What does your Executive Team's action say about your culture? If you are enbarking upon or re-energizing a GROWTH STRATEGY OR COMPANY TURNAROUND, invite us to create a session where your leadership team will learn the keys to consistently delivering actions that illustrate the focus and culture critical to your desired end-state (aligning leadership activity--not replacing your competency model).

Unleashing LEADERSHIP COURAGE in Your Company

What can be said that is new when our bookshelves are overflowing with leadership advice? In this session, we take on one of the most over-used and misunderstood ideas--LEADERSHIP COURAGE. Your audience will learn from our research-based dialogue that COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIPlion is not simply boldness of vision, adventuresome risk-taking, or demonstrating a "gloves off" candor. Participants translate the BASIS OF THEIR CONVICTIONS into EVERYDAY BEHAVIOR and a disicpline of ACTING ON CONVICTION. Participants "inventory" their own capacity for greater courage, chart their opportunities to apply this daily, and discuss how to grow this discipline in their teams.

Getting SUCCESSION PLANNING to Deliver Value

Today, almost every organization of some size is doing something in the form of succession planning. Whether just doing "replacement" planning or creating a Leadership Pipeline, there are some proven keys to managing succession in a way that deliver real value. Your audience will examine the keys to moving from succession PLANNING andchange management study MANAGEMENT to DELIVERING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE IN LEADERSHIP TALENT. Participants learn and activate 5 things the put to bed the question of value--answering the question: "How do we reach that place where LEADERSHIP SUPPLY MEETS DEMAND?"

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Everytime you engage a NEXT SUMMIT speaker for your meeting or event, what we bring to the table will be a BLAST!j0289196 kx1d

Be Relevant;

Lift and Inspire;

Assimilate Company Culture
   and Unique Challenges;

Sustain Interest; and

Translate into ACTION !!!

 

 


 

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