Jennifer Moss

Expert in Workplace Well-Being and Burnout

What Jennifer is Passionate About

Why Are We Here? Creating A Work Culture Everyone Wants 

There’s a post-pandemic phenomenon that people are experiencing but can’t quite put their finger on. Work is evolving, and so are employees’ expectations of it. I think most of us would agree, it still feels out of sync. Leaders have been tasked with navigating these changes in real time, without a playbook. Meanwhile, the workforce is in search of more purpose in their work, yet unsure of how or where to find it. You’ve likely found yourself pondering, “Why am I here?”

In her provocative new book, Why Are We Here, released by Harvard Business Press, Jennifer Moss pinpoints what is missing from work today. With her background as a global workplace strategist, researcher, and acclaimed journalist, Jennifer guides attendees to the forefront of this significant and historical change.Incorporating dialogues with leading academic researchers, interviews with CEOs from the most respected and admired companies worldwide, and discussions with employees across various industries and roles, Jennifer equips attendees with the understanding needed to answer the question for themselves and the people they lead: “Why are we here?”

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 a catalyst 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 of 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.

How to Optimize an Age Diverse Workforce in Times of Transformation 

Currently, there are five different generations 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 less 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 generations’ shifting motivations and mindsets while underlining the importance of belonging and friendship sin this current era of loneliness and isolation.

(re)Discovering Happiness at Work 

Why is work is still so “meh”? We’ve come through a global crisis but itc hanged us and many workplaces seem to have lost their magic. We’re hungry for purpose and meaning. We want our MOJO back! In her newest keynote offering, Jennifer Moss offers a solution with 5 key takeaways. How to: (re)Imagine the future, (re)Connect a diverse workforce, (re)Prioritize autonomy, (re)Build belonging, and most importantly (re)Store purpose and meaning. Powerful storytelling will have audiences nodding, “you get me,” and simple to digest actions inspire a confidence that “I can do this!” It’s time to come together – leaders and teams – to (re)Discover Happiness at Work.

Combating Burnout to Reach Our Goals 

Persistent uncertainty from polycrisis has caused burnout to remain at unprecedented levels. 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, less agreeable, 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.

Why You Need Jennifer

Jennifer Moss is an award-winning multi-book author, journalist, international speaker, and workplace culture strategist with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Jennifer’s most recent book, “The Burnout Epidemic”, was named 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers 50 and shortlisted for the 2021 Outstanding Works of Literature Award. Her next book, “Why Are WeHere?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants” for Harvard Business Press, launches January 2025.

Jennifer is a nationally syndicated radio columnist and freelance journalist. She writes for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Fortune. She’s appeared in over 100 media outlets including Amanpour, CNN, Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

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Why You Will Love Jennifer

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!

Raytheon

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.

PGIM

Easily among the best and most impactful guest speaker presentations I’ve ever had the privilege to be part of.

TD Bank

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.

RSM

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 expresshow your ideas had moved them, which is incredible in itself.

GSK

It was a HOME RUN. Employees are calling this the BEST KEYNOTE we haveever had! Thank you so much for joining us.

Kraft Heinz


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