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    Who's that guy?

    Cyriel Kortleven - Making Change Simple


    For more than 20 years, I have been inspiring organisations like IKEA, NASA and Unilever to approach Change with courage, confidence and enthusiasm. My pragmatic advice has earned me the nickname The Simplifier. In an increasingly complex world, we need new simple perspectives to enable us to navigate uncertainty and to turn problems into opportunities.

     

    Be ready for practical tips & tools to help you as a leader drive behavioural change. Your audience will be armed with new language and a boost of energy to transform the fear of change into a positive attitude towards the goals you want to achieve. I use interaction and humour to create a context where people think and feel differently to reignite their appetite for creativity, taking risks and achieving ambitious results. 

     

    Don’t mind the change. Change your Mind.

  • Most popular keynote

    This is the keynote that Cyriel delivers the most for his clients.

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    The Change Mindset

    Every day, we're confronted with new challenges: global competition; demanding clients; new technologies; ... We need professionals who dare to leave their comfort zone and suspend their judgement. We need professionals who explore the world from a different perspective and can turn problems into opportunities. We need professionals who get into action and who aren’t scared to fail fast, often and forward by experimenting with Nano actions. Are you one of those professionals?

     

    YES ... suspend your judgement to break fixed thinking patterns.
    AND … explore the world from a different perspective to generate new ideas.
    ACT … take small actions because the key to real innovation is doing experiments & fail fast, often & forward.

     

    In this interactive and entertaining presentation, you will get the spark, tools and language to influence others to be more creative & entrepreneurial and give a big boost to your own Change Mindset.Yes And Act … Now.
     
    Depending on the audience & goals of the event, we could integrate several elements of behavioural change to increase the successrate of specific change projects.
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    Why should you work with Cyriel?

    Four reasons why Cyriel is your perfect speaker

    • You want to receive a simple and pragmatic message to support your organisation to navigate uncertainty and to turn problems into opportunities. My clients gave me the nickname 'The Simplifier' due to my very simple and positive approach to cope with change.
    • You get 20 years of experience in the domain of change, creativity and innovation condensed in an engaging presentation. More than 300 recommendations on LinkedIn are proof of my track record from satisfied clients like IKEA, NASA and Unilever.
    • You can put me in front of an international audience because I have already delivered paid speeches in 36 countries on five continents. As a Global Speaking Fellow (an award that only 35 people in the world received), I’ll ensure that your message is strengthened especially in a culturally diverse environment.
    • You deserve a speaker who goes the extra mile. Don't expect a standard presentation. You will get an experience. I love to work in an interactive way (even during online sessions) and I combine stories, props, exercises, examples, … with a lot of humour to make sure that the content will be remembered years after I have spoken.

  • The best way to experience the impact of Cyriel's speech is attending an in-person session. The second best way is the online presentation.

    Six times a year, Cyriel organises a C.I.A. session - this is an online session where he will share the highlights of his keynotes to give you an opportunity to experience my style & content. Interested? Check out the next C.I.A. session.

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    You can find 333+ recommendations on Linkedin

    Here's a small selection of what clients say about me.

  • Some Facts & Figures

    17.500

    Subscribers on his newsletter & Connections on Linkedin

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    Visits to the Burning Man festival

    333+

    Testimonials on Linkedin

    38

    Countries where I have delivered a paid speech

    5

    Business books written

    200

    Obstacles conquered at the longest obstacle run in the world

    40

    Global Speaking Fellows in the world (I'm one of them)

    1

    Mission: 'Don't mind the Change, change your Mind'

  • A selection of happy clients from all over the world

     

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  • Videos

    The best way to explore if Cyriel would be a great fit for your event is by experiencing him on stage.

     

    The second best way is attending an online C.I.A. session (Cyriel in Action).

     

    The third best way is watching a video to discover his engaging style, his interaction with the audience & his humour. Enjoy.

  • Showreel online presentation

    [3 min]

    Discover how Cyriel can create a fun, interactive online session where your audience stays attentive!

    TEDx Antwerp

    [16 min]

    Watch Cyriel's TEDx Talk delivers in Antwerp in front of 800 participants.

    Mini-documentary

    [7 min]

    Get a good impression of Cyriel's mission in life & see him on stage at the European Communication Summit (700 communication directors from all over Europe).

    Showreel UAE Government

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    Exact 1-minute showreel of Cyriel presenting in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in front of 50 Communication professionals from the UAE Government.

    Going the extra mile

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    This is a great movie to show that I go the extra mile for a client. In this case, I was dressed up in a boxing outfit because the stage was a boxing ring for 200 Dutch Travel Managers.

    Testimonials

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    What are the participants of the 'Mastering SAP' conference saying about me after my keynote + workshop.

    Recommendation Omar Hatamleh - NASA

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    Recommendation from Omar Hatamleh - Chief innovation officer @ NASA

    Full keynote 'Change Mindset'

    [41 min]

    This is a complete keynote, recorded at the European Communication Summit in Brussels for 700 communication directors from all over Europe.

  • Author of 5 business books

    Click here or on the picture to get more information (& you can order your copy of one of these book)

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    Cyriel in the Media

     

    You can find my latest media appearances via this page - articles, interviews, podcasts, ...

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    Recognition in the speaking industry

     

    Cyriel is a member of the Professional Speakers Association in Europe & Asia. He's also the first Belgian Certified Professional Speaker (CSP) - only 800 CSP's in the world.

     

    But even more remarkable is that he belongs to a select group of 40 people in the world who may call themselves Global Speaking Fellow - an award for speakers who have spoken across the Globe and demonstrates a high degree of speaking expertise and cultural awareness in global markets.

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  • Connect with Cyriel

    The fastest way to receive an answer is sending an email.

    Button mail Cyriel Kortleven
    +32 486 87 45 11

    +32 486 87 45 11 (Belgium)

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  • Download Speaker Package & Onepager

    Via this dropbox link, you will get access to my one pager and Speaker Package with all my basic information.

  • Keep me updated ...

    I will send max 6 times a year an inspiring general newsletter with tips, tools & news. There's also an opportunity to subscribe for 2 newsletter series: 'The Brainflix Series' (changing behaviour) or 'Crossing Hr Borders' (what can HR professionals learn from different domains). You can find a bit more info about those series below And you can just check the boxes to make sure you'll receive one of those series.

     

    'Crossing Hr Borders' - What can HR leaders learn from other departments, industries & other surprising resources? You will get access to 50+ examples what HR can learn from different sources. To make it digestible, we have created a series of 14 newsletters build around certain themes like recruitment, engagement, leadership, ... with 4 specific examples per edition. Target group: HR professionals who want to get inspired and look from a different angle to their role.

     

    'The Brainflix Series' - 10 weekly newsletters focussed on making change a bit more simple. How can you increase the success rate of your change projects (personal behaviour and change projects in your organisation)? Very pragmatic tips, examples and tools to embrace the power of simplification to boost effectiveness of change initiatives. Target group: people who are interested in changing habits - your personal behaviour or organisational change projects.

     

     

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