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 keynotes
Here's an overview of the keynotes that Cyriel delivers the most for his clients.
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.
Making Change Simple
This presentation is aimed at professionals who are looking for a simple and pragmatic formula to enhance the success rate of a change project (personal behaviour or organisational change projects).
Explore the fascinating 'Brainflix' metaphor, where you'll delve into the workings of our unconscious mind in decision-making. And discover how we can use simple principles to steer our unconscious mind in the direction of the desired behaviour. The key to overcoming common obstacles in change projects lies in creating momentum and engagement by focusing on 3 principles: Make it Specific, Smooth and Small.
+ Specific: Define clear goals and translate them into tangible behaviours. Create a vivid image of desired change and trust the locals to make it specific.+ Smooth: Follow the path of the least resistance to engage your people. Give them autonomy, security and energy to go along in the desired change.
+ Small: Take incremental steps that lead to significant change, acknowledging that action today shapes a brighter future.
You will of course taste Cyriel's signature with pragmatic tools, interactive exercises, inspiring examples, and the necessary humor to elevate your change initiative to the next successful level. Ready. Set. Go.
More topics & workshops
For the people who can't choose which keynote resonate the best for their event, I have made a combi of my two most popular keynotes:
YESSS - Making Change Simple & Effective
And there are a few other topics & workshops that I deliver occasionaly.
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.
A selection of happy clients from all over the world
Author of 5 business books
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Cyriel in the Media
You can find my latest media appearances via this page - articles, interviews, podcasts, ...
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.
Connect with Cyriel
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