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Paul Thallner      

Organizational Change Expert, Speaker & Author

Paul Thallner is an expert in organizational change and transformation and is deeply committed to ending the global workplace stress epidemic. He focuses on building resilient organizations that deliver on mission and strategy while also enabling workers spend less time bouncing back from challenges. He advises global companies, leadership organizations, non-profit advocacy organizations, and start-ups to strengthen resilience at scale to better prepare for the inevitable headwinds we all know are coming.

Thallner is a Principal and member of the global leadership team at Daggerwing Group, a top-10 change consultancy whose Fortune 100 clients hire the firm to ""do change right the first time."" In this role, he has worked with global marketing, communications, and strategic HR organizations to design and implement new ways of working that deliver on KPIs while ensuring a high quality employee experience.

Thallner has illustrated his thought leadership in publications such as Fortune, Thrive Global and Authority Magazine. He is also a frequent contributor to industry publications in the ski and outdoor industry. He has spoken to Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, government agencies, universities, and foundations in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

In his previous experience, Thallner led major culture integration, transformation, and workplace analysis projects as a partner at Great Place to Work and at his own consultancy, High Peaks Group. He was a Fuse Corps social innovation fellow where his efforts secured a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the high school graduation rate in the United States.

Thallner holds a M.S. in Organizational Development and Change from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University (recognized as a top O.D. program in the world), a M.A. in English Literature from The College of New Jersey, and a B.A. in English from Gettysburg College. Earlier in his career, he was an English teacher in Slovakia during the country's first year of independence following the Velvet Divorce from Czechia.

Speech Topics

Bounce Back to What? How to Eliminate the Stress Epidemic

The workplace is the fifth-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. Yet, organizations put the burden of stress-reduction on workers - forcing a never ending, life-shortening bounce-back cycle. Citing gripping examples and research, Thallner will make an engaging and compelling case that organizations have the power and responsibility to dramatically reduce stress, lengthen life, and achieve their business objectives.

The Headwinds: How Organizations Can Thrive During Continuous Change

Organizations are purpose built to find and eliminate problems. But, could this fundamental design “feature” be a fatal flaw that keeps organizations from becoming truly prepared for the next big challenge? Thallner explores why excessive focus on closing gaps ends up limiting organizational innovation and hastens worker burnout. Instead, he proposes re-thinking the gap-closing cycle altogether by examining the questions we ask in the first place. Better questions create better cultures and outcomes.

The Thriving Workplace: How to Design for Greatness

Paul Thallner has been in the trenches transforming workplaces his entire career. He has worked with global companies and domestic companies around the world to create great workplaces. This talk distills the best of Thallner's wisdom and personality. He connects easily with audiences of all types. He’ll share timely and timeless anecdotes, connect salient topics with natural elements, and break down organizational design successes and failures in an engaging, interactive, and memorable session.

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