Cheryl Cran
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What The Flux? Lead Change Through Uncertainty
How to lead change when nothing feels certain anymore
When everything happening in the world, at work, and in our personal lives makes us ask, “What the…?” — it’s a sign we’re trying to make sense of chaos in real time.
Nothing seems clear anymore. It’s harder to know what’s real, what’s AI-generated, and how to trust our own judgment.
World events, economic uncertainty, AI acceleration, workforce fatigue, and personal stressors are colliding — leaving leaders and teams overwhelmed, reactive, and exhausted.
This keynote reframes disruption as a deeply human experience and offers profound ways to meet change with hope, inspiration, and clarity that leads to meaningful action.
The audience will leave with:
A new way to understand change as a human state, not a series of circumstances — shifting from resistance and anxiety to resilient adaptability and deep empowerment
Practical ideas and tools to stay centered, focused, and effective amid uncertainty, pressure, and competing demands
A powerful model to make sense of ongoing change challenges by asking better questions of ourselves and others — questions that cut through illusion and lead directly to truth and solutions
Insight into how AI, market shifts, and social change are impacting people emotionally, and how to consciously leverage emotional intelligence during these times
Renewed energy to lead — and live — with optimism, clarity, and faith in the future
Speaking videos
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Silo mentality: How seeing the bigger picture increases collaboration
Are you stuck in a siloed mentality? Here’s how to tell (and how to fix it).
Books by Cheryl Cran
“Super. Crucial. Human” (2022)
“NextMapping - Second Edition Anticipate, Navigate & Create The Future of Work” (2020)
NextMapping - Second Edition Anticipate, Navigate & Create The Future of Work
“The Art of Change Leadership: Driving Transformation In a Fast-Paced World” (2015)
Be an transformational leader during times of rapid organizational change The Art of Change Leadership represents a major milestone in the study of change leadership. An approachable yet thorough guide for leaders and team members that illustrates how to increase speed and agility during times of intense technological innovation and fast change, this resource focuses on the ways in which you, as an individual, can harness your unique abilities to lead cultural change and personal leadership in a positive and proactive way. Through eleven comprehensive chapters, explore the need for increased human brain speed, how to improve your focus, the body/mind connection, agility within a team setting, improving productivity, communication with your team, and more. Technology, globalization, evolving business models—these are just some of the variables impacting the competitive landscapes across virtually all industries. To keep up with the changes that these and other factors are creating, it is critical that you are able to understand what change leadership is, why it is important, and how you can leverage it in your workplace to positively impact your company. Explore research on change leadership vs. change management to improve business Leverage technology to improve productivity and adaptability to rapid change Evolutionary approaches to change leadership that include energy management and innovative mindset approaches Discover questionnaires, assessments and quizzes to assess your change leadership agilities The Art of Change Leadership is a (r)evolutionary text that prepares you to increase your team's speed and agility, and to thrive in today's continually evolving business environment.
“The Control Freak Revolution: Make Your Most Maddening Behaviors Work for Your Company and to Your Advantage” (2008)
“101 Ways to Make Generations X, Y and Zoomers Happy At Work” ()
Imagine the year 2020 What will business look like? How will business change due to the generational impact? In this book consultant and author Cheryl Cran, CSP provides 101 ways for leaders and business owners to increase employee engagement and job satisfaction. Research shows that Gen X and Y are poised to look for employment elsewhere if they are not happy at work. Quick and easy to read and lots of valuable tips.
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