Dan Pontefract

“The Future of Work is Grey” (2026)

“Work-Life Bloom How to Nurture a Team That Flourishes” (2023)

Work-Life Bloom How to Nurture a Team That Flourishes

“Lead. Care. Win How to Become a Leader Who Matters” (2020)

Lead. Care. Win How to Become a Leader Who Matters

“Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively and Make Better Decisions” (2018)

While it may not occur to us on a daily basis, there is a widespread cultural tendency toward quick decisions and quick action. This pattern has resulted in many of our society's greatest successes, but even more of its failures. Though the root cause is by no means malicious, we have begun to reward speed over quality, and the negative effects suffered in both our personal and professional lives are potentially catastrophic.Best-selling author and Chief Envisioner Dan Pontefract offers the solution to this predicament with what he coins "Open Thinking," a cyclical process in which creativity is encouraged, critiquing leads to better decisions, and thoughtful action delivers positive, sustainable results. He proposes a return to balance between the three components of productive thought: dreaming, deciding, and doing.Based on organizational and societal data, academic research, historical studies, and a wide range of interviews, Open to Think is an appeal for a world of better thinking. Pontefract introduces tangible, actionable strategies to improve the way we think as organizations and individuals.

“Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization” (2018)

Your people are your most valuable asset, and if you want them to excel (and your profits to soar), you'll need to abandon your traditional command-and-control management style and adopt a collaborative, open leadership approach―one that engages and empowers your people. While this isn't a particularly new idea, many leaders, while they may pay lip service to it, don't really understand what it means. And most of those who do get it lack the skills for putting it into practice. In Flat Army you'll find powerful leadership models and tools that help you challenge yourself and overcome your personal obstacles to change, while pushing the boundaries of organizational change to create a culture of collaboration.• Develops an integrated framework incorporating collaboration, open leadership, technologies, and connected learning• Shows you how to flatten the organizational pyramid and engage with your peoples in more collaborative and productive ways―without undermining your authority• Explains how to deploy a Connected Leader mindset, a Participative Leader Framework, and a Collaborative Leader Action Model• Arms you with powerful tools for becoming a more visible leader who demonstrates the qualities and capabilities needed to become an agent of positive change