Speaking

Jamie delivers keynote presentations about the power of strong workplace cultures and the key trends that are shaping the future of business, today.

He has engaged audiences around the world with the findings and insights from the research and thought leadership that generated three popular business books, Humanize, When Millennials Take Over, and The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement.

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Jamie Notter featured in Harvard Business Review

Jamie Notter is such a dynamic, engaging speaker that we felt very lucky to have him present for our United Way Finance Talent, and Tech Forum. His presentation on culture management in the digital age was great, and our audience members loved it as well. The material truly resonated with our audience of Human Resource and Talent leaders, many of whom are looking for expert advice on building their own organizational culture as we embark on this digital transformation throughout our network. In his very lively, energizing session, Jamie gave them clear tips — and most importantly, actionable suggestions — on how to implement these valuable strategies.

— Amy Dinofrio, MBA, SPHR; Director of Talent Management, United Way Worldwide

“At Competo we had the honor to host Jamie as a keynote speaker at our 13th HR event. He exceeded all of our expectations. His lecture about Millennials and cross-generational cooperation was fabulous. On one hand he gave us advice, on the other he made us think. He’s not only an expert in his field but also a wonderful person and an absolute joy to work with.”

—Laura Smrekar, Partner and Commnications Director, Competo, Slovenia

Popular Session Topics

Jamie can customize a presentation to fit the specific needs and goals of your audience. Below are some of his more popular sessions to get your thinking started.

NEW! Culture Change Made Easy: Up Your Culture Game and Keep Your Top Talent

Employees have raised the bar when it comes to where they choose to work. Today, employees are less willing to tolerate mediocre cultures that get in the way of their success (as many do), so if you want the best talent, it’s time to up your culture game. The good news is, culture change is easier than you think—but only when you can see the hidden culture patterns that are bringing your culture down. In this provocative yet practical keynote, award-winning author Jamie Notter will share insights from his latest book, so you can identify the troublesome patterns in your culture, and then build a clear culture change roadmap that will improve your culture in ways that produce real results—in a matter of months, not years. Don’t let your business suffer because you can’t change your culture. Jamie will give you proven tools and strategies you can apply right away, so you can keep that top talent from heading elsewhere.

Creating a Culture of Innovation

Most organizations understand the value of innovation, yet few ever realize that value—and the root of this problem lies in organizational culture. They say culture eats strategy for breakfast, and that is particularly true when it comes to innovation. In this practical session, Jamie Notter will give you plain-English definitions of both culture and innovation, and then demonstrate how the patterns inside your culture can derail your innovation efforts, despite having a clear innovation strategy. He will include practical tips for changing your culture patterns to strengthen your capacity for innovation.

The Non-Obvious Secret to Employee Engagement

Despite decades of trying to improve employee engagement, we've barely moved the needle, and culture expert Jamie Notter can show you why. He'll offer concrete strategies for addressing the root causes of disengagement and help you create a culture that makes both your organization and your employees (at all levels) successful.

The Post-Millennial Future of Work

The generation following the Millennials is just starting to hit the workforce, and they are bringing new expectations, new behaviors, and new challenges to your existing culture. In this session, Jamie shares his generational research and shows you ways you might need to shift your culture for a new multi-generational workforce

What Jamie's Clients Are Saying

Jamie and Maddie presented the opening keynote at our customer conference in Orlando. The audience loved it so much, we decided to repeat it online for those who could not make it in person! Since Jamie and Maddie work with real employees who have real business challenges just like our customers, the audience easily related to them. Through sharing actual experiences and case studies, they were able to captivate the hearts and minds of the audience and give them practical steps to start or continue the journey toward a better culture and happier and more productive employees. Jamie and Maddie are now friends of Sitrion for life—and I would not hesitate to invite them back to join us again at a future event.”
Luke Sinclair, Director, Community Management, Sitrion

Jamie Notter brings a unique perspective and deep expertise in conflict resolution, workplace teams and governance bodies that helps them become effective agents for change. He is well-qualified as a subject matter expert and is engaging and entertaining as a speaker. Jamie addressed our 300 person leadership conference and I’d recommend him to absolutely anyone.”
Ben Martin, Virginia Association of Realtors

I engaged Jamie to be our Opening Keynote presenter and he exceeded our expectations. He was an absolute delight to work with – flexible to our attendees’ needs, making sure his content was relevant to them.
Pam Ross, IMPACT99 Conference

It has been such a pleasure having Jamie work with us as a speaker for our organization! Pre-event he is very responsive, dependable and prompt when delivering all important information and content. Onsite, he is just as outstanding. He has such a personable presentation style and the content is so applicable that he makes it easy to digest and apply the learnings. He has consistently received positive reviews from our attendees and staff.
Laura Genovese, Education Program Manager, NACS

I engaged Jamie to be our Opening Keynote presenter and he exceeded our expectations. He was an absolute delight to work with—flexible to our attendees’ needs, making sure his content was relevant to them. Our delegates LOVED his keynote and learned a lot about how humanizing your organization isn’t about the fluff—it’s about real business systems and strategies that drive innovation and results. Great job—I would highly recommend him if you’re looking for an engaging and thought provoking speaker.”
Pam Ross, IMPACT99 Conference

Our members really loved Jamie's presentation. A lot of speakers are talking about the Millennials, but Jamie's presentation explained what's going on in a way that was both clear and actionable. It's not enough to just complain about Millennials--we all need to figure out how we're going to work together moving forward, and Jamie provided some compelling ideas about how to do that.”
Nadine Merker, American Association of Diabetes Educators

A very informative session!
He was great! I need him at my organization.
Great speaker! We need Jamie to come into our organization and change our culture.
Please, please, please make this speaker a best in class and leverage him more. He was engaging, dynamic and well spoken.
Really excellent talk. You should consider a more prominent session on the topic in the future. It was packed.
Great presenter and interesting topic. Love that the speaker offered a free ebook after so that we can continue to research this topic post event.
Participants, PCMA's Convening Leaders Conference

Jamie Notter has spoken at several ASAE conferences and his presentations are insightful and thought-provoking. He boldly answers the tough questions and gains tremendous feedback from participants. I would sincerely recommend Jamie to anyone looking for a content leader who is engaging, genuine, provocative, entertaining and thoughtful.
Megan Denhardt, CAE, Senior manager, learning American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)

Jamie's Presentation Clients Include (partial list)

PVH Corp
Wall Street Journal CEO Council
Raytheon
General Dynamics
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Sitrion
Corporate Financial Group
Blackhawk Networks
Goodwill Industries
ACGI
Community Brands
GE Healthcare
M Financial
IMPACT99
National Association of Corporate Directors
Northeastern Illinois University
HR Reinvention

Society for Human Resource Management
IHRIM
American Bankers Association
American Institute of CPAs
Plastics Industry Association
National Lime Association
Society of American Florists
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Nurses Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Academy of Family Physicians
National Association of Children’s Hospitals
National Association of Home Builders
Architectural Precast Association
Community Associations Institute
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Water Resources Association
National Association of Sports Commissions
Council for Social Work Education

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
Association Forum of Chicagoland
Florida Society of Association Executives
California Society of Association Executives
Texas Society of Association Executives
Georgia Society of Association Executives
New England Society of Association Executives
Wisconsin Society of Association Executives
Council of Educational and Scientific Society Executives
Nursing Organizations Alliance
Texas Organization of Regional and Community Hospitals
California Landscape Contractors Association
Iowa State Education Association
Virginia Association of Realtors
Health Care Association of Michigan

Jamie Notter is a growth strategist at PROPEL, where he helps leaders integrate culture, strategy, and execution to achieve breakthrough performance. He began his career in the international conflict resolution field, running training programs in areas of ethnic conflict in the 1990s (if you get a chance, ask him about the awesome people on the island of Cyprus).

Jamie then moved into working with organizations, initially as a diversity trainer and consultant, and later leading his own management consulting practice, working extensively with trade associations and professional societies on issues of leadership, conflict, and workplace culture. In 2014, he joined forces with Maddie Grant to create a workplace culture consultancy, originally named Culture That Works. There they pioneered the work of culture design, which included creating the WorkXO culture assessment that they later sold to QuestionPro. In 2020, their company became part of the Blue Cypress family of companies, and they rebranded as PROPEL and expanded their offerings to include business coaching and online learning.

Jamie carries a master’s degree in conflict resolution from George Mason University, and a Certificate in Organization Development from Georgetown, where he now serves as Adjunct Faculty. An avid writer, he has authored dozens of published articles and several ebooks. His three popular business books include Humanize: How People-Centric Organizations Succeed in a Social World, published by Que Publishing in late 2011, When Millennials Take Over: Preparing for the Ridiculously Optimistic Future of Business, published by IdeaPress in March 2015, and the Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement, also an IdeaPress release, in 2019.