Jacob Morgan

Jacob Morgan

Pioneering Futurist & Leading Authority on the Future of Work, Leadership, and Employee Experience

Core Intelligence Domain: Future of Work
Location: USA | Languages: English
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence

Jacob Morgan is a trained futurist, international keynote speaker, and highly regarded authority on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. He advises global C-suite executives on how to build future-ready organisations by deeply understanding the intersection of technology, culture, and human potential. Through his proprietary frameworks, including the Employee Experience Equation and the Vulnerable Leader Blueprint, Jacob equips leaders with the strategic foresight required to navigate unprecedented disruption and cultivate resilient, high-performing teams.

Visionary Leadership and Empirical Research

As the founder of The Future of Work University and the host of the globally acclaimed podcast Great Leadership with Jacob Morgan, he has dedicated his career to exploring how the world of business is evolving. His insights are not merely theoretical; they are backed by extensive primary research. Jacob has personally interviewed over 1,000 global CEOs from major organisations such as Best Buy, Mastercard, Unilever, and Nestlé, and has surveyed tens of thousands of employees globally to decode the DNA of successful leadership and thriving corporate cultures.

Bestselling Author and Strategic Frameworks

Jacob is the author of five international bestselling books that have fundamentally reshaped how organisations approach talent management and executive leadership. His groundbreaking work, Leading with Vulnerability (2024), introduces a revolutionary concept: the Vulnerable Leader Equation. He argues that vulnerability alone can be detrimental for leaders, but when combined with leadership competence, it becomes a powerful catalyst for transformational impact, psychological safety, and trust.

His previous bestsellers include The Future Leader, which outlines the essential skills and mindsets for the next decade of business, and The Employee Experience Advantage, which provides a definitive guide on optimising the cultural, technological, and physical environments to ensure employees genuinely want to show up to work.

Core Speaking Themes

• Leading with Vulnerability: Unlocking the profound difference between being vulnerable and leading with vulnerability to foster deep trust, drive innovation, and improve organisational performance.
• The Future Leader: Identifying and cultivating the nine critical skills and mindsets that modern executives must master to guide their organisations through the 2020s and beyond.
• The Employee Experience Advantage: A strategic roadmap for redesigning the workplace by focusing on culture, technology, and physical space to attract and retain top-tier talent.
• The Future of Work: Understanding the macro-trends, including artificial intelligence, automation, and shifting demographics, that are fundamentally altering how, where, and why we work.
• Building Future-Ready Organisations: How to shift from traditional hierarchical models to agile, collaborative, and purpose-driven corporate structures.

Key Takeaways

• Empirical Leadership Strategies: Gain actionable insights derived from interviews with over 1,000 CEOs and data from thousands of global employees.
• The Vulnerability Paradigm: Learn how to merge authenticity with competence to bridge the gap between human connection and driving tangible business results.
• Experiential Design: Master the art of designing an employee experience that transcends traditional engagement programmes and builds genuine loyalty.
• Strategic Foresight: Equip leadership teams with the tools required to anticipate technological disruption and pivot organisational strategies proactively.