Cheryl Cran
Future of Work Expert
Cheryl Cran is not a futurist who just shares trends. She is a pragmatic optimist who is a future of work (all things) expert who offers insight to create the future now by leading the changes needed to get there.
As a future of work expert, Cheryl founded NextMapping™/NextMapping.com, an all-encompassing network of her resources on the future of work and the “future-ready skills” needed by leaders and teams to navigate change in the workplace. She is the creator of the NextNow podcast and serves as the CEO of the parent company Synthesis at Work Inc. She was named the No. 1 Future of Work influencer by Onalytica and is listed in the top ten future of work experts by GoCatalant.
She is the author of 10 books, including her newest, Super.Crucial.Human, and her bestsellers, NextMapping – Anticipate, Navigate and Create the Future of Work and the Art of Change Leadership – Driving Transformation in a Fast-Paced World.
Honed by years of successfully working with a multitude of organizations, Cheryl brings unique perspectives on the hybrid workplace, the human future and the future of leadership and leading hybrid teams.
Her thought leadership on the future of all things including work, society and life has been featured in publications such as Fast Company, Huff Post, Forbes, Metro New York, Entrepreneur Magazine, Reader’s Digest, CBS Online, NBC Online and more. She has built up her expertise over two decades working with clients such as Amazon, Upwork, AT&T, Gartner, Scottish Water, ExecOnline and others.
The common theme in all of Cheryl’s life’s work is to change the world through business. Ultimately, she helps leaders and teams to increase perspectives to expand opportunities, identify patterns of success, and to learn and grow at the speed of change.
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