Jan Makela

Jan Makela

MBA

MD, US
Jan shares with you what it takes to be the manager people won't leave and why that it is important in today's business world. The author of the best-selling book Cracking The Code to Success.

Jan will make a difference in all levels of your organization. He strongly believes in building on strengths and coaching employees to success. He has held senior positions in the military, and private businesses. Every place Jan has been he has improved employee engagement and job performance through his strengths-based leadership.

  • Best known for keynote presentations and training workshops to increase profitability and employee retention by improving employee engagement and job performance through his strengths-based leadership approach
  • It is his ability to effectively establish a rapport with stakeholders at all levels that allowed him to build insightful and customized presentations and training programs 
  • Frequently sought after by senior executives and business owners to share his expertise in behavioral-based interviewing; and how to find, keep, and manage quality hires. It is through this process that Jan has saved companies millions of dollars by teaching them to boost their employees' job performance and minimize employee turnover.
  • He is currently one of the top speakers in the country on topics such as Human Resource Law For Managers, Employee Accountability, and Being the Manager People Won't Leave, What Great Managers Do and Strength-Based Leadership.

Jan strongly believes Everyone has the ability to be great at something. The trick is to find that strength and enhance it. Allow him to help you and your organization find and develop strengths to increase job performance, employee engagement, and profitability. Identify your own strengths and enrich them while learning how to unleash the full potential of your employees and bring your organization to new levels of success.

Jan is a Gallup- Certified Strengths Coach, & Forbes Coaches Council Member and an MBA from George Washington University and recipient of the Quill Award from the National Society of Authors and Speakers. 

He has written articles that have been published in over 30 magazine, trade journals and newspapers

Jan will make a difference in all levels of your organization. He strongly believes in building on strengths and coaching employees to success. He has held senior positions in the military, and private businesses. Every place Jan has been he has improved employee engagement and job performance through his strengths-based leadership.

  • Best known for keynote presentations and training workshops to increase profitability and employee retention by improving employee engagement and job performance through his strengths-based leadership approach
  • It is his ability to effectively establish a rapport with stakeholders at all levels that allowed him to build insightful and customized presentations and training programs 
  • Frequently sought after by senior executives and business owners to share his expertise in behavioral-based interviewing; and how to find, keep, and manage quality hires. It is through this process that Jan has saved companies millions of dollars by teaching them to boost their employees' job performance and minimize employee turnover.
  • He is currently one of the top speakers in the country on topics such as Human Resource Law For Managers, Employee Accountability, and Being the Manager People Won't Leave, What Great Managers Do and Strength-Based Leadership.

Jan strongly believes Everyone has the ability to be great at something. The trick is to find that strength and enhance it. Allow him to help you and your organization find and develop strengths to increase job performance, employee engagement, and profitability. Identify your own strengths and enrich them while learning how to unleash the full potential of your employees and bring your organization to new levels of success.

Jan is a Gallup- Certified Strengths Coach, & Forbes Coaches Council Member and an MBA from George Washington University and recipient of the Quill Award from the National Society of Authors and Speakers. 

He has written articles that have been published in over 30 magazine, trade journals and newspapers

Be The Manager People Won't Leave & Increase Organizational Performance

Format:  45-60 minute keynote or a 1/2 day workshop on what Great Managers Do. Includes an e-book 'Be The Manager People Won't Leave'  

This program is perfect for:
  • Senior Management
  • Front Line Managers and teams
The audience will leave with:
  • What Great Managers Do That The Average Manager Does Not

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Employees / WorkforceEducational / Informative

Building Teams through Strengths.

Includes top 5 strengths of participants from Gallup's Clifton Strength Survey Format:  A 30-minute overview of individual strengths. 1-hour discovering your individual strengths. 1-hour building your team strengths and your team dynamics

The audience will leave with a clear understanding of their natural talents and how they can take advantage of those talents in their professional and personal lives.
 
Based on the Strength Finder 2.0...
ManagementEducational / Informative

HR Law for Managers & Supervisors

Updated Human Resource Law that managers need to know. Do managers know the current laws around harassment and discrimination? Do managers know how to legally terminate an employee?
Do the managers know their liability for 'failure of duty to an employee? Just a few of the topics covered. 
Included are examples of companies managers know that made human resource mistakes. Average payout of an EEOC claim is $350,000. A little training goes a long way
Format: ...
ManagementEducational / Informative

Generational Leadership

Format: Keynote of 1hour or up to 1/2 day training program for organizations to understand the different Generations in the workplace This program is perfect for:
  • Management
  • All employees
  • Parents of young adults
The audience will leave with:
  • There are 5 generations in the workforce in America and each generation wants something different in...
Generation IssuesEducational / Informative