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Thomas Bertels

MBA
Founder & President
Purpose Works Consulting LLC
Country or state 
United States (New Jersey)
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Languages 
English
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Yes
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America/New_York

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Bio

Thomas Bertels is a management consultant and business transformation expert on a mission to make work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful. He has more than 25 years’ experience helping companies across a range of industries, from start-ups to Fortune 5, transform how work gets done. Thinkers360 has recognized Thomas as a Top 50 Thought Leader on the Future of Work and Design Thinking.

Before starting Purpose Works in 2021, Thomas was a founding partner at OXYGY/Valeocon. Earlier in his career he held leadership roles at Aon Consulting and ABB.

Thomas has written several books and numerous articles on work design, process improvement, business transformation, and organizational learning. His latest book ‘Fixing Work: Designing Jobs Employees Love’ ( Greenleaf Book Group). He is also the host of the Work Matters podcast, where he explores in conversations with thought leaders and executives what leaders can do to fix work.

Current position (1)

Founder & President

Purpose Works Consulting LLC

Degrees (1)
MBA
NYU Stern
1998 to 2002

Presentations

Presentations (1)
The Future of Work - Designing Jobs for Human

Work is broken. More than half of employees are disengaged. Voluntary turnover has more than doubled over the last decade. Why? Because we failed to design jobs to meet the intrinsic human needs for meaningful work, autonomy, and feedback.
Frederick Herzberg famously said: "You can only do a good job if there is a good job to be done". In this session we will explore the power of work design to create intrinsically motivating work, resulting in improved employee engagement, productivity, and customer experience. Participants will learn how different aspects of work design shape the employees experience and how to incorporate these factors into designing effective organizations. Using several case studies, we will discuss how to put these ideas into practice, how to structure an effective change strategy and how to decide whether motivational work design might be an appropriate approach to tackle their unique organizational challenges.

Past talks (1)
Better Work by Design
BTOES
Orlando
May 9, 2024
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Books & Articles (6)

Fixing Work: A Tale about Designing Jobs Employees Love
Greenleaf Book Group,
2023
Rath & Strong Six Sigma Leadership Handbook
Wiley,
1993
AI is an opportunity to reimagine work. What's your strategy?
Return to Office Mandate: Crisis or Opportunity?
What can 'Office Space' teach us about Work Design?
Work Design: Let’s Make Work Motivating and Productive

Expertise (13)

Business
Agile transformation Lean Agile business processes Business Process Reengineering BPR Business Process Re-Engineering Transforming Service Delivery Transforming the Business Employee Engagement Lean Six Sigma Future of work Job Design Motivation and Productivity
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Why choose me? 

30 years of experience engaging and motivating leaders to reimagine how work gets done.

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