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Laloux Frederic

31 May, 2015 Dear Frederic, I read your book, Reinventing Organizations. First off, congratulations on becoming a published author. I'm wondering if you've read my first one, FLAT ARMY? Regardless, there are parts of your book I rather enjoyed. But when I came up against 'Teal', I began having my doubts. Particularly as it relates to ... well, a lot that has to do with Teal. Its implementation and feasibility in medium and large-sized organizations is of concern to me, so I'd love to understand how it can actually be achieved. (I consider Zappos rather small, at ~1500 employees - and I don't think 'Operation Teal' is fully implemented yet) I won't belabor this letter to you, but I'd like to propose a public debate. Let's openly (and publicly) debate #ReinventingOrganizations and #FlatArmy. I'll take the Flat Army angle, and you can defend 'Teal'. I'll be in Vienna, 5-7 November, 2015, so perhaps we can do it live and in person. (we'll arrange for someone to record it so others might enjoy in the festivities) If not, let's figure out a date and place where this can happen. I understand you don't travel much, but given I'm based in British Columbia, Canada ... I thought we might make it happen whilst I'm in Europe. (Unfortunately, I won't be back again in Europe until 2016) I look forward to your response. Respectfully,

Dan Pontefract

Author of FLAT ARMY: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization and the forthcoming book, DUAL PURPOSE: Redefining the Meaning of Work.

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Dan Pontefract’s keynote on the importance of workplace culture in employee engagement was excellent. Dan used his vast leadership experience to provide our conference attendees with practical strategies to build teams that are engaged and committed. His relatable, real-life examples were thought provoking, memorable and very personal, creating a connection to the audience. I would highly recommend Dan as an entertaining keynote speaker who delivers content that is relevant and actionable.

Michelle Hillyard, Director SCU
We are so proud to have had you at our event. Your talk was a big hit. It moved us. We can’t thank you enough.

Malin Björnell, Salesforce
Dan challenged us to have clarity of purpose, both as individuals and as an organization. He related inspiring stories drawing on his experience in business, technology and academia. As he said, ‘There is no ownership without belonging.’

Christian Pantel, D2L
Fantastic engaging talk for our global partner summit. Thank you so much, Dan!

Barb Kinnard, CEO Response Biomedical Corp
Dan not only brought his presentation to life with his charisma, but also content, style and presentation finesse. Our members were especially interested in his thought provoking and top of mind topic on the future of work and how we’re going to be leading the next generation of leaders.

Cheryl Goodwin, CPA
Dan is a conference organizer’s ideal speaker. Not only did he inspire and energize our group, but he also masterfully adapted his content so it resonated with the audience and our conference theme. As a bonus, Dan is able to nimbly navigate to adjust to a reduced time slot when other speakers went over time without sacrificing the impact of his session.

Director and General Counsel
Dan accomplished what we set out to do, which was not only to be inspirational, but also to leave everyone with tools and food for thought / self-reflection to improve their personal and professional lives.

Hermann Handa, FCT

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