HRchat Podcast

Work-Life Bloom with Dan Pontefract

The HR Gazette Season 1 Episode 553

Today's HRchat guest says that, instead of aiming for work-life balance, the goal should be what he calls 'work-life bloom'.

Dan Pontefract is the founder and CEO of Pontefract Group, a firm that improves the state of leadership and organizational culture. He is the best-selling author of four books and a popular speaker. Dan has presented at four different TED events and also writes for Forbes and Harvard Business Review. 

Dan has been listed on the Thinkers50 Radar list. HR Weekly listed him as one of its 100 Most Influential People in HR. PeopleHum listed Dan on the Top 200 Thought Leaders to Follow and Inc. Magazine listed him as one of the top 100 leadership speakers.

Questions For Dan Include:

  • Tell us about the Leadership NOW podcast
  • You don’t believe in work-life balance but rather something you call work-life bloom – what does that mean?
  • What have you discovered in your recent work-life bloom research? What are the four work-life personas?

More About Dan

Dan is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria, Gustavson School of Business and has garnered more than 20 industry awards over his career. 

Previously as Chief Envisioner and Chief Learning Officer at TELUS, he launched the Transformation Office, the TELUS MBA, and the TELUS Leadership Philosophy, all award-winning initiatives that dramatically helped to increase the company’s employee engagement to record levels of nearly 90%. Prior to TELUS, he held senior roles developing leaders, team members, and customers at SAP, BusinessObjects and BCIT.

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