//EMPLOYEE EX
LEADERSHIP
INNOVATION
STRATEGY
CULTURE//
Brad Shorkend
If you have a business, you are probably dealing with people a lot of the time both inside and outside your business. And people, well they're complex.
Brad Shorkend is the CEO of Still Human (Workplace Advisory), obsessed with helping businesses, leaders, and everyone who wakes up in the morning to engage the world of work to be better at the complicated job of being human and creating the conditions for success.
Since 2005 Brad Shorkend has worked with thousands of people around the world on how to ‘better human’ at work, and in turn how to build and lead organisations that are awesome places for people to work in, to innovate meaningfully, and to achieve sustainable success in a world that has gone digital crazy.
Behavioural
Specialist
Brad Shorkend is a relentless entrepreneur having founded and led over 20 businesses across numerous industry sectors… architecture, telecommunications, fashion, start-up acceleration, music retail, beauty, technology, consulting, FMCG, to name just a few… and is faculty at numerous globally recognised business schools.This enables him to bring both a business and an academic lens to his clients’ challenges and engage them with an appropriate blend of the two.
Brad Shorkend is the published author of ‘We Are Still Human (and work shouldn’t suck!)” – 2018, and is a featured thought leader in “The Book Every Business Owner Must Read” – 2020. He is also a frequent contributor to numerous print and online publications and radio shows.
Keynotes and
conference slots
Brad has delivered keynote talks on 5 continents, and speaks specifically about Leadership, Innovation, Organisational Culture, Employee Experience and Strategy.
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Current keynotes
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titles:
Did we learn nothing?
Leading businesses in a post pandemic mess
Solving the People Puzzle
Switch them on and grow them!
Human Centred Leadership
Nowhere to hide!
A.G.I.L.E. leadership
Getting out of the quicksand
Innovation
More than just a brainstorm
Goals
Dreams with deadlines!
Strategy AND Culture for breakfast
Wingman
Brad Shorkend is a firm believer that every leader should have a thinking partner that is external to their business, with no bias or agenda other than bringing perspective and being a safe place for the leaders to express themselves and soundboard… a wingman.
We are
Still Human
[and work shouldn't suck!]
A How-to Guide for building relevant businesses and exceptional work experiences for human beings in a world that has gone digital crazy.
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Here's what
Brad's clients share about
his impact on their businesses
Here's what our clients share about our impact on their businesses
Jacques Human
Brad is a great example of an excellent coach, his career and all his achievements in life make him the perfect mentor for aspiring businessmen and leaders.
He has a good business sense and keen insight into the recipe for success. I would recommend him to anyone looking to develop themselves. Working with Brad has been a positive life changing experience for me and one that I would not be able to learn from any course or business degree.
I experienced Brad's facilitation skills as well, which was more than memorable in a room of 80 plus people. He took the time to research and understand his audience and deliver a message that resonated with them and their environment. His concepts are fresh and exciting and challenge the conventional way of thinking and force you to question conservative business practice.
Brad is a dynamic coach and has been an inspiration to me and the changes brought about through his coaching sessions, which I have implemented in my approach to business and management, have a had a positive impact on my business unit as a whole as well as my career and aspirations.
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Gareth Beaver
I have a certain amount of scepticism with regards to coaching, but in the right circumstances and if the match is right, then it is a very valuable tool, which this time round has certainly proven to be the case for me. Brad has helped me to stay sane… so this has helped to keep my performance at the highest level and prevented me from otherwise slipping.
Debbie Johnstone
Quirk contracted Brad as a facilitator on our Future Giants leadership programme to guide our managers through a subject that they were fairly intimidated by – Strategy & Innovation.
Brad was extremely effective in helping them to break it down using useful and manageable models, and by the time the workshop was completed they were all charged up to get going on their strategies with their teams.
We have found Brad to be highly dependable and professional, but even more importantly his teaching approach and tools are contemporary and visually exceptional. He held our attention for an entire day, not an easy task with young minds in the advertising space.
Brian Biehler
Brad, you delivered a powerful and concise presentation which certainly had all our delegates hanging on your every word. Your passion for change and alternative approaches was extremely impactful. Many of our delegates are so deeply steeped in their work that they don’t see the wood for the trees. Thanks for taking them into a space where they could step back and gain new perspective.
I am confident that our business will benefit hugely from that value you have provided. I will enthusiastically recommend your work to my colleagues and friends, many of whom are captains of industry.
Lara Rosmarin
Brad is an outstanding communicator whose innovative thinking inspires and leads others toward introspection and positive action. He has the innate ability to teach deliberately what he knows instinctively. He is able to cancel out the noise, keep the main thing the main thing and unpack situations and circumstances in a systematic logical way. The result – a more manageable process with heaps of perspective and lowered anxiety. Having founded a series of successful businesses across varying sectors he understands what it takes to move forward. Brad is saturated with knowledge and in the trenches know-how which creates the environment of total comfort for his clients. He holds his clients accountable and is completely sold out to his non-negotiables without waiver.
Brad is a thought leader like no other, he stands out a mile in a crowded space.
Gary Thompson
I count myself as extremely fortunate to have been assigned to Brad for executive coaching. He is brutally honest in his assessments and stretches your thinking beyond comfortable in order to get the best out of you. Through his guidance I have been able to explore my limits and understand my true potential and we are still not done.
Brad has worked across a broad spectrum of Companies both locally and internationally and this experience allows for an approach that is both practical and effective. Theoretical advice is out the window! The focus is on getting real, facing your shortcomings head on and crafting and implementing strategies to get the best out of yourself and your teams. As part of a shared coaching experience with our Executive team as well as one on one coaching I have been able to grow as a leader, understand my shortcomings and turn them into real measurable strengths. It’s all about extracting the best I can be. It’s tough. It’s enlightening. It’s game changing. By far the best I have worked with!
Chris Botha
Our media group has been working with Brad for a variety of coaching and facilitation processes with varying members of the leadership team. I am proud to say, that as Group MD of the company, he has made a massive difference in my career as my personal business coach. Together with Brad we have been pushed to re state our mission, vision and values, rebrand our company and started varying new divisions within our business. Brad asks the right question, and has an uncanny ability to lead the respondent to find the answer for himself. As an outsider to our industry – he very quickly picked up the small nuances of our business and could add value quickly. We would most definitely recommend Brad for any coaching or team development work.
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Brett Yeatman
Brad is absolutely outstanding in his business acumen, speaking, facilitation and coaching. He is able to cut through the waffle, get straight to the heart of the matter, and in a very amenable yet precise manner ensure that issues are dealt with, concepts are understood and learned, and impact is created. He is highly recommended to any organization seeking to find a better way to do things.
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Julia Scheffer
Brad completely immerses himself in the client to ensure he fully understands their particular nuances. This enables him to produce work that is uniquely tailored to the client situation. Brad is hugely engaging and really impactful on stage and one of his biggest USPs is the fact he can take any business trend and insight and distill it into an actionable approach for the company - there is meaning and action from each outcome. I highly recommend bringing Brad into your business if you want to stay relevant and competitive!
Kevin Akaloo
Brad definitely delivered and made a life changing impression on my team as well as myself. Highly recommended for teams that are needing innovation, alignment and growth - great strategies for building unity and relationships and making sure that everyone moves in the same direction. I was pleasantly surprised by how well this was received by all delegates.
Here's what
our clients share about
our impact on their businesses
Here's what our clients share about our impact on their businesses
Jacques Human
Brad is a great example of an excellent coach, his career and all his achievements in life make him the perfect mentor for aspiring businessmen and leaders.
He has a good business sense and keen insight into the recipe for success. I would recommend him to anyone looking to develop themselves. Working with Brad has been a positive life changing experience for me and one that I would not be able to learn from any course or business degree.
I experienced Brad's facilitation skills as well, which was more than memorable in a room of 80 plus people. He took the time to research and understand his audience and deliver a message that resonated with them and their environment. His concepts are fresh and exciting and challenge the conventional way of thinking and force you to question conservative business practice.
Brad is a dynamic coach and has been an inspiration to me and the changes brought about through his coaching sessions, which I have implemented in my approach to business and management, have a had a positive impact on my business unit as a whole as well as my career and aspirations.
Gareth Beaver
I have a certain amount of scepticism with regards to coaching, but in the right circumstances and if the match is right, then it is a very valuable tool, which this time round has certainly proven to be the case for me. Brad has helped me to stay sane… so this has helped to keep my performance at the highest level and prevented me from otherwise slipping.
Debbie Johnstone
Quirk contracted Brad as a facilitator on our Future Giants leadership programme to guide our managers through a subject that they were fairly intimidated by – Strategy & Innovation.
Brad was extremely effective in helping them to break it down using useful and manageable models, and by the time the workshop was completed they were all charged up to get going on their strategies with their teams.
We have found Brad to be highly dependable and professional, but even more importantly his teaching approach and tools are contemporary and visually exceptional. He held our attention for an entire day, not an easy task with young minds in the advertising space.
Brian Biehler
Brad, you delivered a powerful and concise presentation which certainly had all our delegates hanging on your every word. Your passion for change and alternative approaches was extremely impactful. Many of our delegates are so deeply steeped in their work that they don’t see the wood for the trees. Thanks for taking them into a space where they could step back and gain new perspective.
I am confident that our business will benefit hugely from that value you have provided. I will enthusiastically recommend your work to my colleagues and friends, many of whom are captains of industry.
Companies
Behaving
Awesomely.
In a world gone digital crazy, we are still human beings craving, creating, and responding positively to high quality human experiences. At Still Human we passionately help companies and their people to think and behave in ways that create awesome human experience, and the conditions for constant relevance and sustainable success.
SWITCHED ON HUMANS = SWITCHED ON BUSINESSES
Humanifesting
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Get in touch
There’s not much that is quite as powerful or as meaningful as intentional conversation filled with exploration and an open mind. So whether virtually or in a room together we’d love to hear your thoughts, questions, challenges and ideas. We’d love to learn more about you and share a bit more about us. And maybe, if we click, we’ll journey down a‘better humaning’ road together.
Get in touch
There’s not much that is quite as powerful or as meaningful as intentional conversation filled with exploration and an open mind. So whether virtually or in a room together we’d love to hear your thoughts, questions, challenges and ideas. We’d love to learn more about you and share a bit more about us. And maybe, if we click, we’ll journey down a‘better humaning’ road together.
So if you’re intrigued to see what possibility may live in this space, let’s open up the conversation.
And if you’re curious to get a meaningful insight into how you or your people might be experiencing the world of work, then have a closer look here.