John Izzo

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John Izzo is a businessman, corporate advisor, speaker, bestselling author and an advocate for sustainable living. He is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia where he is a co-founder of Blueprint' [1] '. He writes and speaks about the "World of work". Izzo is the author of nine books.

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Early life and education

Izzo graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Sociology and Journalism in 1979. He earned a M.Div. from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, in 1981. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Kent State University in 1992.

Career

Izzo began his career as Presbyterian minister, serving in three churches in Ohio and California from 1981 to 1987. He then worked for five years as an organization-development consultant and manager for the City of San Diego and Kaiser Permanente, San Diego. He then was Vice-President of Einstein Consulting Group in Philadelphia.

Izzo opened a business-consulting practice in Vancouver, BC, [2] [3] and became an instructor in communication at San Diego State University and Kent State University. He acted as a consultant to private companies, government agencies and NGOs, including Northrop Grumman, TELUS, [2] BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Tim Horton's, McDonald's, RBC, Georgia Power, Best Buy, Qantas Airlines , IBM, Verizon, the Mayo Clinic, and Fairmont Hotels. His work has been featured by Newsweek, Fast Company, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, The New York Times, Maclean's and ABC World News.[ citation needed ] He has spoken or been interviewed on about 100 radio stations and television networks in the U.S. and Canada.

His first book, Awakening Corporate Soul, was published in 1994, and concerned employee engagement.

In 1998, Izzo joined the board of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society in Vancouver, BC, and served as its chair from 2000 to 2004. He was also the Conservation Chair of the Sierra Club, California from 1990 to 1994, and Chair of the North American NGO Environmental Caucus, UN Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, Egypt in 1994.

Izzo published his second book, Values Shift-Engaging, Retaining & Motivating the Multigenerational Workforce, in 2007. [4] [5] The book pointed out shifts in the new generation of employees and profiled companies which had made corresponding workplace changes. [6] [7] Later that year he published The Five Secrets You must Discover before You Die, which was named the best self-help book of 2008 by the Independent Book Publishers Association. His 2012 book, Stepping Up, is about personal responsibility in life, work and society. [8]

Izzo has given many talks on green business and sustainability at conferences around the world. He has spoken at schools across Canada and the United States and consulted with large educational associations. In 2013, he gave a TedX talk in Vancouver entitled "The Defining Moment for a Generation-In-Waiting". He was host and producer of the five-hour Biography and PBS TV series, The Five Secrets You Must Discover before You Die, based on his 2008 book.

In 2014 Izzo worked on a project in East Africa to educate women to become successful entrepreneurs. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Sustainable Brands, one of the leading global organizations catalyzing brands for good. He also serves on the Board of the Elders Action Network.

He is a founder of Blueprint, enhancing the well-being of men and communities, affiliated with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.

Izzo is the author of about 60 articles in peer-reviewed and trade publications. He is a blog columnist for CSRwire and the Huffington Post, and has been a business columnist for The Globe and Mail newspaper in Toronto.

He is a citizen of both the United States of America and Canada. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia and Rancho Mirage, California.

Published works

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  1. ↑ Blueprint https://www.blueprint.ngo/about/ . Retrieved April 25, 2023.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Big Three telecom companies say they're winning the customer service battle. But are they?". Financial Post, Christina Pellegrini | October 30, 2015
  3. ↑ James L. Moseley; Joan C. Dessinger (2007). Training Older Workers and Learners: Maximizing the Workplace Performance of an Aging Workforce. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 159–. ISBN   978-0-7879-8117-4.
  4. ↑ "Book review: When 'Values Shift' at work". CNN, May 15, 2001 (check date)
  5. ↑ Laurie Beth Jones (7 December 2011). Teach Your Team to Fish: Using Ancient Wisdom for Inspired Teamwork. Crown Publishing Group. pp. 252–. ISBN   978-1-4000-4528-0.
  6. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (1 March 2005). The Workplace Revolution: Restoring Trust in Business and Bringing Meaning to Our Work . Conari Press. pp.  92–. ISBN   978-1-60925-190-1.
  7. ↑ Susan E. Cleyle; Louise M. McGillis (2005). Last One Out Turn Off the Lights: Is this the Future of American and Canadian Libraries?. Scarecrow Press. pp. 193–. ISBN   978-0-8108-5192-4.
  8. ↑ "John Izzo on the hero in all of us". CBC Books, March 20, 2012
  9. ↑ "If You Listen Up, Your Employees Will Step Up". By Ned Smith, BusinessNewsDaily, January 19, 2012
  10. ↑ Gary J. Boelhower (2013). Choose Wisely: Practical Insights from Spiritual Traditions. Paulist Press. pp. 23–. ISBN   978-0-8091-4814-1.
  11. ↑ Paula J. MacLean (February 2009). 7 New Rules for the Sandbox: The ABC's of Generational Retention. Silver Creek Press. pp. 8–. ISBN   978-0-9684430-6-4.
  12. ↑ Paula J. MacLean (2001). Taming Turnover: Creating Strategies for Employee Retention. Silver Creek Press. pp. 38–. ISBN   978-0-9684430-1-9.
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