JOHN NILAND: SPEAKER

An accomplished and entertaining speaker, since 2000 John has been sharing insights about value and self-worth with a wide range of audiences in Europe, Asia and the USA. Some of the more popular talks include:

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THE IDENTITY ECONOMY

Regenerating Your Professional Identity in the Age of AI

In the age of AI, professionals are looking for more than a livelihood: they want meaningful expression of their values, talents and distinct contribution.

This session introduces identity regeneration—the process of renewing your professional identity from a foundation of self-worth, to bring greater value to your work, navigate transition and build a reputation that opens doors.

Together, we explore:

  • what professional identity is, and why it matters more than ever

  • the four major benefits of a clear professional identity

  • the key steps in forging an outstanding professional identity

  • why self-worth is essential, especially during periods of change

  • how managers and mentors can help others regenerate and nurture their professional identity

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Self Worth Academy Energising teams

SELF-WORTH IN TRANSITION

Reshaping your professional identity and reinventing your career

With years of experience behind you, you have done many things.  This richness of experience can however bring its own share of issues: including professional identity and self-esteem.

In this session, John Niland explores:

    • The difference between self-worth and self-esteem
    • Why self-worth is vital, particularly during transitions
    • What is professional identity and why is it important?
    • The four biggest benefits of a clear identity at work
    • Some practical things to do, if feeling a bit lost
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Self Worth Academy Partner or Servant

PARTNER OR SERVANT?

Why clients should not define your self-worth

One of the ways in which self-worth transforms professional life is how we manage clients. In order to be trusted advisers, it’s vital to form partner relationships, not relationships based on servitude.

In this session, specially tailored for agencies and consultants, you will learn:

  • Some of the behaviours that create servant relationships with clients
  • How to introduce yourself as a partner vs. a servant
  • The significance of self-worth
  • Some of the Do’s and Don’ts of review meetings
  • An introduction to value-based pricing (if time allows)
  • Managing difficult clients, growing key accounts

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Self Worth Academy Partner or Servant

“My team and I worked with John over two online sessions around self worth and professional identity. As a remote-first team it can sometimes feel difficult to connect with each other but John’s sessions allowed us to solidify our bond, be heard and be seen. He was attentive to the needs of each team member and everyone left feeling much stronger, and much more confident in their abilities than when they went in. It was a joy to work with John and I would highly recommend working with him to anyone considering it. A real gem!“

 – Emma Glover, Victress Digital Marketing Agency

Self Worth Academy Client Victress Digital

“John has presented at our National Conference on more than one occasion and run workshops. He has helped us focus and hone our skills to enable our organisation to provide the best “Value Added” consultancy services to our clients, hereby they recognise our true value to them.”

 – Peter Mayhew, Auditel

​​“We were thrilled to have John as one of our keynote speakers at DSM’s Women Inspired Network Signature Event this year! He was very easy to collaborate with, took the time to understand and shape a presentation aligned with our event theme, and brought to life the topic of self-worth that left our participants not only with inspiration, but also practical steps to focus on after the event.”

 – Lily Lin, DSM

“I attended John’s value-based selling and pricing course (run by IPSE) and I was particularly impressed by John’s insights on value-based selling.”

 – Sarah Pascaru, Social Jooce

“John’s deep insights about value have brought tangible rewards to the sales team: at least $4 million in three years. Self-Worth enables sales professionals to achieve more”

 – Thomas Molnar; VP Global Sales Tomra Sorting Food

ABOUT JOHN NILAND

Self Worth Academy CEO John Niland
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In an age of AI and global upheaval, John helps people regenerate their professional identity from a foundation of self-worth—so that work strengthens identity rather than eroding it.

Identity regeneration is the work of reconnecting with what is most valuable and distinct about you, then bringing it more fully into your work, relationships and reputation. John’s approach helps people bring fresh value to life and work by:

  • communicating fresh insights rather than endless “me-stories”

  • replacing the need for validation with courage, confidence and creativity

  • turning the hunger for belonging into a deeper connection with oneself and others

  • building a reputation that opens doors, making work more sustainable and enjoyable

John is the author of The Self-Worth Safari and founder of Self-Worth Academy, an international community of practitioners exploring the power of self-worth.

His previous books include Hidden Value, Opportunity Conversations and The Courage to Ask, co-authored with Kate Daly. Since 2000, John has spoken at professional conferences and coached hundreds of professionals to grow their revenue and reputation through an approach grounded in professional identity.

He co-founded the European Forum of Independent Professionals and was previously CEO of Education for the Children, which works with families in Guatemala to help break the cycle of poverty.

John lives just outside Lisbon, after many years in Brussels, London and Ireland. He still talks about “settling down one day.”

Schedule a call with John to customise a talk for your group.

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