Josh Allan
Dykstra
Hello!
I'm Josh Allan.
We are in a human energy crisis — and we can heal the world by healing the way we work.
All organizations experience challenges.
Most leaders think their difficulties are things like productivity problems, turnover issues, or growth challenges.
But these aren’t the problem.
It’s actually a Human Energy crisis.
I’m here to help your group discover exactly how to unlock Human Energy™ at scale, which solves your challenges AND creates amazing profitable growth.
Topics
How To Navigate A.I.-Level Change Via The Power Of Human Energy™
Navigating change in today’s world is all about optimizing work for Human Energy™ — we must tap into it, leverage it, and deliberately organize for it.
Forget Company Culture — Fix Your Operating System Instead
Instead of focusing on “culture,” leaders of the most amazing work environments focus on something else entirely — their work operating system.
The 3 Principles of Innovative People Ops In The World Of A.I.
We must embrace new principles to meet tomorrow’s challenges. Learn a powerfully simple framework for creating future-forward people ops.
Clients
About Me
Over the last 15+ years I’ve built 5 companies and helped a client list of companies that collectively employ over a million people discover how to unlock human potential at scale + create amazing profitable growth.
In every situation and across every role, from consultant to tech founder to keynote speaker to workshop facilitator, I’ve helped create more human-centric, high-performing organizations.
My classically-trained music background has deeply impacted the way I think about organization design. To me, companies should work more like world-class orchestras, and teams more like jazz ensembles.
I grew up in a non-affluent but intensely entrepreneurial blue-collar family in the rural plains of Middle America, and somehow got the global travel bug… I simply can’t get enough of seeing our beautiful world; I’ve currently been to 12 countries and can’t wait to double that number.
My current home base is Denver, Colorado, and I’m a dad to the two most amazing girls.
My pronouns are he/him OR they/them — either is fine. (I’ve always felt quite nonbinary in psyche, but have had an embodied masculine experience my whole life.)
I care deeply about leaving the world better than I found it, and I believe we can’t truly heal the world without healing the way we work.
I look forward to meeting you!
Timeline
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Keynote Speaking business re-launched2024
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#lovework platform Version 3 launched2023
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Angel fundraising round completed2022
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#lovework platform Version 2 launched2021
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The Work Revolution podcast Season 1 released2020
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#lovework MVP released2019
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TEDxYoungstown: How Work Can Heal The World (watch here)2018
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Helios business launched (training + certifying consultants, coaches, & HR leaders)2017
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The Work Revolution Summit held in New York City2013
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First business book, Igniting the Invisible Tribe: Designing An Organization That Doesn't Suck, published2012
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Accredited by Strengths Partnership to coach and certify Strengthscope® Practitioners2011
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First leadership & company culture consultancy business launched2010
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MBA in Executive Leadership completed2009
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Certified by Gallup to deliver CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder®)2007
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Starbucks® story from TEDx2005
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BA in Liberal Arts with a Music Minor and an emphasis in Leadership completed2003