Joyce Gioia is a Strategic Business Futurist concentrating on workforce and workplace trends. Joyce is President and CEO of The Herman Group, a firm serving a wide range corporate, trade association and governmental clients on an international basis. Through consulting, speaking and training, Joyce helps clients position themselves for success in the future. Joyce has served clients in 21 countries on six continents and in 46 of the United States. Joyce's most recent successes in the Asia Pacific region have been in Singapore and Malaysia, where she has received rave reviews for her workshops and keynotes.

Focusing on what will be valuable for her clients and audiences, Joyce tailors her messages to what is most needed with an emphasis on take-home value, practical tactics and strategies that can be put to work right away. To reach an even wider audience, Joyce has authored five books. These books are focused on what employers must do to attract, optimize, and hold onto their best employees. Joyce approaches Human Resources from an Internal Marketing perspective, taking external marketing concepts and strategies and applying them within the organization.

A respected professional speaker and consultant, Joyce has earned the designation Certified Management Consultant, the highest certification granted by The Institute of Management Consultants. She also earned the coveted Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speakers Association. Joyce contributed a regular column to various business journals, as well as Sky, Delta Airlines' award-winning in-flight magazine. She is also CEO of Employer of Choice, Inc., the organization that certifies employers as Employers of Choice®.

Often quoted in media, like Industry Week, The Christian Science Monitor, Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Week, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and on National Public Radio, Joyce is recognized as one who not only knows what's coming, but can communicate that future very effectively. She has also appeared on numerous radio and television talk shows and was featured in an episode of New Attitudes on the Lifetime Cable Network. Joyce is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the East and the International Who's Who of Business Executives.

• Optimize your Future! - Position yourself for success by knowing what's coming. This informational and inspirational program will help you learn about the implications of future trends, how people and organizations will be affected, and how you can take advantage of what's coming. This motivational look into the future is tailored to the audience and may cover any combination of trend categories, including Economic, Demographic, Workforce/Workplace, Education, Societal, Technological, or others.
  
  
• Capitalizing on the Workforce Crisis to Win the War for Talent - Top executives in the United States today don't have a clue about the difficulty their human resources and recruiting professionals have filling skilled positions. Mission critical jobs remain unfilled for months and sometimes, years, while the search continues. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by the year 2010, three short years from now, we will have a shortfall of over 8,000,000 skilled workers. This situation will make the late 90s seem like a practice session! This presentation not only includes detailed information about the magnitude of the problem, but also covers easy-to-implement solutions as well. Based on the bestselling business book, Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People.
  
  
• Making Work Lean and Meaningful - Critical labor shortages and lack of trained workers are forcing employers to shift their organizations to a more "lean and meaningful" culture. Based on the popular article from The Futurist Magazine, this valuable seminar gives attendees dozens of practical ideas for retention that may be put into practice right away. Based on the popular business book, Lean & Meaningful: A New Culture for Corporate America.
  
  
• Becoming an Employer of Choice™ - High turnover. Increased competition. Employees are now in the driver's seat. This high-content, practical program will teach you what employees are really looking for and how to be the employer that workers choose. Includes best practices from Employer of Choice® organizations. Based on the bestselling business book, How to Become an Employer of Choice.
  
  
• Employee Retention for the 21st Century - Ready to gain your competitive edge? Throwing money at employees will not earn their loyalty; appreciating and engaging them will. More than simplistic lip service, participants will learn time-tested, no-cost and low-cost strategies to reduce turnover and build productivity. Based on the bestselling business book, Keeping Good People.
  
  
• Generations: A Tossed Salad in the Workplace - For the first time in history, we have four generations in our workplace simultaneously. The composition of our workforce drives corporate behavior and performance, so it really helps to understand who people are and why they do what they do. Audiences enjoy this highly educational, yet fun, presentation of the World War II generation, the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Why, the Baby Boom Echo, and the Millennials. What a tossed salad! Thought-provoking insights from a futurist who specializes in workforce trends. Discover how generational influences will cause even more unprecedented challenges in the workplace.
  
  
• Herding Cats: Leading the New Generations without Losing Your Mind - "They simply don't want to work!" That's what some employers say of the new generations. In truth, they will work night and day--if you know what buttons to push! What's really important to the Gen Xers and Millennials? It certainly isn't what's important to most Baby Boomers and World War II Generation folks! What turns on these young people is not rocket science, but it does require a different attitude and additional insights. Join us for this fascinating look into the psyches of these new generations. In this session, if you will open your mind, you will learn how to handle your Generation Xers and Millennials in a way that works for everybody. And you'll be very surprised at how productive they can really be!