John Nielson

Principal Change Management Consultant

“Think like a marketer. Act like a change agent.” It’s John’s mantra when working to accelerate the digital change journeys of Fortune 500 organizations for the past 20 years. Expect his deep expertise in developing and deploying organizational change-management strategy & readiness activities, building and writing communication campaigns, and managing sponsors, teams & projects to educate, align, and engage all stakeholders in critical business initiatives. John also brings a fresh energy that inspires everyone to have a little fun along the way and make change stick. Proven. Creative. Gritty. Count on John for digital change leadership that sparks business transformation.

Professional Skills

  • Marketing minded change leader
  • Organizational transformations
  • ERP, HCM, CRM deployments
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    Fun Facts

    Hockey fan
    Makes a mean poutine
    Writer at heart

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    John Nielson in the News

    Event recap: LEHRN's Turning Employee Experience into Reality

    Pivot's John Nielson had an opportunity to participate in LEHRN's April Event. Here's what he has to share...As a past…

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    Use these 5 E's to ensure a thriving, digital employee experience

    How to address workforce culture shifts with sustainable change transformations Are you upgrading your employee experience to replace old ways…

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    Breaking The Silence of Quiet Quitters: Who is accountable and what we can do about it - Part III

    Are employees quitting too soon? As we know, quiet quitters can be leaders and managers alike. But what about our…

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    Breaking The Silence of Quiet Quitters: Who is accountable and what we can do about it - Part II

    Middle managers have nowhere to hide.Nobody needs another Yeti.In the companies I’ve consulted for the last few years, I’ve seen…

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    Breaking The Silence of Quiet Quitters: Who is accountable and what we can do about it - Part I

    We’re supposed to be quietly quitting but it’s all become very noisy, hasn’t it? You’ve seen the headlines. Maybe read…

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    Pivot Strategies team photo, toasting growth

    Pivot Strategies celebrates 8 years at all-staff meeting

    MINNEAPOLIS (May 17, 2023) – The Pivot Strategies team gathered from around the country to celebrate Pivot’s 8-year anniversary and …

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