– NICHOLAS WYMAN
New book by Workforce Specialist Nicholas Wyman offers a fresh approach to Leadership and Skills-Based Learning for the future.
Disrupt
Break free from outdated hiring models and embrace bold, game-changing workforce strategies.
Thrive
Create a high-performance culture where employees feel valued, motivated, and driven to succeed.
Evolve
Reskill, adapt, and future-proof your workforce to stay competitive in an era of rapid change.
Connect
Attract top talent and build unstoppable teams by fostering deep engagement and visionary leadership.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nicholas “Nick” Wyman began his career as an award-winning chef. Transitioning from the culinary arts to the business world, Nick leveraged his leadership experience to become a globally recognized workforce practitioner.
As the CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation Group (IWSI), he redefines career pathways, transforming how the modern world views skills and success.
Under his leadership, IWSI has ignited over twenty thousand skill-based career paths. Nick is the author of two books and contributes to Forbes, Fast Company, the MIT Press Journal, and CNBC.
In today’s volatile job market, marked by talent shortages, automation, and evolving employee expectations, workforce expert Nicholas Wyman delivers a timely guide for business leaders in Attract, Retain & Develop. Wyman offers practical, forward-thinking strategies to help organizations future-proof their workforce and build thriving workplaces. Drawing on decades of experience in workforce education and skills development, including his leadership of IWSI America, Wyman challenges outdated hiring models and presents a results-driven approach to finding, training, and retaining top talent. Through real-world case studies and expert insights, he provides a clear blueprint for sustainable workforce success.
Over the decades my journey has taken me from being an award-winning chef to leading the international Institute for Workplace Skills and Innovation (IWSI), where I’ve built up expertise in job skills training. Our group employs eight hundred apprentices at any given time and has successfully graduated more than 20,000 others. We have a network of more than three hundred small, medium, and large employer partners. Although I hung up my apron a few years back, I still keep in touch with my culinary roots. My philosophy today leans toward farm-to-table, focusing on organic, locally sourced ingredients, and I try to live a lifestyle that’s clean and healthy.
My goal here has been to not create yet another “formula” book on the workings of the workplace. And just to be up-front, I’m no McKinsey-style management guide. You won’t find robotic, data-driven analysis or structured methodologies here. What you will find are practical ideas, including some key ingredients such as mentoring, mastering change
in a tech-driven world, and building a resilient, innovative workforce culture. To this I have mixed in (hopefully) some entrepreneurial hustle (the same hustle that gets startups off the ground).
This book is a culmination of my diverse (some say crazy) background. From culinary to corporate, talent development to embracing change, my aim is to offer fresh insights into the workplace. Those insights often take a different track from the age-old “get into a good college” mentality. Not that I have anything against college students. It’s just that in the modern age, there are many options to consider. As a hiring manager or business owner, you need to have a keen awareness of who’s out there seeking employment and what they can offer your team. You need to know how you will captivate them and demonstrate why you want them on your team—and how you will entice them to stick around for a while.
Join me on a journey as we explore innovative strategies, redefining the future of work. The path for which I advocate is a path less traveled, but one rich with creative solutions and ideas that can lead to impactful change.