Speaking
Keynotes & workshops on the future of how we work.
Book me to keynote, run a workshop, or facilitate a panel at your conference or event. I bring a decade of practitioner experience and a hundred-plus podcast interviews’ worth of stories from the people doing it best.
Most recent talk
New apps won’t fix an old operating system.
Two highlights from my latest keynote on self-managing organisations — why reinventing how we work is so hard, and the small shifts that actually move the needle.
Apps vs. the operating system
3:28Why bolting on new structures and processes fails if we don't also upgrade how we lead.
Why it's so hard — and the coaching habit
6:08The invisible parent–child default we slip into, and a simple three-step habit to shift it.
Filmed at the Nex Day Summit, Estonia 2026.
Specialist topics
What I love to talk about.
Each of these can be shaped into a 20-minute keynote, a 60-minute talk, or a half/full-day workshop. Tell me about your audience and we’ll co-design something that lands.
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The three shifts needed for self-managing organisations to thrive
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What people get wrong about psychological safety
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Why embracing conflict is key to true collaboration
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The mindset and skill shifts needed for the future of work
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Examples of progressive organisations from interviewing 100+ of them
06
The power of Liberating Structures
Past events
Where I’ve been recently.
A selection of the conferences and gatherings I’ve been invited to keynote or run sessions at.
- 2026Nex Day conference, Estonia
- 2024, 2025Corporate Rebels Global Gathering
- 2024Agile Slovenia Conference
- 2024EO European Leadership Conference
- 2023Happy Workplaces conference
- 2021, 2022, 2023Teal Around the World
- 2022Leading Complexity Masterclass series
- 2021People Strategy Network, Irish Management Institute
- 2020Union for International Cancer Control Special Focus Dialogue
- 2018BT MindRush, Mumbai
Programme guest spots
Teaching the next generation.
Guest faculty on selected leadership programmes around the world.
Thinking about
bringing me in?
Drop me a note with what you’re cooking up — audience, date, format, anything you can share. I’ll come back to you within a few days.