Speaking
How the brain shapes the way we lead.
Keynotes for offsites, conferences and team meetings, of one or two hours.
The talk
Why capable people react in ways they never intended.
Using the Rider and the Elephant, the audience sees how the brain really works: why reactions come before reasons, why so much goes unsaid in teams, and what it takes to change it.
It is clear, engaging and grounded in fifteen years of one-to-one work with executives. People tend to find it fascinating, and remember it.
What people take away
Something they can use the next day.
A simple frameA way of seeing their own reactions, and other people's, that is easy to remember.
A shared languagePlain words for what usually goes unsaid, so a team can talk about it.
A starting pointPractical ideas to bring into the next meeting.
Format
LengthOne or two hours.
SettingOffsites, conferences and leadership meetings, in person or online.
Many teams follow a keynote with Elephant in the Room, to take the ideas into their own working relationships.
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