S P E A K I N G • H U M A N A D A P T A T I O N
Work has never changed so much.
Yet it doesn’t mean people will naturally adapt.
I speak on the human realities of transformation: how leaders can turn uncertainty into clarity, emotions into data and change moments into stronger human capability.
W H A T L E A D E R S A R E
T A L K I N G A B O U T
Difficult workplace change is not
just about technology
AI adoption is accelerating. Change is all around us.
So is uncertainty - and opportunity.
I speak to the questions leaders are grappling with right now: how to lead through uncertainty, how to help people adapt and how to embrace AI + new technology without losing the human capability that makes your business work.
What capabilities do you need, when routine tasks and processes are automated?
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Which friction should technology remove? And which should we protect as it enables learning.
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How do leaders use emotions as signals rather than treating them as noise?
What happens to people’s confidence when their working environment changes?
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How do you protect people’s loyalty when the future is still so uncertain?
M Y S I G N A T U R E T O P I C S
Ideas for leading the human side of change
H U M A N A D A P T A T I O N I N T H E A G E O F A I
Technology will change work. It cannot make people adapt. I’ve designed a model for how to motivate adaptation to release new productivity and profitability, without disrupting BAU.
Emotions have traditionally been ignored at work. They now represent the greatest organisational asset if codified and used to signal opportunities for growth & innovation.
E M O T I O N A L C O D E™
E A R N E D G R O W T H M O D E L™
Removing ‘Vicious Friction’ from the workplace is a great early use of AI. Virtuous Friction however is what enables people to grow. Understanding how to support both, is the new leadership art.
A U T O M A T E • A U G M E N T • A D A P T
Workforce transformation when partnered with AI can accelerate growth and profitability. Three strategies dominate, and each will have a different impact on your people.
People will stay and grow with you, if they have visible pathways and are given agency to grow into the work that aligns with their purpose and values. And if it aligns with yours, your engagement problems are solved.
C A R E E R D E S I G N
A N E X P E R I E N C E D S P E A K E R & F A C I L I T A T O R
Trained in silicon valley, created unique for every occasion, delivered globally.
Im trained in world-leading facilitation techniques, leadership strategy from Columbia University, & Designing Change at Stanford D-School. Recent engagements have been delivered in Washington DC, Malaysia, Sydney, Auckland and Queenstown.
Keynotes
Leadership
Off-sites
Board
Strategy
Days
Executive
Workshops
Conference
Break-outs
Co-Design
Facilitation
What are you working on and how might I help?
Tell me a little bit about the engagement you are designing, or the message you want to craft - and I’m happy to tailor an engagement to suit.