Because another CBD Scavenger hunt won’t save your team. But honesty might.

The Idea

Organisations invest in capable people, but their ideas, judgement and experience don’t always make it into the work. What happens when someone asks a difficult question, offers a different view or takes initiative can influence whether they do it again.

The Contribution Gap connects those everyday moments with Engagement, Acknowledgement and Responsibility — and how they build Connected Trust through doing real work together.

Through lived stories, humour and practical insight, I challenge audiences to get honest about the team around them, their own part in it and what they can influence. Leaders have particular influence, but everyone has a part to play.

This keynote is particularly relevant to middle managers and established people leaders who are expected to deliver through others, often without control over all the conditions their teams work in.

• Recognise the everyday conditions that cause capable people to hold back.

• Understand how Engagement, Acknowledgement and Responsibility build Connected Trust.

• Use three questions to challenge what is happening in their team.

• Get clear about their own role and available influence.

• Choose practical actions within their reach.

Because that’s the question every event should leave ringing in the room:

What will genuinely shift how your people show up tomorrow?