Explore and Engage with Paul
I highly recommend Paul, for any event seeking dynamic and insightful leadership expertise. His keynote on leadership was both brilliant and applicable, resonating with leaders across industries. His smart delivery captivated the audience, leaving a lasting impact and valuable takeaways for all kinds of leadership roles, which I managed to challenge him with some curveballs! Loved his smart banter, top notch!
Speaking and Topics
Workshops and Masterclasses
Change is happening everywhere and at a pace that is unprecedented. The leadership skills required to navigate this are more critical than ever. A coach and people-centred leader with global experience, Paul throws out the clutter in the way we envisage leadership and simplifies psychological safety for overwhelmed leaders. Through a combination of story sharing, insights and data, his talks help people think differently about the human connection in leadership. Paul’s experience and honesty will leave your audience with simple strategies and tools to build better human connection in teams.
Workshops and masterclasses are about putting the keynotes and talks into action. They are designed to be interactive, experiential, and focused on real-world practical application. Taking the flipped classroom approach the sessions are about exploring the reality and not PowerPoint presentations
Signature Talks
Signature Workshops
Why Leadership Needs More Humanity
In this engaging talk, we explore the crucial role of social processes in leadership and the power of trust in driving authentic success. Delivered with humour, data and frankness this talk challenges the current approach to leadership development, suggesting that we’re often trying to get leaders to run before they can walk. While feedback and performance models are built on trust, we frequently miss the critical step of teaching leaders how to build that trust in the first place. This session offers practical ways to establish trust and create psychological safety without overwhelming leaders, ensuring they’re equipped to lead with humanity and authenticity from the ground up.
Lead Like A Coach: Building Trust Not Empires
We shift the focus to leaders as coaches, emphasising the vital need to build trust before expecting high performance. With humor and real-world examples, we challenge traditional leadership development models that expect leaders to “coach” others without first teaching them how to create a safe, trusting environment. A key element of this process is the power of questioning—understanding that team members are more than just title holders in a position. Leaders must learn to ask meaningful questions that foster deeper connections and insights, seeing their teams as individuals with unique experiences and motivations. This session offers practical strategies to help leaders cultivate psychological safety and trust, equipping them with the tools to coach with empathy, authenticity, and a deeper understanding of their people.
Leading With Purpose and Integrity
Leadership is not just about driving performance—it’s about leading with empathy, respect, and authenticity. In this interactive workshop, we dive deep into your leadership assumptions and style, helping you reflect on how you engage with your team and why traditional feedback models often miss the mark. We’ll explore the disconnect between intention and impact, uncovering the reasons we get feedback wrong and, more importantly, what we can do about it. With a focus on purpose-driven leadership and integrity, this session will equip you with the tools to lead more effectively, building stronger relationships, trust, and collaboration within your team.
Lead Like A Coach
In this interactive workshop, we’ll cover the fundamentals of coaching within a team and individual performance context. You’ll learn how to apply coaching techniques to help your team members reach their potential, improve collaboration, and achieve shared goals. Through practical exercises and real-world examples, we’ll explore how to ask powerful questions, provide powerful feedback, and foster an environment of accountability and trust. Whether you’re a leader, manager, or team member, this workshop will equip you with the coaching tools to elevate performance and drive success within your team.