Our events focus on the critical themes and experiences that enable leaders to act with courage.

In our 2024 October event we tackled:

• Strategies and mindsets for conserving, regenerating, and managing energy in a way that promotes healthy performance, benefiting both oneself and those around them.

• How leaders can align well-being with business objectives to achieve high performance, avoiding burnout and toxic stress amidst geopolitical challenges, AI advancements, and constant change.

• Fostering understanding and collaboration across generations in the workplace, emphasising neurodiversity and mental health while addressing ADHD diagnoses, generational mental health issues, and the expectations of Generation Z

• How leaders can reclaim balance and manage stress effectively by harnessing the power of play through the innovative Lego Serious Play methodology, enhancing creativity, resilience, and overall well-being in the workplace.

• How we used the 5i Meditation technique to enhance well-being in the workplace

• The psychology and neuroscience of courage, exploring how it contributes to high performance and improved outcomes for teams, organisations, and overall well-being

• The integration of human science and data analytics to foster trust and strengthen workplace cultures, while exploring high-performance leadership lessons from Formula 1.

In our 2024 January event we tackled:

• How personal comfort can lead to misguided faith in 'strongman leaders,' attracting the wrong followers and creating harmful organisational cultures

• The need for leaders to develop critical self-awareness, seek honest feedback, acknowledge biases, uphold values, and build supportive communities.

• The intersection of leadership and ethics, looking at organisational behaviour and integrity in business

• How leaders shape success stories for the purpose economy

• What leaders can learn from the improv mindset to curate a creative and collaborative culture

• How to champion inclusion and diversity at the C-Suite

• How a systemic approach helps leaders fully take their place and stay on purpose in a volatile world

In our 2022 event we tackled:

• How to write a courageous speech

• How to channel pressure in a healthy way and turn it into a force for good

• Courage, identity and challenging those in seats of power

• How to manage our brain health and behaviours that prevent us from leading

• Operating in an increasingly complex, fragmented world; which leaders cope best and why

• Finding courage and navigating to the top job as a female CEO

• Trials and challenges, and why purpose helps navigate pressure in the top job

• Empathy; why it must be centre stage in the new era of leadership, well-being and inclusion

In our 2020 event we tackled:

• The power of language to change the world

• How rank and privilege play out in leadership

• How to descent safely and navigate the Boardroom table

• How to unleash your network and create an inner circle to grow your influence from

• The psychological and neurological impact on the human mind when placed under stress

• How to use your emergent identity to find practice everyday courage

• How to quieten the inner critic and grow your impact

In our 2019 event we tackled:

• The secret to influencing

• How to be a courageous leader in everyday life

• Stepping into your power by consciously leading from a constructive mindset

• Lessons from women entrepreneurs and the most effective leaders in the world

• Ascending to the c-suite, the power of sponsorship and mentoring

• A practical plan to become the leader you want to be

Below are some of the speakers who have generously given their time, experience and core expertise to Courageous Leaders. They range from award-winning speakers to board members of FTSE 100 companies and expert coaches.