Travels From United Kingdom
Speaker Topics
Learning to Love Change
Learning to Love Change
In order to love change, and therefore be able to lead it, we need to feel that we can control it and not be victims of it. It’s about decoding individual triggers, altering your thinking and steering the course of transformation with intentional action and understanding.
A Sense of Direction
What do people and organisations that have enjoyed sustained success have in common? A sense of purpose. In this session, Richard explores how communication, skills development, leadership, and empowerment must be developed and nurtured to encourage a genuine sense of purpose.
Read lessMental Toughness
Using his unique insights into human development, Richard has translated his work and experience from schools to high performing corporate environments where the ability to risk, learn and develop are vital. Richard argues that it is often the most naturally gifted individuals who struggle with resilience, and that having the confidence to fail and overcome adversity is critical if we are to get the best out of ourselves and our people.
Read lessSimple Thinking.
In order to achieve simple thinking; a greater clarity and efficiency, we must ensure impactful communication, enhanced climates for problem-solving and decision making, a reduction in stress and a culture of action orientation and adaptability.
Read lessRichard Gerver
Award-winning speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker.
Richard Gerver is a sought-after speaker, bestselling author and world-renowned thinker. His career began in education, first as a teacher and then as a school principal, when he turned the fortunes of a failing school and its pupils around in just two years.
Since the success of his first book, focusing on his experience in frontline education, Richard has devoted himself to advancing society’s thinking on learning, change, and how best to realise our full potential. He has since written several books on leadership and innovation, including the bestsellers Change and Simple Thinking.
Now regarded as one of the world's leading thinkers on human leadership and organisational transformation, Richard has worked with an extraordinary range of people, from elite athletes to former US President Barack Obama. Named UK Business Speaker of the Year three times, Richard has been invited to speak on the world’s most recognised stages, including TED, the RSA and the BBC.
In 2019 Richard was asked by LinkedIn to create bespoke courses for their online learning portal LinkedIn Learning. Drawing on content from Richard’s keynote speeches and his best-selling books, the courses teach Smart Thinking Under Pressure and Developing Mental Toughness. The courses have been taken by hundreds of thousands worldwide, and translated into several languages including Spanish, French and Japanese.
With his unique insight into our development from infants to adults, Richard helps us understand the nature of our personal and professional responses to risk, change, creativity, and development. His ability to connect experiences across many, often seemingly different environments, help individuals, companies and organisations expand their thinking and their perception of their own potential.
**Richard is available nationally in Australia May/June 2025.**