For Organizations
Ideas worth thinking about. Conversations worth having.
Practical ways to put them to work.
I speak on leadership, organizational culture, power, adaptability, and the human side of how organizations work.
My talks draw on three decades of experience across technology, executive leadership and governance, combined with my ongoing work as an adjunct faculty member in executive education and my experience serving on nonprofit boards and social enterprises. I draw on research and theory, but always with the question: what does this mean for you and the way you lead?
My sessions are engaging and thought-provoking, with space to reflect, question assumptions, and connect the ideas to situations people are actually facing.
Signature Talks
Authentic & Conscious Leadership
Leading in a way that is grounded in who you are, while staying responsive to what the situation requires. How can you stay authentic to who you are while also stretching to be more effective in any environment, and what compass can guide you through that journey.
Mental Agility for Leaders
How we think shapes how we lead. A practical look at how leaders can recognize the thinking strategies that shape their decisions, and how they can develop flexibility when their default thinking strategies are no longer suited to the new challenges they are facing.
The Evolution of Power
From power over, to power within, to power with, and beyond. Exploring how our understanding and use of power shapes leadership, relationships, and organizational life, and what becomes possible when we move beyond authority and control.
Women & Leadership
Leading without having to fit a model that wasn't built for you. A look at the expectations and choices women encounter as they navigate leadership, and what it means to develop an effective leadership approach on your own terms.
Leadership Through Change
What leadership asks of you when the ground keeps shifting. Exploring what leadership requires when circumstances change, from letting go of assumptions to making sense of uncertainty and bringing people with you.
My approach
The most useful sessions create a conversation between an idea and people's own experience. I use stories from my executive career, examples from organizations I've worked with, research, and interactive reflection to make the ideas tangible.
People should leave with something to think about, and something they can use.
Selected Speaking Engagements
Joby Aviation, USA
“Authentic Leadership” (2025)
Santa Cruz Works, CEO Works Luncheon, USA
“Leading Through Chaos” (2025)
SBDC Small Business Summit, USA
“Leadership Agility for Small Business Success” (2024)
GEN+, UK
“Authenticity and Values-Based Leadership” (2023)
GEN+, UK
“The Gift of Difficult Conversations” (2023)
Strathclyde Business School, UAE
“Women in Leadership: Leadership Journeys & Behaviors for Success” (2023)
DP World, UAE
“Navigating Your Journey to Success” (2022)
IQUAD, UAE
“Lead Like a Woman,” full-day executive workshop (2022)
MISK Launchpad, KSA
“Entrepreneurial Leadership” (2022)
UN Women, UAE
“Enabling Entrepreneurial Leadership” (2022)
UN Women SDG5 Summit, UAE
“The Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment” (2022)
TAKREEM, Lebanon
“Conscious Leadership” (2019)
Format and fees are discussed based on the engagement.
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