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Great leaders create great thinkers.
Keynotes that challenge leaders to ask more, tell less and bring out the best in others.
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Why Organisations Book Jo for Speaking
Bestselling author of No More Sh*t Managers: Seven Steps to a Coaching Culture, international keynote speaker and leadership coach with more than 30 years' experience bringing out the bves Jo combines real-world insight, personal stories and practical takeaways that audiences can use immediately. No jargon. No theory overload. Keynote talks that get people thinking and inspire action.
Popular Keynotes
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Why leaders don’t need all the answers.
The more answers a leader gives, the more answers they're expected to have.
This practical and thought-provoking keynote explores why so many leaders become the bottleneck and how asking better questions can unlock ownership, accountability and higher performance.
Audience takeaway:
Leaders leave with practical tools to create better thinking, stronger ownership and more effective conversations. -
The power of transformational conversations.
Most workplace conversations stay on the surface.
This keynote explores how leaders can move beyond transactional conversations to create deeper thinking, stronger relationships and meaningful change.
Audience takeaway:
Practical ways to have conversations that truly get to know the people behind the work, to build trust and high performance. -
Most organisations don’t have a culture problem, they have a conversations problem.
Based on the principles from Jo's bestselling book, “No More Sh*t Managers: Seven Steps to a Coaching Culture”, this keynote challenges traditional approaches to culture change and explores how organisations can create lasting impact through better leadership conversations.
Audience takeaway:
A practical and inspiring roadmap for creating lasting cultural change through everyday leadership conversations.
What others have to say
“Jo was our external guest speaker at a 3-day event. The feedback after the session was fantastic. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Jo.”
Emma Luntey – L&D Manager, CFC
“Jo delivered an outstanding fireside chat for our line managers. Her insights from her book ‘No More Sh*t Managers’ were practical, engaging, and deeply relevant to the challenges our managers face today. Jo has a unique ability to combine honesty with empathy, creating a safe space for reflection while inspiring real change. Our managers left the session feeling empowered, motivated, and equipped with actionable strategies to lead with clarity and compassion. I would highly recommend Jo to any organisation looking to transform their leadership culture.”
John Gregg – Head of Learning & Development, Alzheimers Research UK
“Thank you for delivering such a fantastic session with our extended leadership team. The session was energising, uplifting and most importantly, connected people through truly powerful coaching conversations.”
Craig Budsworth – Technical Director, AX UK
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