Leadership
built your success.
But is it now limiting your growth?

KEYNOTEs

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QUESTION THE OLD RULES. LEAD WHAT’S NEXT

Blaire’s keynotes challenge conventional thinking about leadership, power, trust and change - and get senior leaders thinking differently about what their role requires now.

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THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO CATCH UP.

AI, changing expectations of work, relentless pressure to innovate, global disruption and uncertainty mean leaders are being asked to navigate more complexity with fewer reliable answers.

But much of what we think is “good leadership” was shaped for a more predictable world.

Blaire’s keynotes challenge those assumptions and bust outdated myths about trust, power, hierarchy and decision-making — helping leaders rethink what their role requires now.

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Blaire draws on two and a half decades of working with CEOs, boards and senior leaders through major transformation, a decade in journalism, and candid conversations with leaders driving change in real time.

That gives her a privileged view of what leaders are grappling with, what is getting in the way and what seems to be shifting. She brings those patterns, emerging ideas and hard-won insights into the room, alongside the enduring questions about trust, power, hierarchy and what leadership is actually for.

And she knows how to work with a room: challenging, reading the energy, asking better questions and getting senior leaders thinking about what it means for them, whether she has 45 minutes on stage or a longer, more participative session.

Current insight, grounded in real organisational work
Provocative without being alienating
Built for senior leaders
Practical without being predictable
Highly interactive when the brief calls for it
Tailored to the organisation and the moment

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TopicS

FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP: PUNKS IN SUITS

What if ‘leadership best practice’ doesn’t work anymore?
AI, changing expectations of work and relentless uncertainty are changing what organisations need from their leaders. Blaire challenges some of our most deeply held “truths” about leadership — who should have the answers, where power should sit, what trust really requires — and asks what leadership needs to become.
A BRILLIANT GAMBLE: LEADING THROUGH CHANGE

How do you lead when certainty is an illusion?
No matter how brilliant the plan, change requires a leap of faith. Blaire challenges audiences to let go of old cliches and adopt a healthy relationship to the unknown. The sands are constantly shifting, you need people to go through the pain of change before you can prove it’s worth it, and the very people leading the change are also having to change. In this keynote leaders reflect on how trust, radical collaboration and the value of experiments supercharge momentum – even when nobody can know exactly what happens next.
EMBRACING DIFFERENCE: FROM INCLUSION TO CITIZENSHIP

What lies beyond equity, diversity and belonging?
Difference doesn’t need to be smoothed away. The real test of an inclusive organisation is whether people can bring different perspectives, challenge one another and sit with the discomfort of difference without rushing to harmony. That healthy friction is where better ideas, stronger decisions and genuine innovation come from — and where a sense of belonging becomes true citizenship.
LEADERSHIP: IT’S NOT A JOB TITLE

How to make a difference, wherever you sit
The future of work needs more people who can think for themselves, use their judgement, speak up, collaborate and take ownership. Blaire explores what personal leadership looks like when it has nothing to do with status or seniority, and everything to do with how you contribute, influence and make a difference.

BEYOND THE KEYNOTE

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TAKE THE THINKING FURTHER

Sometimes a keynote with Q&A is exactly what’s needed. Sometimes the room needs more.

Blaire can build on the keynote with live reflection, discussion and facilitated work that gets leaders applying the ideas to their own organisation while the energy is still there.

FORMATS CAN INCLUDE:

Keynote + 45–90 minute interactive session
Half-day immersive leadership experience
Integration into leadership offsites, conferences and senior team events

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"There was a great sense of collaboration at our Top 100 Leaders meeting and that was, in no small way, down to the thought-provoking messages and enthusiasm that Blaire brought to the event. Just what we needed."

— Petar Cvetkovic, Chief Executive, DX Group
“Blaire’s fascination with leadership and change shone through and she presented our audience with an array of real, take-home advice that resonated with everyone in the room.”

— Luke Nichols, Editor, EDIE.Net
“Your session was outstanding and absolutely hit the mark… the most thought-provoking and beneficial session they had attended. It really set the scene and encouraged that exchange of thought—and importantly, the difference they can personally make.” 

— Sharon Sherlock, Learning and Development Specialist, IPO

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Leadership built your success.But is it now limiting your growth?

KEYNOTEs

QUESTION THE OLD RULES. LEAD WHAT’S NEXT

THE RULES HAVE CHANGED. LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO CATCH UP.

MORE THAN AGREAT SPEAKER

TopicS

FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP: PUNKS IN SUITS

A BRILLIANT GAMBLE: LEADING THROUGH CHANGE

EMBRACING DIFFERENCE: FROM INCLUSION TO CITIZENSHIP

LEADERSHIP: IT’S NOT A JOB TITLE

BEYOND THE KEYNOTE

TAKE THE THINKING FURTHER

"There was a great sense of collaboration at our Top 100 Leaders meeting and that was, in no small way, down to the thought-provoking messages and enthusiasm that Blaire brought to the event. Just what we needed."

“Blaire’s fascination with leadership and change shone through and she presented our audience with an array of real, take-home advice that resonated with everyone in the room.”

“Your session was outstanding and absolutely hit the mark… the most thought-provoking and beneficial session they had attended. It really set the scene and encouraged that exchange of thought—and importantly, the difference they can personally make.”

Leadership
built your success.
But is it now limiting your growth?

MORE THAN A
GREAT SPEAKER

“Your session was outstanding and absolutely hit the mark… the most thought-provoking and beneficial session they had attended. It really set the scene and encouraged that exchange of thought—and importantly, the difference they can personally make.” 