I bring clarity, a small dose of dry wit and real-world leadership experience to talks that help audiences see themselves, laugh slightly uncomfortably, and leave with something they can actually use.
Whether it’s a keynote, panel or podcast conversation, the focus is the same: turning leadership insight into everyday behaviour that actually works.
WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT
Popular speaking topics
How not to be “Linda”
The management missteps that quietly damage trust, motivation and performance.
From the engine room to the strategy room
Helping leaders step out of doing everything and into leading with clarity.
Empathy with authority
How to lead with care without avoiding challenge, feedback or accountability.
The leadership habits that actually make a difference
Practical shifts that help managers communicate, delegate and make better decisions.
Confidence, clarity and difficult conversations
Why leaders avoid the conversations they need to have, and how to handle them better.
Leading through change without losing the room
How leaders can create calm, clarity and trust when everything is moving.
Thank you Kate for inspiring the room
What an amazing keynote to end on. Thank you Kate for inspiring the room and for sharing great leadership insights and tools.
Alicia Noble
Where I speak:
Leadership conferences
Internal leadership and management development days
Agency and professional services events
HR, people and culture events
Panels on leadership, communication or workplace culture
Podcasts focused on leadership, business and human behaviour
Audiences leave with…
Clearer thinking about their role as leaders
Practical tools they can use immediately
A better understanding of their own leadership habits
Language for difficult conversations
Renewed energy around leading well
A strong desire not to become “Linda”
TESTIMONIALS
What people say
Insightful, practical, and inspiring
Your Linda alter ego is brilliant, but even more impressive was your leadership talk – insightful, practical, and inspiring for everyone at the event.
Andrew McConnell,
Civil Aviation Authority
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Great leadership tactics
Fantastic day, great leadership tactics and really insightful discussions. Highly recommend Kate for those wanting to strengthen their leadership skills. Really enjoyable thank you Kate!
Natalie Nicolaou,
Robert Walters
PODCAST CONVERSATIONS
Thoughtful, practical conversations, your audience will actually take something from
I join conversations that go beyond surface-level leadership advice.
Whether we’re talking about communication, behaviour, decision-making or the reality of leading people, I bring a perspective that is grounded, honest and rooted in real experience.
This is about what’s actually happening day to day - and how people can lead better within it.
Topics I’m invited to speak about:
