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Ann’s thought provoking, practically focused keynotes challenge audiences to raise their level of ambition, work in genuine collaboration and embrace the practices of leadership needed for today’s world.
All with a healthy dose of energy, humour and practical insight.
To Book Ann to speak at your meeting, event or conference
THE MYTH OF CONTROL
Lessons from the Control Tower for those navigating complexity, change, and pressure.
How do you lead effectively when you can’t control all the variables? As a former Air Traffic Controller, Ann learned we can’t control complex systems. What we can do is understand our role within them, play our parts well and learn to trust those we depend on to do their bit.
In this keynote, Ann draws on her years in the Tower to show leaders how to operate effectively inside complexity they’ll never fully control. Learn from her experiences, and gain practical tools to help you navigate the complexity you face every day.
In this keynote you’ll learn:
- 3 practices for operating effectively in complexity, under pressure
- What it takes to make high-stakes decisions quickly and confidently
- When to go with your gut
THE COLLABORATION EFFECT
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini. | My success is not mine alone, it is the success of the collective.
Without exception, solving the tough stuff, the wicked gnarly problems that cause the best to scratch their heads and wonder How? is best achieved through collaboration. Together we can tackle the greatest challenges of our times.
In this keynote you’ll learn:
- What it takes to create the Collaboration Effect
- Why collaboration outperforms other approaches when tackling complex problems
- How to release the hidden potential that already exists, and go faster.
WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū. | The tui squawks, the kaka chatters, the kereru coos.
Changing the world is not a solo activity – it takes all kinds of people.
An interactive keynote that offers a model to catalyse and guide action in systems level change. You will be challenged to look under the hood of the impact you want to make. and to apply 5 key principles fundamental to making systems change.
In this keynote you’ll learn:
- 5 key principles fundamental to making systems change
- War stories and tested approaches from large scale systems change work that work
- To deepen and widen your thinking on what is possible
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