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Keynote — 2026/27

Burnout & Sustainable Performance

High performance without heroics.

The problem

Most organisations run on heroics: the same few people carrying delivery, urgency as a default setting, and rest treated as a reward rather than a requirement. It works — until it doesn’t. Burnout, turnover and quiet disengagement are now board-level risks, and no wellbeing program can outpace a badly designed week of work.

What this session delivers

The Unhurried Mind: the case — operational, not motivational — that slowing down the planning and execution of work is a delivery strategy. Rhythms of work that make performance predictable under pressure, so results stop depending on individual sacrifice and people go home whole.

What your audience leaves with

  • The distinction that changes everything: sustainable performance versus heroic performance
  • The rhythms of work that protect both delivery and people
  • Early-warning signs that a team is running on heroics — and how to intervene
  • A manager’s playbook for pace: deciding deliberately, executing calmly, recovering properly

Formats

  • Keynote (45–60 minutes)
  • Wellbeing or safety conference session
  • Leadership team workshop

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