Keynote Speaker
In a landscape where leadership is pivotal to elevating performance, and organisations are keen on nurturing adaptable, high-performing teams, my inspiring keynotes set the stage for:
Cultivating insight and wisdom.
Promoting sustainable growth through human-centric, ethical strategies.
Enhancing team cohesion by building trust and assertiveness.
Tactically addressing and mitigating workplace frustrations.
Transitioning from conventional practices to more effective systems.
Recognising the value of diverse perspectives and championing inclusive change.
Identifying and leveraging hidden values to drive intelligent organisational transformations.
Improving business outcomes.
KEYNOTES
Conference Speaking
Accelerating Individual and Collective Wisdom
Desley is a captivating and enthusiastic professional speaker.
With an international career spanning both business and psychology, Desley has accumulated invaluable experience. Her expertise is further deepened by her doctorate in organizational psychology. Recognized as a world-renowned expert, Desley excels in various aspects of leadership, complexity navigation, and cohort coaching.
ETHICALLY DEVIANT: Unconventional Guidance for Leaders
Illuminating the untapped potential within each of us, Desley challenges and provides a pathway to see beyond what we know and how to embrace insight and wisdom. She emphasises that our 40s,50s, 60s, and beyond represent more than the passing of time but the potential for progress. She provides a pathway for Supercharging Progress in Times of Complexity, Chaos, And Change.
TRAINING IS NOT ENOUGH: Shifting Knowledge and Content to Insight and Wisdom
Training is necessary but insufficient!
This presentation appeals to those ready to move beyond traditional content and competency-based training to develop the counterintuitive skills needed to face complex, real-world organisational challenges with insight, wisdom, and a vision for the future.
TRUST: A Minefield of Perception
Trust's essential yet complex role in relationships, leadership, and organisational culture is inherently fragile. Subtle missteps and unconscious behaviours can unwittingly compromise trust, leading to misperceptions and relationship breakdowns. In this presentation, Desley goes to the heart of what gets in the way of trust.
NETWORKING: BEYOND MERE CONNECTIONS
Uncover the transformative power of networking to enhance leadership efficacy.
Realise the underestimated importance of a strong and diverse network for leaders and discover how to expand your connections through meaningful, strategic partnerships that transcend conventional networking methods. This session challenges prevailing assumptions, urging a revolutionary view of networking as a fundamental element of successful leadership. Participants gain insights into crafting networks that connect, empower, and drive leadership performance to new heights.