Jim Lawless

How to change our activities to deliver new outcomes is a core professional skill in the age of AI, ML, and agile response to digital transformation.  Ownership, self-awareness, vulnerability, action in the face of uncertainty, collaboration, courage and emotional intelligence are all parts of this new skill. Working with one of the world’s leading motivational speakers you can teach your people the basics of the skill of change in an exciting, liberating hour.  You can inspire and empower them to plan and commit to major, personal strategy-supporting changes in just three hours.

Jim Lawless is one of the world’s leading motivational speakers and a pioneer in the fields of change and performance shift. He has inspired and empowered over half a million people on five continents.

Author of the bestselling ‘Taming Tigers’ (Random House), Jim has taught the skill of change in Global and Fortune 500 companies, Olympic and Paralympic teams, business schools and government for two decades.

A strong believer in walking his talk, Jim tested his approach to bold, fast change by becoming a televised jockey in just 12 months. At the outset he was 36, unfit, overweight, couldn’t take time off work and couldn’t even ride.

To test his ideas on managing the neuroscience and physiology of fear (and fundraise), he took the British freediving record in just 8 months. He is now the first Briton to dive deeper than 100m on a single breath of air.

Jim started his career as a City solicitor. After a decade of lawyering with the name “Lawless” he had perfected the trademark wit and humour he brings to the stage.

Over the past two decades, Jim Lawless has evolved to be one of the most in-demand motivational speakers in the world delivering over 100 major conference keynotes each year. What differentiates him, besides having proven his highly effective methodology personally, is his immense personal 1-1 connectivity with people in audiences of all sizes. He brings passion, energy, interactivity and amusing elements to the stage creating an engagement that transforms mindsets with ease.

SPEAKING TOPICS

Change
Motivational
Inspirational
AI and Digital: Rapid Adaptation
Disruption / Digital Disruption
Leadership
Culture
Productivity & Performance
Coaching

“Jim Lawless related to our current situation – an organisation going through massive change – with wit, enthusiasm and challenge.”  OFQUAL

“We at Apple pride ourselves in thinking differently, that is why we work in partnership with Jim. Our big conference pitches and our key sales presentations have both been inspired by the Lawless touch.”  APPLE EUROPE

“Working with Jim proved to be challenging and a turning point for our Exec team. It allowed us to step back and examine how we were operating as a team and create a team agreement around how we would step up together.”  ATOS UK & Ireland

“Jim made a tremendously positive and inspiring impact – exactly what was needed!”  GILEAD

“It exceeded my expectations in so many ways and I wanted to let you know that the unsolicited feedback from participants has been resoundingly positive. A standing ovation is not given lightly by our European Leadership Team – a true testament to the value you brought to our conference and I'm confident that we are ready as a team to both tame and unleash our inner tigers.”  KELLOG’S

“Jim was truly inspiring on the day. He had the audience memorised with his fantastic story telling, you could hear a pin drop. The subsequent feedback from delegates has been outstanding!”  VOLVO

“Our work with Jim and his team has helped us to achieve a strong integration of recent acquisitions, challenge the status quo and build a platform for further transformation with a sense of belief, a sense of energy and a sense of purpose.”  SKRILL GROUP

“Having Jim acting on stage is transforming the audience. I have experienced twice how he is able to motivate, enthuse and move a hall full of people within minutes. Jim is THE person you need if you want to introduce creative, out of the box thinking“  ROCHE

“How to tame tigers” was the high point of our kick-off this year, you not only lifted the day but gave the team's self-belief a lift too!”  BT Global Financial Markets

“Jim facilitated a very important client event for us with humour, spontaneity and sensitivity. He also took the trouble to be very well briefed whilst not trying to pass himself off as in industry insider. An excellent investment for a very important event.” BT Major Business

“Jim teaches you that public speaking is really performing using all the tools a trained actor uses. I would strongly recommend this course to anyone that must do platform presentations as part of their job.”  VP Sales – Americas, BTNA

“In a long career in Corporate Sales Jim Lawless is the one person that I truly believe has made a difference to my team and me in the area of Presentation Skills. The coaching and training we received was truly inspirational and more importantly 100% effective.”  BT Major Business

“After twenty years in sales I thought there was nothing I could be taught. I was 100% wrong, I learnt a lot.”  BT

“Inspiring, Entertaining, Excellent!”  Lancs and South Cumbria Cancer Network

“I learnt more today than I have in any previous, lengthier course during my career”  Lancs and South Cumbria Cancer Network

“Flawless presentation, entertaining, funny and informative. A perfect way to wind down a conference.”
“Enjoyed his use of humour to deliver key messages. Good session to finish with. Left feeling very up beat.”
“Loved his sense of humour and presentation message. Have downloaded the book already and have the cage prepared. More like this please, please.”
“A profound message delivered in a humorous and irreverent way. We need to learn to be more perceptive…”
“Innovative approach to facing our innermost fears. Really enjoyed and took some valuable lessons from this.”
“Excellent session to end the 2 days, summed up the atmosphere of the conference.”
NHS SCOTLAND EVENT 2007: BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CARE

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