Brendan Hall is an author and coach who specialises in creating high-performance cultures for teams and organisations. As a creative catalyst, he unlocks the untapped potential within teams, helping to develop resilience, connection, collaboration, and better leadership.
Brendan is trusted by some of the world's most exceptional organizations, including PWC, Toyota, GSK, Nestle, Financial Times, Tesco, and Lloyds Banking Group, to deliver inspiration and achieve desired outcomes. He is also an adjunct lecturer at Ashridge Executive Education and Cranfield Business Schools.
Brendan explores the driving forces behind his team's extraordinary results, focusing on embracing change, psychological safety, emotional intelligence, autonomy, and trust. By fostering a culture of full ownership, he helps organisations create an environment where individuals take responsibility for their actions and outcomes.
Known for his superb presentation skills and natural storytelling ability, Brendan's sessions blend psychology, teamwork, and leadership practice, all wrapped in an engaging globe-spanning story that keeps his audience on the edge. He is also the author of "Team Spirit: Life & Leadership on The World's Toughest Yacht Race." This book has become a valuable resource for business leaders, featured in Economia, The Sunday Times, and shortlisted for the prestigious Mountbatten Book Award.
Simply put, a growth mindset is the belief that our basic abilities can be developed and ambitions realised through dedication and hard work. Learn to acknowledge and embrace imperfections while viewing challenges as opportunities.
When the pressure is on and the chips are on the table, we are called upon to make some of our toughest choices and decisions. Our experts share valuable insight on how to make important decisions when they matter most.
In this talk, Brendan shares the two keys to stronger teamwork he learned while sailing around the world. Both keys were learned in the aftermath of dramatic, near-death experiences, so expect an exciting story and two practical takeaways for better teamwork.
In this keynote, aimed at audiences of leaders, Brendan will share the two most powerful strategies he’s learned leading his team to victory though life-and-death situations on the world’s oceans. He wasn’t the greatest leader from the outset, and experience is a harsh teacher – giving the test first and the lesson after.
Success is developed through a team of people working towards the same goal. How to drive and manage a team in high pressure situations whilst keeping your own mind strong.
