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David McQueen
Transform your leadership approach and build a more inclusive, resilient organisation with David McQueen, speaker, executive coach, and leadership expert.
David McQueen is an executive coach, speaker, and author who specialises in empowering leaders to make courageous, inclusive, and impactful decisions. With over thirty years of leadership experience, David has coached C-suite executives, spoken on five continents, and serves as both executive and non-executive board director for various organisations.
As founder of Q Squared leadership development company and host of the BRAVE Leadership podcast, David brings practical insights to complex leadership challenges. His book of the same name explores decision-making frameworks that embed inclusivity within organisations, helping leaders navigate change confidently. His client roster includes Mercedes-Benz, Barclaycard, and Uber.
David helps organisations address critical business challenges through his expertise in inclusive leadership, organisational storytelling, and workplace resilience. His approach combines subject expertise with engaging storytelling and humour, enabling teams to develop strategic thinking for problem-solving while building resilient cultures that embrace diversity.
Audiences leave David's presentations with practical frameworks for making bold decisions, techniques for authentic communication that drive engagement, and strategies to build resilient teams capable of thriving amid uncertainty. His customised, collaborative approach ensures relevance across sectors.
Book David when you need a speaker who delivers substance with impact, transforming leadership thinking into actionable organisational change.
Topics, sessions and talks
David McQueen's keynote on inclusive leadership explores the essence of leading with courage and clarity through his BRAVE Leader framework. Attendees will learn how to cultivate inclusive, high-performing cultures, adapt to change, and inspire teams around shared goals. The session emphasizes ethical decision-making to build trust and long-term success. Participants will leave equipped with actionable strategies, a renewed perspective on modern leadership, and the confidence to make impactful decisions while fostering resilience and inclusivity in their teams.
In his presentation on business storytelling, David McQueen emphasizes the vital role narratives play in defining purpose and shaping workplace culture. He explores how organizational storytelling can empower teams, strengthen connections, and drive change. Attendees will learn to embed storytelling into their organizational DNA, craft compelling narratives that inspire employees, and align stakeholders. By drawing on global storytelling traditions and practical strategies, participants will leave with tools to enhance leadership, navigate change, and amplify their organization’s impact.
In today's unpredictable business landscape, resilience is essential. In his speech, David McQueen empowers leaders to cultivate resilient workplaces that thrive amid adversity. Through engaging storytelling and actionable insights, he reveals strategies for embedding resilience into an organization's culture. Attendees will learn how to foster collaboration, shift from reactive to proactive resilience, and develop systems that turn challenges into growth opportunities. Participants will leave equipped with practical steps to enhance workplace resilience and adaptability.
David McQueen empowers teams with practical frameworks for bold, inclusive decision-making and authentic communication, drawing on decades of global leadership experience. Book David to inspire your organisation with actionable strategies that build resilient, high-performing teams ready to thrive in any environment.
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David McQueen structures his sessions around named frameworks — most notably his BRAVE Leader model — which he uses as a scaffold for translating leadership concepts into step-by-step, actionable tools. He pairs this framework-led approach with organisational storytelling, drawing on global narrative traditions to make the material applicable across sectors and leadership levels.
David McQueen speaks on inclusive leadership, business storytelling, and workplace resilience. He has over thirty years of leadership experience, has coached C-suite executives and spoken on five continents, and his clients include Mercedes-Benz, Barclaycard, and Uber.
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