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Edward Sullivan

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Transform workplace performance with Edward Sullivan, speaker and leadership coach. Edward works with CEOs and organizations to build psychological safety, foster authentic conversations, and drive team results, delivering insights from his bestselling book "Leading with Heart."

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Edward Sullivan

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Coaches to unlock creativity and purpose
Best-selling author of "Leading with Heart"
Keynote workshops that inspire and connect audiences

Edward Sullivan is an experienced coach and advisor who helps leaders and organizations unlock creativity, purpose, and results through powerful conversations that build trust and alignment. With a 15-year career coaching CEOs and political figures globally, he encourages his audiences to let go of the need to have all the answers and instead have real, honest conversations that unlock creativity, purpose, and results. His best-selling book, Leading with Heart, has been praised as the antidote to the Great Resignation and one of the best leadership books of 2022. Edward and his coauthor John Baird provide a fresh perspective that helps leaders get more results from their teams by having emotionally connected conversations, moving away from outdated leadership styles. Edward's talks, which he calls "keynote workshops," use humor, personal stories, and thought-provoking questions to open up his audience and foster deeper connections among them. Audiences leave feeling inspired, energized, and more connected. Edward covers various topics, including Leading with Heart, using psychological safety to drive performance, and the contrast between fear-led and heart-led organizations, using relatable stories and audience engagement. His book, Leading with Heart, explores five conversations that unlock creativity, purpose, and results.

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Using Psychological Safety To Drive Performance

In this talk, Edward helps his audience understand what motivated the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting movements and gives leaders tools to use psychological safety to retain and motivate their top talent. Edward introduces his listeners to simple frameworks that will help them make their teams feel seen and appreciated and gives them opportunities to practice new skills with each other.

Leading With Heart

This talk or workshop covers the core material from Edward Sullivan’s best-selling book Leading with Heart. Edward engages his audience with the material and with each other by asking them to engage in a series of conversation about what they need to be at their best, what fears are holding them back, what their gifts are, and more. Even the most cynical participants can’t help but relax and open up to each other due to Edward’s disarming stories and common-sense insights.

Heart, Fear, And PeeWee League Football

In this talk, Edward drills down into the differences in business outcomes between heart-led and fear-led organizations, and frames the contrast with a endearing and universally relatable story about his own experience as a child playing football for two very different coaches. Edward asks the audience to explore with each other their own stories of working in fear-led and heart-led organizations to help ground the material in their own lived experience.

Why we recommend booking Edward

Edward brings a wealth of experience from coaching global leaders, offering your team a unique opportunity to transform through emotionally connected conversations. His keynote workshops, blending humor and profound insights, will inspire and energize your team, fostering a culture of trust and alignment. Booking Edward means unlocking creativity, purpose, and results in your organization, moving you beyond outdated leadership styles to thrive in today's dynamic environment.

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Testimonials

Filled with resonant stories and practical insights...Instructive for anyone trying to build a more inclusive company culture.

Adrienne Gemperle

Chief People Office, Sweetgreen

[His book is] a must-read for any ceo wanting to take their company to the next level.

Board, Amazon

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Edward delivers resonant stories and practical insights, engaging audiences with instructive, real-world examples. His style inspires leaders to build inclusive cultures and elevate their organisations through honest, impactful conversations.

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