- Award-winning keynote speaker on high-performance leadership
- Creator of the E+R=O decision framework for leaders
- Author of Unashamedly Superhuman and founder of The Holistic Performance Lab
Jim Steele helps leaders and teams take control when pace and uncertainty rise. An award-winning keynote speaker on high-performance leadership in a fast and changing world, he delivers intellectually sharp, commercially relevant keynotes built for leadership conferences, executive summits, and large-scale all-hands events where clarity matters.
Named 2025 Speaker of the Year and author of Unashamedly Superhuman, Jim has delivered more than 3,000 keynotes worldwide for organisations including Google, Deloitte, AstraZeneca, Siemens, and The London Business School. Through The Holistic Performance Lab, the research and application engine he founded, his frameworks are continuously refined for the realities leaders face today.
Jim's authority on resilience and performance is grounded in lived execution. Before taking the stage, he spent years in senior leadership and management roles at Aon, where he repeatedly stepped into underperforming teams and turned results around, building the performance frameworks that now underpin his work. He later founded a corporate performance consultancy that scaled into an international operation with offices across London, New York, Sydney, Paris, and Dubai. That same resilience has been tested personally too: Jim has rebuilt his career three times through financial crises, industry shutdowns, and rapid market change, and even completed an Ironman at 57, demonstrating the power of disciplined systems over motivation.
Based on this lived experience, Jim developed E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome), a neuroscience-informed decision framework that enables leaders to choose response over reaction when stakes are high. This practical leadership operating system creates a shared decision language that sharpens focus, strengthens judgement, improves alignment and elevates performance. His approach addresses AI acceleration, compressed timeframes, rising cognitive load, and sustained performance expectations that define modern leadership environments.
Leaders gain practical tools to regulate their response to disruption, remain agile under pressure, and sharpen priorities. Teams learn how to translate strategy into daily behaviour, maintain traction when priorities drift, and build systems that keep momentum alive beyond the initial event.
Book Jim when clarity matters, when pressure is rising and organisations need their people aligned, engaged, and moving as one.
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Topics, sessions and talks
Jim Steele addresses the relentless demands faced by leadership teams and the pitfalls of pushing harder, which can reduce focus and decision quality. He introduces a practical performance system based on the E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome) framework from his book, Unashamedly Superhuman. Attendees will learn to cultivate cognitive endurance and emotional regulation, enabling them to make clear decisions under pressure. This session equips leaders with tools to manage energy and maintain consistent performance over time.
In a world of constant disruption from AI and shifting markets, Jim Steele empowers leadership teams to thrive amid uncertainty. This keynote introduces the E+R=O framework from his book, Unashamedly Superhuman, teaching leaders to choose their responses rather than react impulsively. Attendees will learn to regulate their responses, maintain agility, and sharpen priorities, enabling them to lead decisively. This session equips leaders to foster clarity, build team confidence, and embrace change effectively.
In this keynote, Jim Steele highlights that while leadership teams often have strategies, they frequently lack effective systems for execution. He introduces the E+R=O framework from his book, Unashamedly Superhuman, which helps leaders shift from reactive responses to proactive ownership. Attendees will learn to create focus, translate strategy into daily actions, and establish systems that sustain momentum. This session equips leaders to enhance accountability, sharpen priorities, and maintain execution rhythms in fast-paced environments.
Why we recommend booking Jim
Jim's E+R=O framework and track record delivering keynotes for Google, Deloitte, and AstraZeneca make him a sure-fire choice for leadership teams who need practical tools for decision-making under pressure. His neuroscience-informed approach translates directly into shared language that sharpens judgement and maintains alignment when pace accelerates and cognitive load rises across the board.
Trusted by Google, Deloitte, AstraZeneca
Jim completely changed the mindset of each and every person at our conference, instilling confidence and positivity in our 250 attendees. You made an impact that matters to our team, and we have never looked back since
Managing Partner, Deloitte
As a speaker, you were not only entertaining and motivating, but you also possess the ability to completely captivate your audience. Each of your strategies I can only hope to convey to my team with the same emotion and passion
Country Head, Retail, The Walt Disney Company
Jim has a distinctive presentation style and great energy. He unpacks a modern toolkit of smart behavioural thinking while advocating some radical new habits
Director of Executive Programmes, London Business School
Director of Executive Programmes, London Business School
