Ronan Harrington
Resilience Expert
Ronan teaches on the KPMG Executive Leadership Programme and advises industry leaders on how to create resilient, high performance teams.
His clients include Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Kellogg’s, L’Oreal, Sky, IHG, Sage, the UK Treasury and Oxford University.
Ronan reveals the secrets to being a high performer with a low risk of burnout, an ideal speaker if your focus is on driving productivity and wellbeing.
In his hugely entertaining keynotes, audiences are introduced to a new way of working grounded in the cutting edge science of resilience, with practical tools to shift to a model of sustainable high performance.
He has gained industry recognition: A LinkedIn Top Voice on Public Speaking, Highly Commended as Best Live Speaker and voted the top 5 Best Story Tellers at the 2023 Speaker Awards.
Industry leaders work with him because he has a true gift for inspiring audiences. Ronan’s jaw dropping story is a cautionary tale about the pressures of senior leadership and the lasting consequences when we get it wrong.
A former futurist to the British Foreign Office, Ronan shares how he went from the corridors of power to being diagnosed with a lifetime chronic pain condition.
It’s quite rare that a keynote speaker vulnerably shares what it’s like to be in the midst of an ongoing adversity. With depth and wisdom, Ronan shows us what it truly means to be resilient.
Speaking Topics
- Burnout
- Resilience
- Wellbeing
- Motivational
- Leadership
- Culture
Talks
From Burnout to Resilience
Ronan reveals the secrets to being a high performer with a low risk of burnout.
Audiences are introduced to a new way of working, grounded in the science of resilience, with practical tools that teams can use to achieve sustainable high performance.
Ronan’s jaw dropping story is a cautionary tale about the pressures of senior leadership and the lasting consequences when we get it wrong. A former futurist to the British Foreign Office, he shares how he went from the corridors of power to being diagnosed with a lifetime chronic pain condition.
It’s quite rare that a keynote speaker vulnerably shares what it’s like to be in the midst of an ongoing adversity. With depth and wisdom, Ronan shows us what it truly means to be resilient.
How to Lead Resilient High-Performing Teams
Ronan shows executives and people managers how to shift from overwhelmed task coordinators to composed performance conductors and caring people leaders
His keynote is packed with tools to build surplus time to give your team the emotional support and autonomy they need to operate at their best.
Leaders are shown the mindsets required to transition their team from basic psychological safety to psychological freedom. Equipped with the best collaborative tools, they learn how to make difficult conversations a daily habit, shift from blame to responsibility, and create a culture of masterful appreciation.
The result is a high performance team where people feel energised to do the best work of their lives.
Rock Solid Confidence Under Pressure
When your business is going through a tough period, you need to understand how the best corporate teams turn things around.
Ronan shares case studies from legendary corporate teams: how they skilfully acknowledge what needs to change and craft a bold game plan that rebuilds confidence.
Tough market conditions take it out of us physically and mentally. Audiences learn how to restore energy after a gruelling period and rebuild momentum by focusing on optimising their process.
Teams under pressure can lose their composure. Ronan shares the latest insider case studies from sporting giants to show how they reframe pressure and develop an all weather confidence mindset.
When morale is low, this is the pep talk your team needs.
How to Embed A Culture of Sustainable Performance
A new model of sustainable performance is emerging that is a win-win for productivity and wellbeing. It creates space through workplace design and cultural norms for deep focus and renewal.
But there is a major obstacle: How do you get leaders to role model new ways of working so they become the new norm for the whole organisation? They have to let go of old ways of working that have led to their career success.
Ronan shares a new method used by leading companies to overcome old, engrained ways of working. Audiences are introduced to the 3M’s framework: Mindsets, Mechanisms, Modelling. This method allows them to define, embed and scale any desired leadership behaviour, from sustainable working practices to psychological safety.
This is a must see keynote for leaders who want to create a company wide culture of sustainable high performance.
Testimonials
“Ronan is a world class resilience teacher. His ability to connect leaders to themselves and each other is rare” – John Waterfield, Head of Strategic Relationships, KPMG
“Ronan gave the key-note speech to all 200 of our Senior FS Consulting Leaders on the topic of ‘resilience versus endurance’. His story was incredibly moving and the way he articulated the difference between general wellness matters and, more specifically, symptoms of burnout was hugely insightful and really resonated with the room. More importantly, his approach required us to hold a mirror up to our everyday lives and reflect on how we are all taking care of ourselves and our teams. Our Leadership Team are still talking about it and it has prompted a very healthy and open discussion about how we build resilience for ourselves and our people. Thank you Ronan – you were brilliant.” – Scott Wheatley, Head of Financial Consulting, Deloitte
“I left Ronan’s talk truly speechless and determined to take better care of myself. He tells his resilience story through sharing deeply moving lived experiences, anchoring it with compelling science, breathing it to life with humour and relatability – a rare, powerful alchemy that goes so far beyond a typical “keynote speaker” it seems a miss to even refer to it as that. Essential. Inspirational. Human.” – Julia Jahn, Director, Employee Experience AKQA
“Ronan’s keynote was one of the stand out moments at our conference. A 500 person standing ovation and by all accounts, not a dry eye in the house. The right blend of intellect and emotional storytelling, he’s the ideal speaker to create a buzz on social media and intrigue about your event” – Oliver Damgaard, Managing Director, HR TechX
“Insightful, authentic and engaging. Ronan is a great presenter, taking a topic most are familiar with, but don’t really understand, unpacking the myths, laying out the systemic triggers and teaching some great scientifically backed techniques.His personal story is highly compelling and I would recommend anyone working in a high performance culture or role to spend time with Ronan.” – Chris McBrayne, VP Technology, IBM
“I’ve told so many people about Ronan’s talk as it was one of the most thought provoking and poignant presentations I’ve ever had” – Dave Exall, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer, Simply Health.