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Leadership development is a $366 billion-dollar global business. Yet workplace stress is at an all-time high with70 % of workers disengaged. The current model isn´t working. We face a leadership crisis.

A group of the world´s most influential and successful leaders, from Nelson Mandela to Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have turned to a philosophy set down two millennia ago by thinkers in Athens and Rome called Stoicism.

How would you like to be seen as a leader?
Strong and decisive, yet fair and considerate?
Action orientated yet willing to take criticism and admit mistakes?
Putting the good of the group over individual success?

Imagine what could be achieved if your team focused on the right things in a fear-free and blame-free culture, where innovation and productivity thrived, rather than wasting time complaining or gossiping in a stagnant environment?

Stoic philosophy provides a clear and proven methodology for both new and experienced leaders to reach these aspirations.

This keynote is based on stories and learnings taken from ancient and modern stoics. From the most powerful emperor in the ancient world, to an NFL coach who has won 5 super bowls.

This action-packed and practical keynote will challenge participants to apply stoic methods to:
1) Evaluate their own leadership style and values.
2) Reduce stress and increase focus, both as aleader and as a team.
3) Create a culture where respect, collaboration and ethical behavior increase creativity and long-term success

Peter McKenzie

Peter McKenzie is a speaker, executive coach and leader whose mission is to help people achieve their full potential by making the work place a safe place to learn, grow and enjoy.

For over 25 years he has worked as a C-Suite leader in the finance, banking and real estate industries across Europe. He is currently CFO of Anticipa Real Estate, owned by Blackstone, one of the world’s largest investment funds.

His profile as an international keynote speaker has seen him inspire, educate and entertain audiences around the world on in-demand topics such as Stoic Leadership, the Real Secrets of Customer Satisfaction, and the Future of Finance in A World of Artificial Intelligence. He is a public speaking coach at Spain's prestigious IESE business school and currently lives in Barcelona with his two teenage children, wife and cat.