Hybrid Work: The Truth, The Evidence (And What Leaders Need To Know)
November 7, 2024
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Elevate Your Teams
Embed New Tools And Values For Sustainable
Peak Performance, Psychosocial Resilience
And High-Impact, Conscious Leadership
Inspiring Keynotes
Dynamic & Engaging
With over 20 years of experience, I've spoken to a broad audience spectrum at conferences, offsites and lunch-and-learn sessions. My approach intertwines compelling storytelling, authenticity, and cutting-edge research and neuroscience to maximise engagement and resonance.
Practical & Evidence-Based
My sessions are more than inspirational - they are transformative. I provide science-backed, actionable tools, honed over two decades. These tools have consistently fostered incredible outcomes, empowering attendees to apply them effectively in their daily lives.
Lasting Impact
The inspiration extends beyond the session. Each keynote includes free access to an online course for sustained learning and behaviour change. Participants receive follow-up emails with practical tools and strategies, ensuring a deep and lasting integration of the concepts learned.
Transformational Workshops
In-Depth & Impactful
My workshops are transformative, instilling new behaviors and values through interactive, experiential learning. Attendees leave with a profound understanding of new practices, equipped with strategies and tools for immediate application.
Enhanced Connectedness
These workshops do more than teach; they connect. Leveraging my clinical psychology expertise and a trauma-informed approach, they foster psychological safety and collaboration, essential in modern, diverse workplaces.
Supported Integration
Echoing my keynotes, workshops include free online courses for thorough integration of new values and behaviors. Based on the latest in behavior-change science, this ensures a lasting, meaningful impact well beyond the session.
12 impactful modules across 3 key areas
Over more than two decades, I’ve joined forces with countless organisations, impacting over half a million individuals worldwide. My hunger for genuine impact has driven me to delve deeply into academic research, uncovering the secrets that propel organisations to greatness.
From this wealth of experience and research, I’ve distilled organisational success into 12 foundational principles – the very lifeblood of thriving organisations.
My keynotes and workshops aren’t one-size-fits-all. They’re meticulously tailored to fortify these core principles. Together, we’ll identify which of these 12 vital modules will supercharge your organisation’s growth.
This holistic approach is the key to lasting transformation – a journey that propels your organisation toward sustainable success, one module at a time
Performance
Mindful Peak Performance™
Double productivity with ease through laser focus and deep flow
Transforms your employees and teams by guiding them from distraction to focus, even in high-pressure or remote settings. Shifts them from inefficient 'busywork' to flow states focused on high-value tasks, fostering a culture of Deep Work and genuine productivity, aligning with organisational goals and enhancing team success.
Collaboration Culture™
Harness empathic communication and conflict-resolution skills for enhanced collaboration and innovation in diverse teams
Empowers employees and teams to evolve from miscommunication and conflict to effective collaboration, using empathic communication strategies. Encourage the creation of a psychologically safe workplace, nurturing open idea sharing, genuine collaboration, and innovation. The module also transforms values misalignments into win-win scenarios, ensuring maximum engagement.
Productive With Purpose™
Drive performance through intrinsic values for effortless engagement, sustainable peak performance and optimal wellbeing
Lead your employees and teams from disconnection and low motivation to a deep understanding of their intrinsic values, sparking purpose and peak performance. Guide them from ethical conflicts to aligning goals with personal values, ensuring ethical excellence and wellbeing in all life aspects. Additionally, this module teaches resolving value clashes, fostering harmony and understanding
The Decisive Mind™
Maintain mental clarity and an open mindset to make effective decisions in any environment
Elevate your employees and teams from losing focus and succumbing to distractions to mastering sustained mental focus, boosting productivity and clarity in any situation. Enhance decision-making by teaching metacognition and bias overcoming, leading to more effective, thoughtful outcomes. Transform conventional thinking into a source of innovation and creativity, fostering a culture of creative solutions and groundbreaking ideas.
Wellbeing
Sleep Optimization™
Unlock the secrets to great sleep for optimum performance, wellbeing and leadership
Take your staff and leaders from struggling with inconsistent sleep patterns to optimising sleep routines and habits that align with their lifestyle and personal preferences. Restore their energy and wellbeing by resetting their circadian rhythm and significantly improving sleep quality. Transform underperformance and daily struggles into waking up refreshed, leading to enhanced performance, creativity, and overall happiness.
Burnout Busting™
Maintain optimal work/life habits for wellbeing and sustainable peak performance
Propel your employees and teams from constant stress and burnout to expertly balancing sympathetic and parasympathetic activation, ensuring wellbeing and resilience amid workplace demands. Help them maintain healthy boundaries, paving the way for sustainable peak performance without sacrificing wellbeing and relationships. Guide them from merely surviving to thriving in every aspect of life, fostering a lifestyle that supports success, happiness, and genuine wellbeing.
Success Without Stress™
Master your mind, conquer stress, and thrive in any environment
Transform your employees and teams from being overwhelmed by negative thoughts and emotions to conquering stress and enhancing performance. Guide them in deactivating their fight/flight/freeze response and managing stress in healthy, effective ways. Help them prevent burnout and boost work engagement by applying proven stress reduction principles and techniques.
Minimising Psychosocial Risk™
Embed an organisation-wide approach to mental health that creates genuine impact
Make the leap from relying solely on individual-level wellbeing approaches to embedding effective mental health strategies and language throughout your organisation. Shift leadership practices and policies from those exacerbating psychosocial risk to those fostering organisational thriving. Guide them from the risk of noncompliance with psychosocial risk legislation to ensuring a safe and compliant work environment.
Leadership
Emotional Genius™
Maintain emotional balance in any situation and unlock the power of empathic communication
Facilitate the evolution of your employees and teams from struggling in high-pressure environments to maintaining emotional balance in challenging situations. Help them master perceiving and leveraging emotions in themselves and others, enhancing empathy and interpersonal connectedness. Guide them in enhancing social and emotional intelligence, leading to more effective collaboration and efficient conflict resolution.
Your Inner CEO™
Master self-leadership for optimal performance and organisational functioning
Optimise your leaders’ performance by shifting from struggling to maintain consistent self-leadership to mastering this vital skill. Empower authentic, clear leadership through overcoming unconscious behavioural patterns and mindsets. Transform them into inspirational beacons, enhancing organisation-wide functioning, performance, and cohesion.
Leveraging Diverse Teams™
Optimise employee performance through effective communication & inclusive collaboration
Transform your employees and leaders from facing challenges in team performance to optimising team performance by fostering a culture of psychological safety, encouraging open dialogue and trust. Enhance their communication and relationship-building skills by mastering empathy and authenticity, leading to stronger, more genuine connections. Guide them in learning to offer impactful feedback that constructively elevates the team's performance and fosters.
Adaptive Leadership
Lead your organisation through change by staying calm, centred and focused on what matters
Empower employees to navigate complexity and uncertainty with confidence, embracing change and innovation. Enhance their ability to respond proactively to emerging challenges, cultivating a culture of resilience and continuous learning. Create an environment where collaboration and creativity thrive, enabling sustainable growth and a positive, lasting impact on your organisation.
Richard delivered an outstanding keynote address to our organisation.
His deep expertise, engaging style, and practical insights left a lasting impact.
Richard seamlessly blended research with relatable examples, inspiring our team to prioritise mental wellbeing. His professionalism and commitment to our mission were evident throughout the process.
We wholeheartedly recommend Richard as a speaker and look forward to future engagements with his expertise.
His deep expertise, engaging style, and practical insights left a lasting impact.
Richard seamlessly blended research with relatable examples, inspiring our team to prioritise mental wellbeing. His professionalism and commitment to our mission were evident throughout the process.
We wholeheartedly recommend Richard as a speaker and look forward to future engagements with his expertise.
The workshops were by far the best I’ve ever attended.
Richard has a unique and compelling way of grabbing and maintaining everyone’s attention, and the learnings were invaluable.
Every single team member walked away with immediate and practical tools they have already been embedding - supported by Richard's excellent e-learning resources.
We’re excited to engage Richard again for future training for our team!.
Richard has a unique and compelling way of grabbing and maintaining everyone’s attention, and the learnings were invaluable.
Every single team member walked away with immediate and practical tools they have already been embedding - supported by Richard's excellent e-learning resources.
We’re excited to engage Richard again for future training for our team!.
I had the pleasure of working with Richard as the Keynote speaker for our Risk Management Institute Australasia (RMIA) Risk Conference 2024. His innovative approach and engaging presentation style resonated deeply with our audience, resulting in overwhelmingly positive feedback.
On a personal level, Richard is a kind and humble individual who was incredibly easy to work with. His professionalism and genuine enthusiasm made the entire experience seamless and enjoyable.
Richard's insights and expertise greatly contributed to the success of our event. I look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
On a personal level, Richard is a kind and humble individual who was incredibly easy to work with. His professionalism and genuine enthusiasm made the entire experience seamless and enjoyable.
Richard's insights and expertise greatly contributed to the success of our event. I look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in the future.
Richard’s session at the FAAA 2023 Congress was really well received by session attendees.
Feedback included comments like:
“Great speaker, great content and practical tips that are easy to implement”
“Best session of the conference! Excellent examples and practical solutions”.
“Best session of the day by far. I intend to incorporate all of the tips given”
Feedback included comments like:
“Great speaker, great content and practical tips that are easy to implement”
“Best session of the conference! Excellent examples and practical solutions”.
“Best session of the day by far. I intend to incorporate all of the tips given”
Dr Chambers provides specific solutions to overcoming difficulties often faced in the workplace. Working in a fast-paced environment it is important to utilise every moment you have.
The team found Richard to be an engaging presenter and found his session to be very beneficial in identifying simple strategies which they could easily embed in their daily routine.
The team found Richard to be an engaging presenter and found his session to be very beneficial in identifying simple strategies which they could easily embed in their daily routine.
Richard delivered an outstanding opening keynote at our National Conference, setting an inspiring and focused tone for the days ahead.
By encouraging our attendees to engage intentionally, he created a level of energy and purpose that resonated throughout our entire program.
Richard took the time to understand the unique challenges facing our members, tailoring his insights to address them directly. His skill in linking everyday work scenarios with research-driven strategies left a strong impression, as reflected in the overwhelmingly positive feedback—attendees walked away with actionable takeaways they could apply immediately.
Beyond his exceptional presentation, Richard was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. His professionalism and genuine commitment to our event were evident, and I look forward to collaborating with him again in the future.
By encouraging our attendees to engage intentionally, he created a level of energy and purpose that resonated throughout our entire program.
Richard took the time to understand the unique challenges facing our members, tailoring his insights to address them directly. His skill in linking everyday work scenarios with research-driven strategies left a strong impression, as reflected in the overwhelmingly positive feedback—attendees walked away with actionable takeaways they could apply immediately.
Beyond his exceptional presentation, Richard was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. His professionalism and genuine commitment to our event were evident, and I look forward to collaborating with him again in the future.
Dr Richard Chambers made his debut as a speaker at our events in 2017. He stood out as an exceptional presenter.
He is an incredibly personable and knowledgeable speaker, and for this we have invited him to speak time and time again.
He excels as a keynote speaker and is equally captivating as a workshop moderator. With his exceptional skills, he has the talent to stimulate critical thinking in the audience and instill a sense of calm in the room.
He is an incredibly personable and knowledgeable speaker, and for this we have invited him to speak time and time again.
He excels as a keynote speaker and is equally captivating as a workshop moderator. With his exceptional skills, he has the talent to stimulate critical thinking in the audience and instill a sense of calm in the room.
A number of people reached out following your session and expressed their thanks as they found it really valuable and took a lot from it.
You pitched it perfectly and included a perfect balance of statistics and research, along with practical and actionable suggestions for how to make changes.
You have a really professional and polished presentation style which was well received by our people.
You pitched it perfectly and included a perfect balance of statistics and research, along with practical and actionable suggestions for how to make changes.
You have a really professional and polished presentation style which was well received by our people.
Full integration supported by e-learning resources
Research shows that while keynotes spark new ideas and initiate conversations, they don’t always guarantee lasting behaviour change. Similarly, the effects of transformative workshops may diminish as employees return to their daily tasks and responsibilities.
To address this, all my keynotes and workshops include complimentary e-learning resources, ensuring the concepts taught are fully integrated.
After the session, attendees receive a series of drip-fed emails with practical, bite-sized tools and strategies. This “nudge” method is best practice for reinforcing learning, helping employees adopt new behaviours and embed what they’ve learned in their everyday work (and beyond).
What’s more, you gain lifetime access to these resources, allowing for ongoing review and reinforcement. This approach is designed to create a real, lasting impact within your organisation.
Measurable impact and ROI
I am dedicated to providing tangible impact and a clear return on investment.
Leveraging my 20 years as a psychologist and a leading researcher, I offer optional impact evaluations for my keynotes and workshops. These assessments transcend basic (or “vanity”) metrics, employing validated psychometric scales to ask insightful questions.
This approach allows us to move the needle on the most relevant areas effectively. Additionally, it provides you with a tangible return on investment, ensuring leadership support for your strategy and initiatives.
Frequently asked questions
What makes your keynotes & workshops different from what other people offer?
I draw on over 20 years working as a speaker and facilitator, including on theTEDx stage. I know how to inspire audiences of all types with compelling stories and deliver practical, science-backed tools that they can immediately apply.
I also draw upon my extensive experience creating a number of award-winning online programs and include e-learning resources with all my keynotes and workshops. These draw on the latest behaviour change research, using a nudge approach to support the audience to fully apply the tools and strategies that they learn.
To be honest, I don’t know why more speakers and facilitators don’t bundle their sessions with e-learning resources!
Do you offer virtual sessions as well as in-person?
Definitely. With over 20 years in the field, I’ve delivered countless impactful sessions using both in-person and virtual formats. I have learned how to fully engage audiences whether I am in a small training space, a huge auditorium or online.
I understand unique organisational constraints like remote workforces or diverse time zones. In such scenarios, I offer fully virtual delivery, tailored to meet these specific needs without compromising on outcomes.
My preferred online platform is Zoom, although I am familiar with Teams and Google Meet and can adapt to whichever platform your organisation uses.
What is the maximum number of participants?
There is no limit to the number of participants for my keynotes. I have spoken to small teams and I have been on stage in auditoriums speaking to 1500 people.
For virtual sessions, there may be a limit to the number of participants that can participate, depending on the platform used.
For workshops, the maximum number of participants is 25 (although please note that the optimal audience size to ensure full participation of everyone is 15-20 people).
Can you customise keynotes/workshops for our specific needs
Absolutely. While the 12 modules I offer have been carefully curated after 20 years of research and partnering with hundreds of organisations, I always work closely with my clients to ensure what I deliver meets their specific needs.
In addition, over the past 20 years I have spoken to audiences ranging from high school students to C-suite executives. I have delivered sessions for police, lawyers, judges, medical professionals, and more. Over that time, I have learned how to contextualise all of my keynotes and workshops to ensure the message lands fully.
How can I book you for a keynote/workshop?
Click the button below to book an initial 30 minute call with me. During the call we can ensure we are a good fit for working together. I will ask you some questions to better understand the outcomes you want to achieve, and then suggest keynotes/workshops that meet those needs.
What is your privacy, confidentiality and data protection policy?
I take my clients’ privacy very seriously. Nothing that you share with me will be passed on to anyone else without your express written consent. Any data resulting from my work with you will be stored securely and will not be accessed by anyone else.
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