Keynotes & Speaking

Ideas That Move an Audience to Think

Dr. Vivek S. speaks at leadership summits, HR conferences, corporate events, and commencement programmes, bringing practical depth and lived experience to rooms that need both honesty and insight.

Keynote Topics

Signature Talks

Each talk is customised for the event, audience, and desired outcome. Available as 30-min, 60-min or 90-min formats.

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The Psychology of Pause™

Why the most powerful leadership move is learning to pause before you react. A neuroscience-backed keynote on regulation, presence, and intentional leadership.

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What Leaders Don't See About Themselves

The blind spots, cognitive biases, and psychological patterns that derail even talented leaders, and how to develop the self-awareness to catch them.

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POSH: Beyond Compliance

Why most organisations get POSH wrong, and what it takes to build a workplace culture that doesn't just comply with the law, but lives its spirit.

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The Myth of Motivation

What really drives human behaviour at work, and why standard motivation models consistently fail. A talk on intrinsic drivers, psychological safety, and performance culture.

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Mental Health Is a Leadership Issue

How leadership behaviour directly shapes team mental health, and why the most important wellbeing intervention in any organisation is how its managers show up.

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Leading Through Change

The psychology of resistance, loss, and adaptation. A practical keynote for leaders navigating their teams through uncertainty, restructuring, and transformation.

Speaking For

Events & Formats

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Leadership Summits

Annual leadership conferences, town halls, and senior management offsites where a thoughtful keynote sets the tone for strategic conversations.

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HR & L&D Conferences

POSH, mental health, behavioural science, and learning culture, topics HR professionals and L&D leaders are actively seeking deeper insight on.

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Educational Institutions

Commencement addresses, faculty development sessions, and student leadership programmes at colleges and universities.

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Webinars & Panels

Virtual keynotes, panel discussions, and expert conversations on psychology, leadership, and workplace culture, available globally.

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Corporate All-Hands

Internal events where leadership wants to create a meaningful moment, around wellbeing, culture, change, or performance. Talks that employees actually remember.

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Media & Podcasts

Available for media interviews, podcast appearances, and expert commentary on psychology, leadership, POSH, and mental health topics.

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Podcasts

Dr. Vivek hosts two podcast series, exploring psychology for everyday life and for the leadership context.

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Unlabelled Mind

Psychology without the jargon. Available now on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

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The Psychology of Leadership

A new series on the psychological patterns that define great leaders, and the ones that quietly hold them back.

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