Keynote speaking

Leadership that performs in times of change

Organisations are under enormous pressure to keep growing, while the people inside them are navigating relentless change, from AI and economic uncertainty to geopolitical instability and increasing performance expectations.

And we are seeing the impact. Recent EU research shows that more than 40% of workers experience severe time pressure or work overload. I recognise the same challenge in my own work with leadership teams:

How do we keep people performing when increasing the pressure no longer increases the performance?

A different leadership skillset for a different reality.

The CARE Principles® challenges leaders to rethink some of the reflexes that once drove performance:

From control to trust
From knowing to curiosity
From pressure to psychological safety
From telling to active listening

Not to lower performance standards — but to create the conditions for people to perform at their best.

Learn how to turn strategy, leadership & culture into performance.

PERFORM BETTER, START TO LEAD WITH CARE NOW

Isabel Verstraete is a strategic advisor, international keynote speaker and author of two books on The CARE Principles®, drawing on 30+ years of experience working with organisations and leadership teams across Europe.

Theo Georghiades, General Manager Imaging Solutions FujiFilm UK:“Isabel delivered an excellent presentation to the team and really resonated with all of us. She takes time and energy to get under the skin of our industry.”

Nadia Cimbollek, Head of Strategic Partnerships Beauty, Zalando Germany: “What an amazing keynote! Super impressed. Everyone was.”

James Goldsmith, Managing Director KitchenAid – EMEA: “The Care Principles gave us the focused thinking and positive energy we needed coming out of covid. With Isabel’s delivery driving engagement across the region.”