Chris Lovett
Chris Lovett is an executive coach, TEDx speaker, and 2x best-selling author of Discovery of Less (2021) and Relentless: The Power of Doing Less in a Workplace that Demands More (De Gruyter 2026). His books and TEDx talk position Chris as the emerging straight talker in time management and sustainable high performance for the ‘do more with less’ era.
Over the last ten years Chris has built leadership programmes and coached c-suite teams and senior leaders across all of NatWest Group’s commercial, markets and retail franchises spanning Europe, APAC and US, as well as working with leadership clients in the legal, retail and insurance industry.
His no nonsense approach focuses on sustainable high performance and leadership behaviours shaping teams and organisations to navigate the complexity of modern work. Chris’ progressive thought leadership has been featured in mainstream media such as The Independent, The Times, Fast Company, CEO Magazine, Marie Claire and HR Magazine as well as appearing as an expert guest on dozens of global chart-topping podcasts such as Leaders in Finance, Truth, Lies & Work and The Self Care Club.
His work is endorsed by Olynpic legend Colin Jackson CBE, Dr Megan Reitz (Professor of Leadership, Oxford University), Bruce Daisley (former VP EMEA Twitter, LinkedIn Top Voice), Whitney Johnson (Thinkers50) and Bree Groff (author, Today Was Fun). His previous clients include PwC, Walgreens, Standard Life and Allianz
Equal parts evidence-based and entertaining. Chris leans into his everyman persona, teaching businesses to use simplicity as a competitive advantage: no jargon, no faff and practical things people can implement immediately.
CHRIS LOVETT SPEAKING TOPICS
Sustainable High Performance – Now.
Uncover everything keeping us overworking, caught in busyness and stuck complaining we have no time. The central argument of his second book brought to life on stage. We’ve built workplaces where busyness has become a badge of honour, and it’s costing us performance, health and talent. Chris dismantles the hustle myth using peer-reviewed research, real coaching stories and uncomfortable workplace truths. Audiences leave buzzing with a practical reset: what to stop, what to protect, and how to lead differently. Best suited to leadership teams, people strategy events, and culture change programmes.
The Art of Saying No
In high-pressure organisations, the inability to push back is the single biggest drain on performance. This session gives leaders a framework for protecting priorities, setting boundaries without drama, and modelling focus for their teams. Evidence-backed, immediately actionable, and delivered with humour and normality.
Less Busy, More Impact
Based on his TEDx talk, the entry point into Chris’s thinking. A practical, accessible session on stripping back complexity at work to amplify what actually drives results. Tackles meeting culture, always-on habits, task inflation and the psychology of busyness. Works well as a keynote opener or team session for organisations going through change, high performance strategies or restructure.
Chris Lovett offers a remarkably insightful look into what one can accomplish by disrupting our view of more, and the discovery of less. Bravo!
— Whitney Johnson, award winning author of Disrupt Yourself and Thinkers50 Leading Management Thinkers
"Inspiring yet practical, it's a compelling argument to assess life in the context of getting more, by adopting a philosophy of 'simple and less'. A great contribution to the area of personal improvement."
— Jamil Qureshi, Performance Coach & Psychologist
"At last a voice of reason! Chris delivers a perfectly balanced view of why we need less in our lives and how to let go of stories and assumptions. Peeling back the layers of why we fill our lives with so much to do and how we can free ourselves from its burden was a revelation, even potentially life saving. Our team culture will forever be changed for the better."
— Dawn W (NatWest)
