Jim Lawless
Jim Lawless – Motivational Speaker – The Ten Rules for Taming Tigers
Jim Lawless has spoken to well over a million people on five continents. Record breaking freediver, best-selling author and voted #1 Motivational Speaker outside of the US in the Global Guru rankings, he is one of the world’s most in demand keynote speakers,
Jim is widely respected not just for his achievements but also for his ability to connect with people at all levels. His talks are filled with real-world applications, challenging audiences to re-evaluate their assumptions and take bold steps towards their goals. His methodology emphasizes the importance of agile thinking and decisive action in a rapidly changing world.
A deeply trusted architect of transformation and culture, he has advised senior leaders from Apple and Microsoft to Diageo and carries that gravitas onstage with him.
His captivating presence onstage is magnified by his energy, humour and compelling storytelling with a deep, lived understanding of the emotions, vulnerability and personal encounters with risk and uncertainty that come with change – drawn from his own experience of achieving the ‘impossible’ in his own life.
His immense and immediate credibility comes from the fact that he sits at the top table as a trusted advisor to leaders delivering change and that he literally embodies what he talks about. He became the deepest freediver in British history with an incredible dive to 101m without air in just 8 months. He transformed from non-rider to televised jockey in just 12. He is the author of the global Best Seller ‘Taming Tigers’.
A City of London commercial lawyer by training, he went on to study at Guildford School of Acting in his thirties to better understand human connection, communication and storytelling. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008 in recognition of his business writing.
Speaking Topics
- Fast, courageous change and resilience in uncertainty
- Tools for designing and sustaining high performance under pressure
- Transformational mindsets and culture shifts
- Resilience and decision-making in disruption and transformation
- Architecting culture and results with senior leaders
- The future of leadership to exploit AI and retain / prepare your talent for continuous change, learning and unlearning
- Managing the mechanics and emotions of uncertainty, vulnerability and doubt to deliver outrageous goals with no track record or reasons to believe.
Keynote Topics
- The DARE Loop: How to Deliver the Impossible
A visceral and thrilling high-impact keynote on overcoming fear, acting boldly, and navigating enormous levels of uncertainty to deliver big bold goals you think you have no business attempting. - The Next Dimension of Leadership
Tomorrow’s leaders work with Jim to design and build agile, curious, empowered organisms. Yesterday’s leaders are oiling slow, command and control machines. How do you design a culture to deliver the future, when you don’t know what the future is? - High Performance Under Pressure
Real-world strategies drawn from freediving, elite sport and global leadership. Jim delivers actionable frameworks to help teams focus, design their results and behaviours and standards to act, remain resilient and win.
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Jim’s session was inspiring and motivating, resulting in unanimous positive feedback from our attendees. Thank you, Jim, for an entertaining and powerful speech.
— Maria Sebastian, Director of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Virgin Atlantic.
"We at Apple pride ourselves in thinking differently, that is why we work in partnership with Jim. Our big conference pitches and our key sales presentations have both been inspired by the Lawless touch."
— Human Resources Director, APPLE EUROPE
"Jim Lawless related Taming the Tiger to our current situation – an organisation going through massive change – with wit, enthusiasm and challenge.
— Isabel Nisbet, Acting Chief Executive, Ofqual
"This was a very important event for my department. Your challenging and inspiring presentation and professional (but hilarious) hosting made the day for us. One of the delegates went straight back and ran a 'Taming Tigers' training session for his own team! No racehorses where involved, thank heavens. "
— Ian Dyson, Finance Director, Marks and Spencer plc
I would without hesitation highly recommend Jim. He made a real impact understanding and adapting to our business and objectives and with great attention to detail and care for our priorities. I was personally impressed and received unanimous positive feedback.
— David Lavorel, CEO, SITA.
