Leading in the Age of AI: Are You Ready?

Artificial Intelligence isn’t just coming—it’s here, transforming workplaces faster than most leaders can adapt. The question is: how will you and your team thrive in this era of rapid change?

Join R. Michael Anderson, award-winning Leadership Coach of the Year, seasoned tech entrepreneur, and bestselling author, for an eye-opening keynote that equips leaders to navigate the sweeping changes AI brings to today’s organizations. Backed by an in-depth study conducted by Michael and his team, this session delivers actionable insights based on the latest research into AI’s impact on leadership and team dynamics.

Real-Life Takehome Value

In this engaging, practical session, your team will learn how to:

• Stay Ahead of Continuous Change: Understand the unprecedented challenges AI is creating and how to future-proof your leadership.
• Build a Culture for Innovation: Discover why team culture is your secret weapon in the AI era—and how neglecting it could cost millions.
• Shift to Forward-Thinking Leadership: Explore why traditional approaches to leadership no longer work and the mindset shifts needed to excel in this new age.

Backed by Research, Driven by Experience

This keynote draws on a comprehensive study conducted by Michael’s team, revealing how AI is reshaping leadership demands and organizational culture. Paired with his decades of real-world experience in scaling tech businesses, Michael bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and practical strategies leaders can implement immediately.

Who This is For

This keynote is ideal for leaders who:

• Are navigating the complexities of integrating AI into their teams.
• Want to maintain performance and morale during rapid technological change.
• Need practical tools to future-proof their leadership and build resilient, adaptable teams.

Equip your team with the mindset and strategies to thrive—not just survive—in this new paradigm.

What Does It Really Take to Lead at the Highest Level?

Exceptional leadership isn’t about working harder or knowing all the answers. It’s about mastering the mindset and strategies that inspire people, drive results, and create sustainable success.

In Leadership Mindset 2.0, R. Michael Anderson—award-winning Leadership Coach of the Year and bestselling author—guides your team through the practical steps to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose. This isn’t just another keynote—it’s a transformational experience.

Real-Life Takehome Value

Drawing from decades of experience scaling and selling three successful companies, earning an Inc. 5000 spot, and coaching executives at Microsoft, PwC, and Salesforce, Michael delivers real-world strategies leaders can use immediately, including:

• Strategic Clarity: Learn to think ahead, make bold decisions, and stay one step ahead.
• Thriving Team Culture: Build trust, innovation, and alignment to create unstoppable momentum.
• Resilience in Action: Navigate challenges with agility and turn setbacks into opportunities.
• Influence at Every Level: Lead with authority and build credibility in the boardroom and beyond.
• Empowering Leadership: Inspire and unlock the full potential of your team with actionable, research-backed tools.

What You Get From This Keynote

Michael’s approach combines his entrepreneurial success with cutting-edge insights from psychology and neuroscience. His practical, no-fluff style empowers leaders to break through barriers and lead with authenticity. This session equips leaders to work smarter, think strategically, and create lasting impact.

Ideal for Teams and Leaders Who…

• Are scaling quickly and need to maintain performance during growth.
• Want to align their team around ambitious goals and overcome roadblocks.
• Need strategies to build a culture of trust, collaboration, and innovation.

Michael’s coaching has helped leaders worldwide transform how they lead—and this session will do the same for your team.

Any group of managers or executives who are looking for a way to lead through troubled times.

To survive and thrive in this “next normal”, Leaders need to have a game plan for the company, the team, and themselves. 

After all, most leaders have had to adapt to more change over the last year plus than in the rest of their careers combined – and we all know there’s much more coming at us.

In this Leading through Change & Adversity session, you will learn:

What managers in your organization need to be doing right now to take charge of the change.

What every single member of your team needs to support them in these stressful, uncertain, and even opportune times.

How to position your whole company for agility and success as the chaos continues.

This session will ensure you equip the people in your organization who need to embrace and lead this change with the right tools, right mindset, and confidence.

Building Resilience and Engagement in a World of Constant Change.

Here’s the amazing strategies you will learn in this session:

Every manager needs to know the nine key factors to keep themselves and their team focused, healthy, and performing, even through the most challenging times.

How to create a culture of change so that your team agility becomes a long-term competitive advantage.

The one seldom-used tool to keep positive even when things look tough.

How to communicate (and how NOT to communicate) during crises and difficult times.

How to give yourself the strength to be the leader your team needs right now.

After all, everyone is experiencing a lot of change right now. The winners of this unique time in history will be the ones that embrace and adapt to this change.

Give yourself and your team the tools they need to lead and succeed in this Next Normal.

Growth is exciting—but scaling up the right way is a whole different challenge.

How do you build the right team to keep up with the demands of growth?
How do you navigate the immense pressure and uncertainty that come with rapid expansion?
And most importantly, how do you ensure your business thrives—not just now, but long into the future?

In this powerful keynote, R. Michael Anderson, Leadership Coach of the Year and founder of three successfully scaled enterprise software companies, gives leaders the blueprint to scale effectively, sustainably, and profitably.

Drawing on real-world lessons from founding, scaling, and exiting three high-growth companies—along with his work coaching leaders of organizations like Salesforce, PwC, and Microsoft—Michael shares practical strategies, honest insights, and actionable tools to help your business grow without the chaos.

Real-Life Takehome Value

Attendees will walk away with:

• The 5-Step Scaling Blueprint: Stop guessing and start growing with a proven framework that simplifies scaling and removes the chaos from rapid expansion.
• Team Dynamics that Thrive Under Pressure: Discover how to build and lead a high-performance team that adapts, collaborates, and excels—no matter how fast you’re growing.
• Confident Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Master the art of making bold, high-stakes decisions, even when faced with incomplete data or looming risks.
• Leadership That Inspires Loyalty: Learn how to show up as the clear, strategic leader your team needs to trust and follow—through every challenge and opportunity.
• Stress-Free Scaling Secrets: Develop the resilience, focus, and emotional intelligence to lead confidently, stay calm under pressure, and keep burnout at bay.

This isn’t just theory. Michael’s approach is grounded in decades of experience helping companies scale effectively while creating cultures that engage employees and fuel growth.

Why Scaling Leaders Need This Session

Scaling a business is as much about leadership as it is about strategy. Without the right tools and mindset, growth can lead to burnout, team misalignment, and missed opportunities.

This keynote gives your leaders the clarity, confidence, and strategies they need to scale up successfully—while creating a thriving, resilient organization.

Perfect For:

• Companies Preparing for Rapid Growth
• Teams Already Scaling and Facing New Challenges
• CEOs, Founders, and Senior Leaders Looking to Navigate Growth Successfully
• Associations and Corporate Events Focused on Leadership Development

Scaling isn’t just about working harder—it’s about leading smarter.
Equip your leaders with the strategies and mindset to scale up the right way.

Everyone has heard of emotional intelligence. Now learn how to utilise it to make your team resilient, healthy and high-performing.

You can learn what it takes to connect and lead your team for growth, health, and high-performance, all while adding to their lives.

Attendees will learn:

• What empathy is, why your staff are craving it, and how to give that to them.
• How to have a deep self-awareness of your drivers and how it affects your relationships.
• How to earn respect and create life-long loyalty from your team and others around you.
• The direct evidence-based link between emotional intelligence, leadership, and performance.

Give yourself and your team the #1 skill that every leader needs, all while enjoying life and your career even more.

Tools and skills for a high-performance distributed workforce, from a leader who's company won the #1 Best Place to Work with a hybrid team.

Michael has been working remotely for over 20 years, and one of the companies he founded, Radiant Technologies, won the #1 Best Place to Work back in 2013 with a mostly virtual team.

When the pandemic hit and he realized that a lot of companies were struggling with remote work, he wrote the now-bestselling book Leading in the Next Normal: A Guide to Building an Engaged, Resilient and Agile Virtual Workforce.

In this program attendees will learn how to:

• Create a healthy remote workplace and know how to spot and prevent burnout.
• Run productive, engaging, and even FUN remote meetings.
• Keep motivation, focus, and spirits up…even through times of huge change.
• Easily and gracefully hold people accountable while you empower and coach them.
• Create a positive, supportive, performance focused culture that people buy into, even when they are virtual.

Give your managers the toolkit they need to be successful in this new way of working with Michael’s proven system.