Speaker
“I’ve asked Nicholas to teach in every major leadership development program I run at the IMD Business School and elsewhere. Why? Because I’ve never seen anyone have a more sustainable, transformational impact on leaders than he does. He’s simply the best.”
– Michael Watkins, author “The First 90 Days”The new leadership model
Topics I talk about
There is a new consciousness emerging in the world in general, and in the corporate world in particular. Our old paradigms, dominated by linear thinking and a narrow bandwidth of perception, are no longer fit for purpose in the face of the complexities and global challenges we are facing.
I speak about the theoretical and practical nature of this consciousness – bridging the worlds of personal professional, creative and spiritual development in a uniquely powerful, relevant and accessible way
Leader as Healer – a new paradigm
- Recognising how much we have normalised limited mindsets
- Bringing all of ourselves to the table
- Physical, emotional, mental, intuitive, and transpersonal
- Integrating Doing and Being, right brain and left brain
- The real meaning and practice of emotional intelligence
- Building cultures of innovation
The Power of Presence
From a culture of ‘absence’ to a culture of Presence
- ‘I am here, and I am avaialble’
- Embodiment
- Expanding our perceptual bandwidth and our listening capacity
- Deepening our connection to self and the world
- Aligning with life and organisational purpose
Mindfulness and Meditation
- Why these are essential resources and why they are so widely used
- The neuroscience of meditation
- Building a daily meditation practice
- Simple transformational tools to employ throughout the day
- The principle of perceiving the black letters and the white page of a book, simultaneously
Intergenerational and Collective Trauma Integration
- Understanding the nature of trauma
- The societal effects of unintegrated trauma
- “Hurts are carried down through generations until someone is ready to feel them…”
- Restoring our individual and collective nervous systems
- Building a group’s capacity to bring Light to the darkest areas of life
- The importance of a spiritual practice

Purpose – the essence of who we are
Living a Life of Purpose
The Leader as Healer understands that purpose is lifeblood, and that living a life of contribution is the only path to meaning and satisfaction, to a life ‘well-lived’. And, they are willing to ask two central questions:
What is the work that is mine to do?
What is it that is being asked of me?
And to create cultures that engage the question:
What is it that is being asked of us?
In such cultures, profit, well-being, and contribution are naturally and inevitably interlinked

Embracing a larger Field of Intelligence
Mindfulness and Meditation
The Leader as Healer knows that Mindfulness and Meditation are essential resources, whose impact in multiple fields is now well-documented and supported by neuroscience.
S/he is committed to creating a culture in which time for deep contemplation can be honoured, without having to leave the world. And that such tine is the foundation of creativity and innovation.
They generate the kind of leadership and organization that emerges when our tidy, individualistic identities become less rigid, and we are able to embrace a larger field of connectedness, a deeper sense of purpose, and a natural instinct for stewardship and service.
The gateway to the highest levels of performance
The Power of Presence
The Leader as Healer prioritises reunification with the body. They understand that embodiment ignites an experience of aliveness, creates space and availability for others, and reaffirms our connection to the world. This generates a sense of grounded presence, a quality that says, “I am here, and I am available.” Other people can sense it, and because they do, it increases shared presence and connection.
Furthermore, the cultivation of embodiment enhances our senses, reminding us that our bodies pick up subtle signals and signs, deepen our intuition, and are a storehouse of wisdom and insight.