When conventional approaches stop working
I work with senior leadership teams during major change when established ways of working begin to break down under pressure.
Tension at the top, reactivity and lack of trust leads to fragmentation and lower performance.
The challenge is rarely capability.
It is the hidden patterns shaping how clearly leaders perceive, make sense of, and respond to what is actually happening.
When these patterns remain unseen, teams become misaligned, decisions slow, and the same problems persist despite continued effort to move forward.
Over the past 20+ years, I've worked with senior leadership teams in global organisations to help them recognise the patterns, assumptions, and behaviours that keep them stuck — and shift them, so they can make clearer decisions and realign as a team.
Trusted by senior leaders
I am an award-winning speaker recognised by Vistage, the world’s largest CEO advisory organisation, and a published poet.
Before this work, I spent over a decade as a chemical engineer and senior leader with ICI, DuPont and Zeneca.
Keynote: The Leadership Threshold
A central theme of my work.
The Leadership Threshold explores the point where what once worked no longer does — and the shift needed to lead beyond that edge.
Because in these moments, more frameworks and control are rarely the answer.
Clarity under pressure is.
Enquiries
If you are looking for a speaker who helps audiences understand why conventional leadership approaches break down and what's needed at that point, I’d be happy to discuss your event.
Juliette challenged our thinking, energised us, made us appreciate a different view of the world and did so with an impressive mixture of “tough love” and a genuine sense of caring. An excellent speaker who did more than we could ever have asked of her and delivered great value at our high profile Annual Conference.
Alastair Thomson, Dean, Teesside University Business School
Outstanding...has to rank among the very best. A very thought provoking and professional performance.
Allan Wilkinson, Area Director, HSBC Bank plc
Juliette created and delivered a fantastic, interactive seminar... in just 3 hours, she made 'leadership' something we all wanted to deliver and not just something we were inspired by.
Claire Doolin, HR Manager, Paperchase
The retreat was outstanding — Juliette received nine straight 10s for content and delivery, and our members voted her the best retreat speaker of the past five years.
Peter Chambers, Vistage Group Chairman
Juliette received a clean sweep of 10s from our members. She is honest, authentic and highly motivating. Her passion and genuine presence set her apart from most speakers, and her delivery is exceptional.
Adrian Sharp, Vistage Group Chairman
Juliette’s work is both powerful and engaging. I first met her at a Vistage meeting and immediately began sharing her insights with my teams. More recently, I invited her to facilitate a two-day retreat for my Entrepreneurs’ Organisation forum — no easy task — and over a year later, we’re still talking about it. Everyone agreed it was transformative, inspiring, and practical, providing tools we could apply both personally and in our businesses.
Julian Tomlinson, EO, Chairman and Founder, Alps Ltd
"Inspiring. Brilliant content and could even make it a two day course. Thank you, Juliette!"
University of Strathclyde
