James Hewitt

Just four capabilities account for 89% of the difference between strong and weak organizational leadership. Yet the everyday stress of leadership compromises these same capabilities—a paradox where leadership demands impair a leader’s ability to lead. Dr. Hewitt’s keynote empowers leaders to navigate this challenge using science-based strategies that enhance problem-solving, trend spotting, emotional intelligence, and innovation. Perfect for leaders sustaining teams through rapid change, executives balancing innovation with urgent tasks, and organizations emphasizing wellbeing alongside performance.

Audiences gain practical leadership methods for high-pressure environments, techniques for strategic thinking amid constant demands, and actionable insights for balancing personal wellbeing with organizational growth—creating resilient leadership that drives sustainable success through evidence-based approaches.

Despite organizations investing $60 billion annually in wellbeing initiatives, results remain disappointing. Dr. Hewitt introduces Regenerative Performance—a revolutionary approach that transforms workplace wellbeing from a cost center to a catalyst for growth and sustainable performance. This keynote challenges traditional “human resources” thinking, focusing instead on creating environments where people don’t just survive but thrive. Perfect for leaders balancing employee wellbeing with business outcomes, organizations seeking to reduce turnover and burnout, and companies committed to maximizing team potential.

Audiences discover how to shift from ineffective traditional wellbeing programs to a regenerative model, learn actionable strategies for building teams that proactively improve rather than merely recover, and identify high-impact intervention areas that unlock innovation, tangibly improve performance, and drive profitable growth.

With attention spans dropping to just 47 seconds and 64% of employees reporting insufficient time for their work, digital overload is crippling productivity. Dr. Hewitt’s research reveals how employees lose hundreds of hours yearly to inefficient communication, continuous distractions, and unnecessary meetings—increasing stress while decreasing output. This keynote equips audiences to transform their work patterns and upgrade their mental operating systems for superior focus and efficiency. Perfect for organizations struggling with information overload, teams experiencing digital burnout, and leaders seeking competitive advantage through enhanced cognitive performance.

Audiences gain fresh perspective on today’s attention economy, practical strategies to mitigate connectivity’s negative effects, and a proven framework to optimize performance rhythms, energy management, and productivity—all while reducing stress in an always-on work environment.

While 49% of people fear AI will replace their jobs, 70% simultaneously want to delegate work to reduce their load. Dr. Hewitt’s human-centric keynote cuts through both pessimism and blind enthusiasm about AI, presenting a practical vision for an augmented future that enhances human capabilities while improving wellbeing. He showcases specific AI tools that knowledge workers can implement immediately, with research demonstrating tangible impact: organizations effectively leveraging AI see employees reclaiming 13 hours weekly—3 hours on admin tasks, 4 hours on research, and 6 hours on writing and reporting. Perfect for leaders navigating digital transformation and teams balancing technology with wellbeing.

Audiences discover an inspiring vision for AI-human collaboration, steps for leveraging AI without losing human creativity, and strategies for leading through technological uncertainty while maintaining sustainable performance.