JIM LAWLESS
Jim Lawless is one of the world's leading keynote speakers. Over half a million people on five continents have been entertained and inspired by Jim's presentations and many more by his bestselling book "Taming Tigers" (Random House).
Jim acts as an elite team coach at board level and serves as a non-executive board chairman. He has advised companies globally on creating cultural change and elite teams. He has designed and implemented successful change programmes in companies including Apple, Barclaycard, Atos, Axa, BT, Aramark, Skrill Group and Badminton England.
He insists on testing his principles on himself before advising others, using "Taming Tigers" to become Britain's deepest freediver. He is the first Briton to dive below the magic 100m barrier on a single breath of air.
In response to an audience challenge, he proved "Taming Tigers" by becoming a jockey in 12 months. At the outset he was 3 stone (20kg) too heavy and could not ride. These adventures - and the lessons he learned - bring him and his methodology immediate credibility with audiences on all continents.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, qualified as a solicitor and practiced commercial law in the City of London and in a major IT company before founding Taming Tigers Limited (formerly "Optimise").
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008 in recognition of his business writing.
JIM LAWLESS
Jim Lawless is one of the world's leading keynote speakers. Over half a million people on five continents have been entertained and inspired by Jim's presentations and many more by his bestselling book "Taming Tigers" (Random House).
Jim acts as an elite team coach at board level and serves as a non-executive board chairman. He has advised companies globally on creating cultural change and elite teams. He has designed and implemented successful change programmes in companies including Apple, Barclaycard, Atos, Axa, BT, Aramark, Skrill Group and Badminton England.
He insists on testing his principles on himself before advising others, using "Taming Tigers" to become Britain's deepest freediver. He is the first Briton to dive below the magic 100m barrier on a single breath of air.
In response to an audience challenge, he proved "Taming Tigers" by becoming a jockey in 12 months. At the outset he was 3 stone (20kg) too heavy and could not ride. These adventures - and the lessons he learned - bring him and his methodology immediate credibility with audiences on all continents.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Laws degree, qualified as a solicitor and practiced commercial law in the City of London and in a major IT company before founding Taming Tigers Limited (formerly "Optimise").
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2008 in recognition of his business writing.
Taming Tigers
Taming Tigers: Accomplishing "Mission Impossible"
"Understanding what makes change tough, the stories we tell to avoid that reality and what we can do to achieve new results is now critical to the survival of a business or a career."
Accomplishing "Mission Impossible" depends upon our ability to adapt to and create disruptive changes, to seize opportunities at pace, to play to win rather than play "not to lose", to engage and empower others and inspire...
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APPLE EUROPE
On-Site
H.R.D., HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, APPLE EUROPE
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.
Genentech
On-Site
Q.H., Sr. Director, Genentech
'Act Boldly' is now part of the team's vocabulary to demonstrate our commitment to excellence. The audiences in Palm Springs, CA and in Miami, FL were captivated by Taming Tigers and Jim received a standing ovation at both US events. Only a few speakers or messages ever break thru and have a lasting impact - this is definitely at the top of the list. Highly engaging, memorable and one we would recommend over and over. Thank you Jim.
ATOS UK & Ireland
On-Site
U.M., CEO, ATOS UK & Ireland
Working with Jim proved to be challenging and a turning point for our Exec team. It allowed us to step back and examine how we were operating as a team and create a team agreement around how we would step up together.
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