Margie Warrell

Dr. Margie Warrell is a five-time bestselling author, global leadership advisor, and former Senior Partner in C-Suite Advisory at Korn Ferry whose life’s work centers on one conviction: that courage is the ultimate differentiator in leadership, relationships, and life. She speaks on courageous leadership, building cultures of candor, women in leadership, and navigating risk with conviction, drawing from 25 years working with NASA, Google, Deloitte, Dell, the UN Foundation, and bipartisan Congressional leaders. Her book The Courage Gap has become a defining framework for leaders seeking to close the gap between potential and action.

From the Australian Bush to the C-Suite
Warrell grew up on a small farm in rural Australia and has built a global practice spanning Australia, Asia, Papua New Guinea, and the United States while raising four children. She holds a PhD in human development and a master’s in leadership and organizational change. During her time at Korn Ferry she partnered with boards on CEO succession for some of the world’s largest organizations, deepening her understanding of the psychological forces that derail even the most capable leaders.

Author, Podcaster & Forbes Columnist
Warrell is the author of five books and hosts a podcast dedicated to building everyday bravery. As an honoree of the Women’s Economic Forum and CEO of Global Courage, she advises bipartisan Congressional Chiefs and serves on the advisory board of the Forbes School of Business and Technology. Her keynotes blend evidence-based psychology with interactive courage diagnostics. She speaks on leadership, courage cultures, women’s advancement, resilience, and navigating uncertainty.

Brave Leadership- Rethink Risk, Embrace Discomfort & Lead From Possibility

How exceptional leaders harness the potential in themselves and others

Empower your leaders with a deeper sense of purpose, passion, courage and confidence. Drawing on the latest research in leadership and neuroscience, plus interviews with some of the world’s most respected change makers, Margie will get to the heart of what undermines leadership effectiveness, sharing science-based strategies to:

• Engage people around a compelling ‘Why’ that taps ingenuity and counters anxiety
• Foster a ‘risk-ready’ growth mindset to thrive under pressure and fail forward faster
• Identify blind spots that undermine effective decision making
• Embrace vulnerability to engage in the crucial conversations too often avoided

Culture Of Courage- Harness The Full Force Of Ingenuity And Collaboration To Make Change Stick 

Build psychological safety to foster engagement, loyal disruption and bold thinking

The greatest threat to organizational growth and change is the fear that stifles ingenuity, fuels risk aversion and drives highly capable people to make short-sighted decisions. Margie will share powerful research-backed frameworks to equip leaders with strategies for cultivating a ‘culture of courage’ that harnesses human capital, encourages the disruptive thinking needed to find opportunity amid change and uncertainty.

• Counter the unconscious biases that derail most change initiatives
• Build the ‘loyal disruption’ needed to challenge outdated paradigms that stifle innovation
• Create unconscious inclusion that harnesses the full value of diversity
• Foster the growth mindset to ‘fail forward’ and innovate faster

Make Your Mark- Dare To Make The Difference Your Difference Makes

Finding the courage to pursue the boldest vision for your life

One of the key regrets of the dying is that they lived too safe and risked too little. In this inspiring keynote, Margie will draw on her diverse life experiences and hard won wisdom to inspire your audience to take action to live bigger, braver and more meaningful lives.

• Power and presence: Align your language, focus and physiology to bring your best self to your biggest challenges
• Three questions to discover your ‘Why’ and live on purpose
• Quiet your inner critic and get comfortable being uncomfortable
• Upgrade your mental maps to get back ‘on course’
• Forget perfect: How to get off your own back and begin anew

Brave Women Rising- Unleashing The Force Of Feminine Leadership

For women who want to do more & be more but too often doubt they can

Despite the compelling case to have more women seated at decision-making tables, too few still are. The reasons for the ‘leaky pipeline’ are many and the solutions complex, yet one thing is certain: empowering women to challenge gender norms and step into their power as change makers is not just the right thing to do, it’s commercially smart. Margie will draw on her PhD research and personal experiences of challenging gender norms to provide strategies to:

• Align the three fundamentals of power to speak with impact, power and presence
• Embrace authentic leadership to counter gender bias and double-binds
• Identify your blind spots that fuel imposter syndrome and perpetuate self-doubt
• Sponsors and mentors: diversifying your network to open crucial doors
• Elevate the sisterhood: amplify the collective female voice