Energising Talks & Keynotes — Leadership, Creativity & Communication

Bring insights, ideas, and stories to your team — and leave them energised, inspired, and ready to act.

For more than 20 years I’ve been delivering international keynotes and company events that combine storytelling, humour, and practical systems thinking.

Every talk is designed to spark new thinking, motivate action, and make learning fun — all while being tailored to your organisation’s goals and culture.

Each session draws from the Idea → Value philosophy: helping people see work as a flow of ideas, investments, and actions that create real outcomes.

What to Expect

• Engaging, story-driven talks that capture attention from start to finish
• Practical insights your team can apply immediately
• A mix of humour, creativity, and substance — lessons that stick
• Tailored relevance — aligned with your strategy, culture, and audience
• Optional Q&A or follow-up workshops to deepen the impact

The goal isn’t applause — it’s lasting clarity, energy, and progress.

WHAT I SPEAK ABOUT

Signature Keynotes, Talks & Workshops by Rob Lambert

The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees

Motorcycle clubs, ancient town squares, and what they teach us about high-performing teams.

Every culture — from outlaw motorcycle clubs to medieval marketplaces — runs on behaviours, not job titles. In this talk, I explore the ten everyday behaviours that quietly separate effective employees from the ones who unintentionally slow everything down.

Through stories from unexpected places (including a biker chief with a surprising take on trust) you’ll learn why communication beats cleverness, why reliability is a superpower, and why teams thrive when expectations are explicit — not assumed.

Perfect for companies who want fewer bottlenecks, more accountability, and teams who know how to work with each other rather than simply next to each other.

How to Thrive in Your Career

What Mr Freaking Furious and hip-hop can teach us about energy, growth, and creative resilience.

Thriving at work has very little to do with luck — and everything to do with managing your energy, your story, and your system of learning. This talk blends psychology, creativity, and personal tales from my own chaotic career journey.

We’ll unpack the wisdom of an unhinged movie character (Mr Furious), the lessons hidden in hip-hop’s sampling culture, and why reinvention isn’t a mid-life crisis — it’s a skill.

You’ll walk away with a mindset and toolkit for growing your career with intention, clarity, and resilience — even when work feels messy, political, or overwhelming.

Talk About Value — and That’s Not Just Financial

The hidden costs of poor communication, ft. the Gantt Chart of Devastation.

Most organisations haemorrhage value long before a product ever reaches customers. Not because they’re lazy — but because communication breaks down in tiny, invisible ways.

In this talk, I reveal the true cost of misalignment, unclear expectations, and “mystery meetings,” illustrated through the infamous Gantt Chart of Devastation — a deceptively simple drawing that exposes why work feels slower, more stressful, and more expensive than it should.

This keynote is ideal for leaders who want to cut waste, reduce friction, and build a culture where clarity and candour accelerate every project.

How to Climb Your Career Ladder

Personal growth, leadership, and the systems that turn effort into progress.

Promotions aren’t fairy dust — they’re the outcome of predictable systems. Whether you’re aiming to step into leadership or simply want your hard work to be recognised, this talk demystifies how careers actually move.

I unpack the Impact Ladder — the journey from contributor → leader → creator → amplifier — and show how communication, learning, and alignment compound into meaningful career momentum.

With stories from my time in engineering, HR, and business agility, this keynote gives people a practical, human playbook for shaping their careers on purpose — not by accident.

Perfect for: team wide events, careers fairs, internal energiser events and conferences

IDEA → VALUE: How Modern Organisations Really Create Results

The flagship keynote.

Most organisations believe they create value internally. They don’t — value only appears when something meets a customer who’s willing to pay for it.

This talk reframes the entire system of work around clarity, communication, and the messy middle between idea and value.

Audience Takeaways:

• Why clarity beats speed

• How to visualise the messy middle

• How teams get misaligned (and how to fix it)

• Systems to reduce friction and improve flow

• Why value is always external, not internal

Perfect for: leadership events, product teams, strategy offsites.

MODERN LEADERSHIP: Clarity, Calm, and Creative Problem-Solving

Leadership today isn’t about charisma or heroics — it’s about creating clarity, removing friction, and enabling creativity.

This keynote blends systems thinking with the human side of leadership.

Audience Takeaways:

• How leaders create clarity and alignment

• How to build environments where people can think

• How to reduce chaos, noise, and rework

• Why creativity is a leadership skill

• How to lead with calm authority

Perfect for: leadership summits, exec offsites, management training.

Custom Sessions

Looking for something specific? I also design bespoke talks and seminars tailored to your themes or events — from company kick-offs to leadership offsites.

We’ll co-create a session that connects directly to your organisation’s challenges and goals.

Book a Call – info@cultivatedmanagement.com

Audience Feedback

“Rob’s energy, expertise, and amiable presenting style were a big hit — we left with new skills, insights, and practical knowledge.”
— Scott Summers, Director, nFocus

“The whole business was buzzing after the session.”
— CIO, Energy Sector

“Practical, engaging, and genuinely inspiring.”
— Event Attendee, Technology Conference

Speaker Bio (Short, Medium and Long)

SHORT SPEAKER BIO (50 words)

Rob Lambert is a writer, speaker, and creator helping leaders and teams go from idea → value with clarity, communication, and practical systems. A former VP of Engineering and VP of HR, and now leadership coach, he blends creativity, story, and real-world experience to teach modern leadership, effective communication, and meaningful ways of working.

MEDIUM SPEAKER BIO (120 words)

Rob Lambert is a writer, speaker, and creator who helps organisations go from idea → value through clear communication, thoughtful systems, and modern leadership.

He began his career in journalism and media science before moving into software testing, engineering leadership, and eventually becoming VP of Engineering and VP of HR.

Rob’s frameworks — Idea → Value, Impact Ladder, Communication Superpower, and the 10 Behaviours — are used by leaders and teams across industries to create clarity, build alignment, and work with more intention and creativity.

Today he runs Cultivated, a publishing, consulting and training studio, and Creative Soul Projects, a YouTube channel exploring the stories and philosophy behind meaningful work. His talks are known for being warm, practical, and quietly powerful — full of stories, tools, and ideas people can use immediately.

FULL SPEAKER BIO (250 words)

Rob Lambert is a writer, speaker, and creator focused on helping people and organisations go from idea → value with clarity, creativity, and humanity. With a background that spans journalism, software testing, engineering leadership, and HR, Rob brings a rare blend of communication, systems thinking, and real-world leadership experience to his talks.

He began his career as a media scientist, learning how to tell stories and understand what truly moves people. After transitioning into the tech industry, he rose from software tester to VP of Engineering and later VP of HR, helping scale a high-growth startup to acquisition.

What he discovered along the way was simple: most teams don’t struggle because of skill — they struggle because of unclear communication, missing context, weak alignment, and the inability to navigate the messy middle between idea and value.

Rob built his body of work to solve these problems. His frameworks — Idea → Value, Impact Ladder, Communication Superpower, The 10 Behaviours, Zero to Keynote, and Workshop Mastery — blend practical tools with the creative, human side of work.

Today, through Cultivated, he teaches leaders how to communicate clearly, build healthy teams, and create intelligent systems of work. Through his channel, Creative Soul Projects, he explores the stories, philosophy, and creative process behind meaningful work.

Rob’s talks are known for being warm, story-driven, quietly humorous, and deeply practical. Audiences leave with clarity, confidence, and a toolkit they can apply the same day.

I build systems at Cultivated — and tell stories about why they matter through Creative Soul Projects.