Phil Preston - Hire Keynote and Guest Speaker

Phil Preston

The change navigator

Phil is a keynote speaker and strategic facilitator who helps leaders and teams sustain performance, connection and momentum under the pressure of disruption and change.

He draws on 17-years of leading high-performing teams in commercially demanding environments and has since partnered with more than 150 organisations across all sectors on performance improvement, stakeholder engagement and adaptability challenges.

Phil’s an accredited Master Facilitator with critical thinking experts, Janellis, and is featured in publications such as the AFR, The CEO Magazine and his book, Connecting Profit with Purpose.

His style is described as down-to-earth, practical and engaging with enough dry humour to keep things grounded.

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Key Points for Phil Preston

Phil Preston’s work with Janellis includes the facilitation of labs for executive leaders in areas such as factoring AI data inputs into business decisions, crisis resilience and improving the speed and quality of decision-making.
His keynotes are tailored to event objectives, audience needs and industry context, and his strategic facilitation skills can be utilised for bespoke working sessions, workshops and event and panel hosting.
In 2014, Phil was invited by Professor Michael Porter and Mark Kramer to Boston to form a global network in the field of connecting stakeholder needs with competitive advantage - which subsequently led to his book, Connecting Profit With Purpose.
For much of his earlier career, he led a financial analyst team at Colonial Fierst State Global Asset Management responsible for monitoring and assessing $50 billion of investment exposures.

Topics for Phil Preston

The adaptability advantage
How to sustain performance, connection and momentum during disruption and change.
The trust advantage
Why stakeholder expectations are reshaping the rules for business success.
The power of why
How meaningful work drives engagement, energy and performance.

Testimonials for Phil Preston

Phil’s session was excellent – it hit the mark perfectly and got everyone in the room in the right frame of mind for the day ahead.
Divisional Chief Executive
Challenger Group

Your opening keynote was pitch perfect in terms of what our over-arching theme was, and that is a testament to your professionalism, diligence, creativity and passion for your craft.
APAC Conference Convenor
IACC

Your session really set the scene for the critical nature of purpose for our People Lead Team offsite.
GM People
Bluescope

The session was both engaging and immediately useful. The team left with clearer alignment, renewed energy, and actionable strategies we can apply straight away.
Director Membership and Partnerships
Property Council of Australia

Phil delivered an insightful and inspiring session on leading through change, with fresh perspectives and practical strategies for our up-and-coming leaders.
CEO
Business Illawarra

His ability to keep the group focused and engaged was instrumental in achieving the outcomes we needed.
Assistant Secretary
Department of Health and Aged Care

Phil led an important project for us and was a true professional throughout.
Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations
Asuria

His ability to engage with people, to challenge and to stimulate new ways of thinking, while providing us with a clear strategic approach was highly skilled.
Deputy Director
NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

You’ve done an exceptional job, valuable personally and in terms of what we can do collectively
Executive General Manager
Australian Unity