People and Culture Executive Circle

For most of modern leadership history, the physical room did invisible work on a leader’s behalf. The boardroom table created hierarchy. The office environment focused attention. Physical presence softened ambiguity.

This is Borrowed Gravity: the authority contributed by the physical environment throughout communication.

On a screen, Borrowed Gravity is gone.

For People & Culture leaders, that shift shows up everywhere. Performance conversations through Teams. Recruitment interviews through a screen. Organisational change communicated through hybrid forums.

What leaders carried across to the screen were communication habits built for an environment that no longer exists. Most leaders assumed their authority transferred with them. It didn’t.

In this thought-provoking keynote, Kylie reveals why leadership built for the room often struggles to create alignment, influence decisions and drive change when it moves through a screen. Through her Signature Live Demonstration, Kylie makes this shift visible in real time. Once seen, it cannot be unseen.

Attendees leave with a new lens for understanding the hidden cost of leading through screens, and the leadership capability modern organisations now require.

Target Audience  

CPOs, HR / People and Culture Executives / Directors / General Managers

Speaker: Kylie Bartlett 

Kylie Bartlett is a 20+ year international public speaker, published author and early pioneer in online influence, who became a leading voice in the field from 2009, long before most recognised digital authority as a future business imperative.

As the originator of Screen-Led Leadership, Kylie helps leaders understand how authority, influence and decision-making change when leadership moves through a screen.

She holds qualifications in organisational development, leadership and communication, and is the author of the forthcoming book Screen-Led Leadership.

Other Event Information 

• Exclusive, invitation-only event for the People and Culture Executive Circle 

• Brings together senior leaders for high-level discussion and peer insight 

• You will obtain 1.5 CPD points for this forum

Registration Information 

Registration close: Monday 20 July 

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