Keynote Speaking
When you really need the room to respond!
Georgie can stoke the fire in even the most jaded public servant’s heart.
Sick of dry speakers who put the room to sleep?
Even worse -
Sharp suits who don’t understand public sector life at all!
Your team deserves to be buzzing with pride and purpose for the rest of your event and long after. A keynote from Georgie Smith makes sure that happens.
Georgie is an accomplished public speaker, popular with public sector teams for exploring the complex issues facing government with the energy and clarity they deserve.
After all, everything the public sector does is important, so why shouldn’t talking about it be exciting?!
All of Georgie’s keynotes can be tailored to suit leaders, staff or mixed groups.
Georgie Smith
Keynote Topics
for Public Servants
If you’re not sure which topic is right for your event, book a no-obligation clarity call and we’ll help you decide.
Why Are We Here?
What every public servant needs to know about the public sector
Resetting Our Settings
Poor staff survey results? Don’t play whack-a-mole.
The Signal in the Noise
How to see the future coming
Outsmarting Embuggerance
How to get unstuck at work
Triple Bottom Blind
Challenging risk management in the public sector
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Keynote one
This clarifying keynote will help you:
Remember your work’s purpose, right when you need it,
Challenge outdated ideas that set up false expectations about government, and
Be better equipped to make good decisions quickly
Why Are We Here? What every public servant needs to know about the public sector.
You know government matters, and so making the right decisions matters too. But when it’s crunch time, which way should you jump, and why?
In government, knowing which demands to prioritise and which to ignore is half the challenge. Without rock solid foundations, even the best intentioned can lose their way.
But with the right insights honing their judgement, every public servant can navigate the minefield of squeaky wheels to make the best decisions in each circumstance.
Keynote two
This transformational keynote will help you:
Gain fundamental self-regulation concepts,
Apply these concepts to the contentious, complex work your team does, and
Prevent Decay draining away your joy now, and for the rest of your career
Resetting our Settings
Does your staff survey data reveal low wellbeing, low job satisfaction, or low psychological safety?
These are all symptoms of Decay. Decay is what takes good staff and turns them into defeated, difficult destroyers of team culture and performance.
But it doesn’t have to be this way!
By unpacking what drives Decay, Georgie can give your people the tools to better understand themselves and their teammates (not to mention their external stakeholders, families and everyone else).
Keynote three
This illuminating keynote will help you:
Detect the patterns in the increasing roar of change all around us,
Gain easy new tools to see risks (and opportunities) early, and
Live up to what your community expects you to do about it!
The Signal in the Noise: How to see the future coming.
Our most popular keynote, The Signal in the Noise helps public sector teams navigate the disruptions fast becoming the hallmark of life in the 21st century.
Public servants rely on hindsight to predict future risks, but as disruptions break the moulds of the past, new tools are necessary.
Keynote four
This reflective keynote will help you:
Cut through the confusion that drives stuckness,
See the clear paths through every situation, and
Learn to repeatably choose the right path for each issue you face
Outsmarting Embuggerance: How to get unstuck at work
The more we care, the easier it is to get stuck.
From problems with your project, to self-doubts and regrets, getting stuck on frustrations at work kills progress and risks your sanity.
In this keynote Georgie shares her proven model for getting unstuck quickly and reliably, so that you can get on with your job without giving up.
Keynote five
This interactive keynote will help you:
Stop throwing good energy after bad,
Articulate your frustrations with your stuck status quo, and
Learn a simple decision-making map that will help you unstick quickly
Triple Bottom Blind: Challenging risk management in the public sector.
What if how we do risk assessment is making things worse?
Our modern approach to balancing economic, societal and environmental risk factors drives much of the stress and frustration policy makers face. And with so many societal and environmental indicators trending downwards, it’s becoming clear that balance isn’t working.
This is Georgie Smith’s most challenging keynote. Not for the faint hearted, this speech will suit groups who aren’t afraid to ask some tough questions.
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