Mark Denton

EMBRACE AND NAVIGATE TOGETHER

Mark Denton’s signature Leadership Keynote, taking audiences on a roller-coaster of a journey through the twists, turns, triumphs and tears of leading an amateur team to success in the world’s toughest around-the-world yacht race. 

This gripping account, challenges many of the existing outdated beliefs of how a Leader should be, rewriting these with new and proven frameworks that deliver sustained performance for a brave new world. Mark will inspire and equip your leaders:

• Blur the lines between Individual, Team and Organisation Purpose

• Let go of control in favour of collaboration

• Value being vulnerable rather than being invincible

• Overcome obstacles with questions not answers

• Set bold goals and achieve more than they ever thought possible

And it’s all summarised neatly in the 3 C’s model of how Leaders need to be to deliver sustained performance in these turbulent times - Compassionate, Collaborative and Courageous.

This keynote is great for: Challenging mindsets of Leaders & Managers at every level, and for educating those looking to step up

TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH

Mark Denton’s signature Teamwork Keynote, an ‘edge of your seat’ multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of an amateur team taking part in the ‘worlds toughest’ around-the-world yacht race. 

This gripping account also reveals what allowed this team to thrive when facing constant adversity, change and competition. Mark summarises these into the three main cultural factors that teams must embrace in order to achieve the seemingly impossible, no matter how choppy the waters:

• Safe: Learn how to supercharge collaboration and unlock high performance by embracing and improving psychological safety

• Happy: Understand why prioritising team, customer and stakeholder happiness is the key to sustained success

• Fast: Embrace experimentation and reframe failure as the catalyst for learning, innovation and agility

Great for: All staff conferences and department events with a mix of Leaders and Team Members

NAVIGATE THE STORM

Mark Denton’s signature Resilience Keynote, a roller-coaster multi-media journey through the ups, downs, twists and turns of an amateur team taking part in the ‘worlds toughest’ around-the-world yacht race. 

And as the gripping account unfolds, Mark shares his unique perspective on what kept him and the team resilient, including top-tips on how to nurture the 8 key factors summarised in the ‘Navig-8 Model’ that builds as the story unfolds; Purposeful Direction, Collaboration, Emotion Regulation, Optimism, Creativity, Anticipation, Courage and Persistence.

This simple but comprehensive ‘compass’ framework that’s shared with attendees post event, equips them to:

• Recognise that resilience is multifaceted and accessible to all

• Understand the different factors, and why each are key

• Learn practical ways of  optimising these to get back on track

• Navigate any storm in their personal or professional lives

Great for: Leadership/Management conferences and All-Staff conferences, especially where Organisations are facing turbulent times

“An inspirational and enthralling session which was utterly captivating and resonated so well with our audience”

Rob Miatt, Chief Communications Officer, Balfour Beatty PLC

“The highlight of the conference and very well received by all participants who felt it was just so relevant” 

Johanna Schmidt, Programme Director, Mckinsey & Co

“It couldn’t have been more perfect from our perspective. The feedback has been extremely positive with everyone saying it was the most impactful session of the day, and people are already referencing the ‘NAVIG-8’ model” 

Victoria Roberts, Commercial Director, Draeger Medical

“It exceeded my expectations which were already sky high, and aligned so well with the key messages we are trying to drive out to the teams this year around the need for resilience” 

Adam Tesan, CRO, Chargebee

“A truly inspirational speaker who provided so much transferable learning for our members who are really challenged by change” 

Mark Campbell, Head of Learning and development, AHDB