Strategic provocation.
Not motivation.
Most organisations don’t see the decisions shaping their people risk until it’s too late. Ruth-Ellen speaks on how decisions change under pressure — influenced by interpretation, identity, and context — and what it costs when those differences go unseen. Grounded in tribunal evidence and real organisational outcomes.
Three talks. One through-line: decisions that shape organisations.
Every talk blends story, safety, and systems — grounded in tribunal evidence, behavioural science, and what actually changes when organisations build decision infrastructure.
What Your Managers Decided This Week — And You Haven’t Seen Yet
The decisions that create tribunal exposure, employee relations crises, and retention failure are made in corridors and one-to-ones — not in escalation meetings. This talk shows People Leaders what’s happening at the decision moment, and what changes when the infrastructure exists to see it.
Decision Infrastructure: Why Good Intentions Don’t Protect You
Most organisations have values, policies, and training programmes. Almost none have decision infrastructure — the system that operates at the moment a manager chooses. Real tribunal evidence. Real cost. What changes when you build upstream.
When Identity Enters the Room: Why Decisions Change — and What It Costs
Most organisations don’t struggle with inclusion in principle. They struggle with what happens in the moment a decision is made — when identity, perception, and pressure collide. This talk explores how the same situation is interpreted differently depending on who is involved, how different employees are held to different standards without anyone noticing, and how inconsistency is introduced early — long before escalation or formal process.
“Ruth-Ellen doesn’t speak about inclusion as a values conversation. She speaks about it as a management competence conversation — and that’s the one that changes behaviour.”
Every engagement designed around one question.
What does the audience leave with that changes what they do on Monday morning?
Conference keynote or leadership event. High-impact, evidence-led, one mechanism the audience can use immediately.
Deeper exploration with facilitated Q&A. Works well for leadership team events and executive briefings.
Practical deep-dive for People teams, leadership groups, or manager cohorts. Framework to apply immediately.
Strategic facilitation for leadership offsites, People team reviews, board-level sessions. Operates at COO level.
“I was the barrier. I hadn’t even considered that before. This completely changed how I think about my team.” — People Manager, Hospitality.
Ruth-Ellen has spoken at Microsoft, Which?, London Business School, Knight Frank, and across the neurodiversity and HR conference circuit.
Absolutely brilliant. Ruth, you are a star — a very engaging presenter. We had 54 attendees and NO drop-offs.
Really practical session on creating a psychologically safe space for everyone. Reminded me to always ask people about how and why they’ve approached something, not just focus on the output. Highly recommend it.
This training was relatable, engaging, and the speaker was clearly passionate about the topic. These exercises can sometimes feel a little tick-box, but Ruth went beyond to ensure we understood and engaged.
Ruth led an engaging workshop on where to start, how to attract and retain neurodivergent talent, and embedding inclusion across the organisation.
If this resonates, there’s a way to see it inside your organisation.
The ideas in these talks come from real decision patterns observed across teams — where the same situation is handled differently, and the impact only becomes visible later.
For organisations who want to go beyond awareness, ANCHOR provides a way to see how decisions are actually being made — using one real scenario from your team.
See What Your Managers Are Actually DecidingTransparent fees. No back-and-forth on budget.
Fees include pre-event briefing, bespoke content shaping, and post-session resources. Charity and not-for-profit slots available — see note below.
Speaking engagements operate at a different level to ANCHOR diagnostic sessions — influencing how leadership teams think, decide, and act before issues become visible. The Team Diagnostic is used to see the problem. Speaking is used when the organisation needs to shift how decisions are made at scale.
30–60 minute keynote. Pre-event briefing call included. Slides and supporting materials provided.
Bespoke workshop built around your organisation’s specific challenge. Pre-session diagnostic included.
Strategic facilitation for leadership and People team sessions. Operates at COO level. Outcomes-focused.
Three steps. No back-and-forth.
Check availability directly and confirm without the email chain. For bespoke content and procurement enquiries, use the Book Me page.
See Ruth-Ellen’s live calendar. Select your date and format. Confirm the booking directly without the back-and-forth.
15–30 minutes to align on audience, outcomes, and bespoke content. This is where the session gets shaped around your specific situation.
Keynote, workshop, or facilitation — plus post-session resources to support implementation. Follow-on advisory available.
The talk that changes
what happens Monday.
Check availability directly or send an enquiry for conference bookings, bespoke content, and international engagements. Two charity slots available per year.