Strategic provocation.
Not motivation.
Ruth-Ellen speaks on decision infrastructure, people strategy as commercial driver, and neuroinclusion as competitive advantage. Former £120m cold caller. Founder of ANCHOR™. Over a decade with Toastmasters.
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 — That 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 Intention Isn’t Good Enough
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.
Neuroinclusion as Competitive Advantage
Most organisations approach neuroinclusion as a compliance exercise. This talk reframes it as a capability strategy — showing how designing for cognitive diversity improves outcomes for everyone, not just neurodivergent employees. The commercial case, not the moral one.
“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.
Transparent about investment. Specific about value.
All fees listed as a starting point. Final investment depends on engagement length, travel, and bespoke content requirements. International bookings welcome.
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.