Available for keynotes, workshops, leadership retreats, and board presentations. Currently booking for October 2026 and beyond.
The keynote drawn from the forthcoming book. Addresses the central finding that AI projects fail at 70–80% rates not because of technology, but because organisations skip the human work. Presents the four-discipline methodology — Listening, Clarity, Patience, Focus — with live case study evidence from the Workforce Clarity Initiative at John A. Logan College.
Designed for leadership teams, institutional presidents, HR directors, and anyone who has been handed an AI mandate and wondered where to start with the people.
A talk that begins with the expectations blind spot — more than 70% of leader expectations are invisible to the people acting on them — and works forward to what closing that gap looks like in practice.
Particularly suited to community college system retreats, higher education leadership conferences, and board development days.
A half-day or full-day workshop that takes participants through the AlEx™ alignment process with their own teams and live examples. Participants leave with a completed expectations inventory and a plan for closing gaps before the next change initiative launches.
Designed for HR teams, change management practitioners, and operational leadership groups. Attendance capped at 24 for working sessions.
45–90 minutes. Designed for large-format events and annual conferences where the goal is to shift how a room of leaders thinks about a problem.
Half-day to full-day. Designed for institutional leadership teams working through a specific change challenge. Combines keynote framing with facilitated work on live issues.
30–60 minutes. Designed for boards considering AI investment or workforce transformation. Focuses on the governance and oversight dimensions of people-first change.
“Nick’s approach cuts through the usual change management fog. He is not telling you what AI can do — he is telling you what your organisation needs to do before it can benefit from any of it.”Senior VP, Financial Services
“The AlEx™ session surfaced expectations gaps that our HR team had not been able to name in three years of trying. We walked out with a clear picture of where our assumptions had been creating friction.”HR Director, Community College
“A practical guide to change management that is a must-read for anyone leading, participating in, or experiencing technology, process, or people changes.”ATD Chapter Leader
“Nick has the ability to bring insight and innovation to the world of high-level performance. His techniques and methods are applicable across industries, and his teaching style makes implementation a smooth transition for all staff involved.”Dan McBride, Senior Consultant, Holden International
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