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Global Chats
Provoke thinking, inspire action – join our free webinars with inspiring leaders and experts around the world.
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Movers and shakers from around the world share insights, best practices, and discuss challenges in leadership development.
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Fresh and diverse perspectives on the issues that matter today in the world of leadership development.
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Upcoming session.
NICK PETRIE
Leadership Researcher, Author, and Speaker
About Nick
Nick Petrie is a leading expert on leadership resilience and the author of Burn Bright: 1O Habits for Sustainable High Performance in an Always-On World. Drawing on his academic background at Harvard, Nick helps leaders at organizations such as Google, Salesforce, and Bank of America navigate the pressures of modern work culture. He is a globally recognized speaker whose research focuses on the intersection of peak productivity and mental well-being. Nick’s work provides a proven roadmap for high-stakes professionals to increase their impact while lowering their stress.
Burn Bright
A conversation with Nick Petrie on sustaining high performance in an always-on world.
To mark the launch of his new book, Burn Bright, we’re sitting down with Nick Petrie to explore why some leaders burn out under pressure while others remain energized and effective. Nick’s work is based on five years of research into ‘mirror opposites’ – comparing leaders who have hit a wall, with those who thrive in high-stakes environments like the FBI and Navy SEALs. We’ll look at the specific habits these outliers use to maintain elite performance without paying the high personal cost of burnout.
This session is a chance to dig into the habits of the world’s most resilient leaders and see how those insights can be applied to our own teams and cultures.
The conversation:
- The pulse – Shifting away from the one-gear grind and toward a rhythm of output and recovery.Â
- Rumination – Looking at how to cut the mental loop that keeps stress alive after hours.
- The organizational context: Exploring how organizations can engineer lower-stress conditions that protect deep focus and make productivity easier.
15 June 3:OOPM PDT | 5:OO PM CDT | 6:OOPM EDT
16 June 8:OO AM AEST | 1O:OO AM NZST
Past episodes.
Season 4 (2O26)
SEAN WESTCOTT
Leadership coach and mentor
GRIFF DAVENPORT, FAIA
Managing Principal Emeritus and Chair of Board of Directors, DLR Group
CAITLIN GLEESON
Global Leadership Development Lead, Canva
Season 3 (2O25)
EHSAN VAGHIFI
CEO, Toku Inc.
CARL SANDERS EDWARDS
Founder and CEO, Adeption
SAM FERNANDO
Learning and Leadership Leader, Aurecon
ISIS FABIAN
Neurodiversity Educator and Advocate
SUZANNE COONAN
Head of Executive Talent & Succession, Salesforce
LAYSHA WARD
Author, Board Member, C-Suite Leader, Speaker
Season 2 (2O24)
CARL SANDERS EDWARDS
Founder and CEO, Adeption
DAVID HYATT
People Strategist, Executive Coach, Facilitator
MICHAEL HENDERSON
Corporate Anthropologist
SOPHIA KHAN
Global Business Transformation Executive
MELISSA CRAWFORD
Futurist, Founder of Tech with Heart
KIM BALLINGER
CEO of AsureQuality
NICOLE KRAUSE
Store Director Development at Target
ANDREW AND SAM FROGGATT
Lead the Way
Season 1 (2O23)
DAN LAKE
Lead Facilitator, Adeption
NICK PETRIE
Leadership Development Consultant, Adeption Partner
JAN RYBECK, MCC
Leadership Development Consultant, Adeption Partner
ERIN SWARTOUT
Perspective from role as Global Head of Talent & DEI, Masco Corporation
CARL SANDERS EDWARDS
Founder and CEO, Adeption
akasha
phD, PCC, Cultivating Leadership
SIMON CURRAN
Co-founder and CEO, Bastion Shine
LAYNE GREER
Director of People Development, Google
MICHAEL CAMPBELL
Director of Learning Experiences, Workday
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Meet the minds behind the conversation.
At the heart of every Adeption Global Chat are dynamic and curious hosts from our own team of experts. We’ve brought together a collective of passionate leaders, coaches, designers and facilitators to guide these conversations. Drawing on their extensive experience in our industry, our hosting team – Mark, Corey, Jamie, Dan, Renee, Tim, and Lettie – doesn’t just ask questions; they dig deeper, challenge perspectives, and create a space for authentic dialogue. You can be sure that whoever is hosting, you’re in for an engaging session that uncovers fresh insights and inspires new ways of thinking.