CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
£5K TO £10K
AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS
'He went down a storm. We saw his messages impact on the way delegates approached their exercises.'
KPMG
YOUR FEEDBACK
"When so many experts sound woolly and PC, it was good to hear really firm views on leadership"
Taylor Wessing
WIKIPEDIA
TOPICS
Risk, Transformational Leadership
SPEECH TITLES
Leading from the Front
Organisational Turnaround
Security and Risk Management
BIOGRAPHY
John Stevens is recognised as the most successful Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in modern times. By the time he left the service in 2005, officer numbers had passed 30,000, morale was high and the Met had earned respect from all sections of the community.
After stepping down as Commissioner, Lord Stevens completed the inquiry into the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. He also chaired Interpol's Strategy Advisory Panel and David Cameron's policy group on border policing - and acted as international security advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Stevens takes a hands-on approach to leadership. He believes it means having the ability and courage to enthuse others and inspire them to follow. Speaking to conference audiences from a wealth of personal experience, he sums up the leader's responsibilities as "delivery, performance, keeping promises and building confidence."
On risk and security, his approach is characteristically pragmatic. Whether the threat is from terrorism or fraud, he advocates thorough risk assessment rather than allowing a culture of risk aversion to take root. Risks must be identified, evaluated, controlled and monitored.
Lord Stevens is a board member of Travelex, BAA, Quest and LGC - the leading provider of chemical, biochemical and forensic analysis. After investigating alleged transfer irregularities on behalf of the Football Association, he has also been asked to look into horse-doping in Olympic show jumping and 'leaks' in Formula One.
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EXTRACT FROM JLA SPEAKERS BREAKFAST
The challenge for business is how to deal with risk - especially in an increasingly hostile & global environment. Be bold, make decisions, be brave and listen, listen, listen. Understand the risks but do not be frightened. It goes back to this - be confident in who you are & what you do.
And remember it's people who deliver results. You can have the most advanced IT system in the world but unless you take people with you, you're in trouble. When you have a message, a vision, a mission - it must lock into those on the front line, whether in a company or uniforms on the street. It has to be simple, have core values and make sense to people.
Some people say that leaders are born - utter rubbish. Look at every single person who has had an impact in this country - Napoleon, Wellington - they were avid readers, learnt by example and worked their way up. You have to have a broad cross-section of knowledge & understanding to lead anyone. Leaders are not born, they are made.