Energy & Utilities
Next Generation Leadership for the Energy and Utilities Sectors empowering energy and utilities leaders to navigate rapid innovation, manage diverse talent and build resilient organisations.
Energy & Utilities
Keynote Expertise
Adam brings unique insights to the energy and utilities sectors, combining academic rigor with practical experience working with leading tech and telecoms companies across the globe. His research focuses specifically on the challenges facing modern energy and utilities leaders, from managing teams to leading more adaptable organisations, to fostering innovation cultures.
With a deep understanding of the challenges of energy and utilities companies, Adam provides actionable frameworks that work in real-world environments. Specifically designed for energy and utilities companies, these presentations address the unique challenges and opportunities facing energy and utilities leaders today.
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Leading ‘Clevers’ & Technical Teams
The definitive guide to leading highly skilled technical professionals. Based on research with hundreds of leaders, ‘clever’ technical professionals who assess their value from their expertise and intelligence, and high-potentials in highly specialised fields.
Understanding the unique motivations of ‘clever’ talent
Creating psychological safety for experimentation and failure
Building career paths for individual contributors vs. management
Fostering innovation, engagement and collaboration
The Future of Work Energy & Utilities
Bridging the Gap between Legacy and Next Generation. Navigate the evolving landscape of work, collaboration and next-generation workplace expectations in energy and utility companies.
Leading distributed teams effectively
Managing communication and collaboration
Building culture
Innovation & Collaboration
Leading innovation is critical to every aspect of energy and utilities’ business operations.
Managing collaboration in teams
Enhancing creative capacity
Building innovation-ready organisational cultures
Creating inclusive environments for global talent
Adaptive Leadership
Develop the mindset and skills to lead effectively in highly changing environments.
Leading through uncertainty and rapid change
Managing stakeholders in ever-changing environments
Building resilient teams that thrive on change
Innovating your management model
The Energy & Utilities
Leadership Challenges
Energy and utilities companies face unique leadership challenges. Adam understands these complexities and provides actionable solutions that work in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.
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In the UK alone, more than 106,000 professionals are expected to retire from the utilities sector in the next five years; that’s 17% of the industry workforce. Globally, similar demographic pressures have created fewer entrants and a talent gap, where older, skilled employees are leaving the industry faster than they can be replaced. Only a small proportion of the workforce is under 30, and the attraction to the industry among graduates is lower than it should be due to poor communication and manifestation of purpose, values and employer brand. The risks include a loss of institutional knowledge and disruption to operations. These are critical strategic issues, not just HR concerns. Understand how to motivate, retain, and develop top, young talent and lead multigenerational teams.
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Create environments where creativity thrives and individuals and teams are empowered to be hot spots of invention.
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The industry perceives itself to be slow and less agile, which hinders talent attraction. Companies are investing in technology but less so in talent. Lead effectively in changing, iterative environments. Adapt traditional leadership approaches and capabilities in order to work seamlessly with environments and ecosystems transitioning to renewables and new business models.
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Connect daily technical work to larger purpose and impact. Inspire teams working on complex systems to see the human value in their contributions.
