Speaking

Speaking on leadership,
vulnerability and complexity

Keynotes, panels, moderation and interactive formats, in Dutch and English, for boardrooms, organisations and conferences.
Sonja Wekema on the TEDx TwenteU stage
Speaking Topics

Five lenses on
leadership

01
Leading in a Wicked World

How do you lead when there is no single right answer?

For
Leadership teams, managers and conferences on change.
What we explore
The difference between complicated and complex questions, and what that asks of how you decide and act. Cynefin and the Stacey matrix serve as supporting lenses.
02
Vulnerability as leadership strength

What happens when leaders show they don't have all the answers?

For
Executives, leaders and HR or L&D audiences.
What we explore
What leader vulnerability is and is not, and how it relates to psychological safety, drawing on my current PhD research.
03
The board perspective

What happens in boards and leadership teams that never makes the minutes?

For
Boards, supervisory boards and C-suite audiences.
What we explore
Roles, patterns and dynamics in boardroom conversations, and what helps a board look at an issue from more than one perspective.
04
Intercultural leadership

How do you lead across cultural and professional differences?

For
International teams and public-sector organisations.
What we explore
Different expectations about authority, communication and feedback, and how to collaborate across cultural and professional boundaries. The Ubuntu philosophy is one supporting lens.
05
The Wicked World Experience

What if your audience experiences complexity instead of hearing about it?

For
Conferences and leadership events.
What we explore
A live format created with artists, leaders and others, in which participants take part themselves.
15-min keynote45-min keynotePanel discussionMasterclassFull-day programmeTalkshow / interviewNL & EN
TEDxTwenteU · Rijksmuseum Twenthe · 2021
Reveal Your Hidden Treasures

Recorded in an empty museum during the pandemic, with no audience. Speaking without a room to respond became, for me, a lesson in what leadership asks of us in uncertain times.

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"We live in a wicked world. Don't you think? I am here to invite you to dance with it."

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