I offer talks and workshops on a variety of topics. All sessions combine teaching, individual reflection, and paired/group exercises. Each session is customized to the needs of the client.
I deliver talks and workshops in either English or Swedish.
Here are some popular topics I speak about:
- Regenerative Leadership
- Relationality
- Transforming Stress
- Coaching as Leadership
- Embracing Complexity and Uncertainty
- Applied Mysticism
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
Download a PDF file about me and the topics I speak about here
1) Regenerative Leadership
Understand what it means to be more than just “sustainable” – learn what it takes to be a leader that creates conditions for life to thrive.
I have immersed himself in the world of regenerative agriculture, and my explorations have yielded insights that are poignant for leadership and organizations. In this talk you will learn:
- The principles of regenerative agriculture and how they can be applied to leadership and organizations
- How to cultivate the conditions for life to thrive
- Exercises to connect with and reflect on what brings you alive – and what blocks you from allowing that from unfolding
- Practices for supporting inner and outer regeneration
2) Relationality
Learn principles and practices for living, leading, and interacting with more relational awareness, attunement and presence.
This talk is based on Alex’s book On Relationality: Lessons from Martin Buber on Living in Relation with Self, Others, the World, and Life Itself. You will learn:
- A simple yet profound framework for evaluating your relational stance in any interaction, inspired by the ideas of philosopher Martin Buber and neuroscientist Iain McGilchrist
- Exercises to become aware of how you relate and how you can shift your relational stance in the moment
- Practices for becoming more attuned to the relational space in leadership and the rest of life
3) Transforming Stress
Understand how to transform stress and expand your capacity – without breathwork, physical exercise, and other ways of “managing” stress.
Stress is everywhere in our modern lives. But what is stress, really? And how can we learn to actually transform our capacity to encounter stress, rather than just “managing” it? In this talk Alex’s shares his personal learning on stress. You will learn:
- What stress is and how we stress ourselves
- Why popular methods stress of “managing” stress (like physical exercise, breathwork, etc.) don’t fundamentally change what generates stress
- Simple yet powerful tools to transform stress into increased emotional and relational capacity
4) Coaching as Leadership
Learn simple yet effective coaching practices that can transform every leadership conversation into moments of magic and unfoldment.
Leadership can be challenging – particularly when it comes to dealing with other people. Coaching tools and perspectives, particularly those of the emerging third-wave of coaching, provide subtle yet powerful of having more effective conversations as a leader. In this talk you will learn:
- The basic principles of the third-wave of coaching
- The power and importance of our attention – and how to get out of your on way
- Tools and skills for holding presence-based conversations that have the potential for insight and transformation
5) Embracing Complexity and Uncertainty
Learn practical skills for navigating complex systems and embracing the unknown – and have fun while doing it.
Alex’s work with Yellow is an applied experiment in embracing complexity, spanning 4+ years and 200+ sessions and event. In this talk you’ll learn:
- What are complex systems (theoretically) and how are they different than complicated or chaotic systems
- Get to know your own embodied signs and signals that indicate complexity, uncertainty, and the unknown
- Play around with practical improv exercises to become aware of what blocks you from embracing the unknown, and learn how to stay present amidst uncertainty
6) Applied Mysticism
Learn what the ancient mystics can teach us about leading effectively and navigating individual and collective challenges today.
This talk is based on Alex’s next book. For years he has researched mystics texts across the world’s various traditions, to sift out the kernels of gold that can be applied today. In this talk you will learn:
- How to see everything that happens as customised lessons for your personal evolution
- How to lead with presence and compassion rather than control and domination
- Practices to open your heart and become more attuned to your intuition, other people, and the world at large
7) Trauma-Informed Leadership
Understand the mechanisms of trauma, and learn how be a leader who can create spaces that help to transform and integrate trauma.
Alex has spent the last decade exploring trauma, personally and professionally. Trauma is ubiquitous yet often unrecognized. Becoming aware of it and developing the capacity to resolve it are essential create different futures. In this talk you will learn:
- What trauma is and how unrecognized trauma impacts leadership, organizational life, and the state of the planet
- How leaders can become vehicles for integration of trauma – without being a psychologist or talking about it explicitly
- Practices for noticing signs of trauma in oneself and others, and how to address such moments with precision and care
