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Paul Spiers is a global keynote speaker, host of the global podcast The New P&L® – Principles & Leadership in Business, and a leading voice in the movement to redefine leadership, culture, and curiosity in the age of AI.
A passionate advocate of placing humans at the centre of technology-driven transformation, Paul inspires leaders, teams, and organisations to align strategy with values and vision, equipping them to thrive in the dynamic and ever-changing landscape of the Future of Work.
Through powerful storytelling, thought-provoking insights and practical tools, his keynotes and workshops challenge audiences to move beyond transactional leadership and embrace a more human, transformational approach; one that nurtures creativity, innovation, and lasting impact.
Paul Spiers is more than a speaker; he is a catalyst for change, inspiring leaders around the world to redefine success through the lens of principles and purpose, and powerful leadership. His message resonates with those who aspire to make a meaningful impact in their organisations and prepare their teams for change.
His podcast, The New P&L® – Principles & Leadership in Business, has earned international respect, reaching the top 5% of global podcasts and inspiring thousands of leaders to embrace a new paradigm of business.
He delivers keynotes that help leaders recode culture and leadership for the age of AI, championing curiosity, creativity, and human centred transformation. Paul also explores the impact of technology on innovation and intrapreneurship, equipping organisations to foster brave thinking and build cultures where maverick ideas can thrive.
We’re in an era of dramatic and truly transformative change. In business. In society. In life; driven largely by AI, and all the possibilities and uncertainties it brings with it. As a result, many business leaders are struggling to come to terms with or understand what it is to lead an organisation or build a high performing culture when the speed and scale of change means a new challenge has arrived before you’ve made a decision on how to respond to the last.
In THE SENSITIVE CYBORG™: Recoding Leadership & Culture for the Age of AI keynote, based on the book of the same name (due for release October 2026), Paul Spiers, founder of The New P&L Institute, host of top 5% global podcast, The New P&L: Principles & Leadership in Business, and global keynote speaker on how to redesign leadership, culture and curiosity in the age of AI, makes the compelling argument that periods of such profound technology-led change require more than just a strategic response. They require a ‘revolution in our collective consciousness’: a fundamental rethink in the way organisations and their leaders view technology, how we engage with it, why we use it, and what for. And, the more dramatic the technology-led change; the more conscious, thoughtful and ‘human’ the response needs to be.
Drawing on compelling stories, real-world examples and actionable insights, as well as Paul’s own conversations with global business leaders, entrepreneurs and thought leaders on The New P&L podcast, and at the senior executive roundtables he hosts across Europe and international events he speaks at and facilitates, Paul offers what he believes to be the Five Foundational Principles that will help today’s business leaders navigate this period of complex change, and successfully recode their organisation’s leadership & culture for the age of AI.
Key takeaways
• The five foundations to recode leadership and culture for the age of AI
• Why now is the time for truly collaborative business cultures to thrive
• Curiosity as the principal human currency in an AI-dominant world
• How a reinvigorated commitment to Purpose can underpin an AI Operating System
• The three Cs of leadership for a transformative decade
Why becoming an ‘Architect of Inquiry’ is the Key to Thriving as a Leader in the Era of AI
In a world that is being rapidly reshaped by AI, automation, and accelerating digital transformation, the leaders who thrive won’t be those with the most answers, they’ll be the leaders who ask the most insightful questions.
In this compelling keynote, Paul Spiers, founder of The New P&L Institute and host of the top 5% global podcast series, The New P&L – Principles & Leadership in Business, challenges the outdated ‘answers first’ leader narrative, and argues that in times of profound change, curiosity and questions become the ultimate leadership advantage; as they drive innovation, build adaptability, fuel trust, and help teams collectively navigate complexity with confidence rather than fear.
Drawing on a range of powerful examples as well as The New P&L podcast’s own conversations with global business executives, and entrepreneurs and thought leaders, Paul demonstrates how the true differentiator is no longer just knowledge, but rather the ability to inquire, interpret, inspire and innovate: all driven by curiosity. He reveals how leaders can transition from an ‘answer authority’ to ‘question architect’ to help teams tap into their natural sense of curiosity to drive intrapreneurship, challenge assumptions, and unlock new, transformative ideas.
The keynote concludes with actionable habits leaders can adopt immediately to elevate creativity, accelerate learning velocity, and build organisations that thrive through continuous exploration.
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In an era defined by infinite information, yet often narrowing perspectives, are we unknowingly handing over our most vital creative asset: our curiosity, to an algorithms? In this thought provoking keynote, Paul Spiers, Founder of The New P&L® Institute, explores how creativity and innovation is being stifled not by a lack of data, but by a lack of diverse, human-centered curiosity.
Drawing from the intersection of leadership, culture, creativity, and technology, Paul challenges audiences to reconsider their relationship with digital tools. While algorithms can optimise efficiency, they rarely inspire the kind of expansive, lateral thinking that drives breakthrough innovation. As we rely more heavily on curated content and AI-generated insights, we risk losing the unexpected sparks of inspiration that come from real-world engagement, deep questioning, and authentic human experiences.
This keynote delivers a powerful call to action for leaders and entrepreneurs: to reclaim curiosity as a strategic imperative. Paul explores why curiosity is foundational to future innovation, how its erosion threatens business success, and what leaders can do today to reignite a culture of exploration within their teams. This is a critical moment of inflection in our relationship with technology and those who dare to ask more curious questions will be those who will shape the future.
Key Takeaways:
1. Why curiosity is the hidden engine behind all meaningful innovation.
2. How digital dependence narrows thinking and suppresses original ideas.
3. The real cost of ‘outsourcing curiosity’to algorithms in decision-making.
4. Practical ways leaders can rekindle curiosity within teams and culture.
5. How to build innovation ecosystems that value questions as much as answer
Why the AI revolution demands a strategic transformation
As AI, algorithms and agentic systems make more business decisions and operate with increasing levels of autonomy, many leaders and organisations are fast waking up to the realisation that the mission statements, values and vision that have traditionally underpinned their organisations are no longer ‘fit for purpose’, deliver what they promise or engage those they need to.
Why? Put simply, because they have been designed for a world of ‘sentiment, not systems’ and that world is changing dramatically. Work is being refined by AI and meaning must adapt too. AI systems demand clarity, guardrails and explicit intent. Purpose that is vague and inconsistent collapses under this pressure. It’s clarity that enables execution at scale. But, not necessarily purpose.
So, is Purpose now irrelevant, redundant, or even dead in an age of AI?
In this provocative keynote, drawing on practical real world examples, research and respected thought leadership, Paul Spiers explores how AI and automation is fundamentally changing not just how we do business, but also the why and what that underpins a brand’s vision, values and commercial strategy, offering recommendations on what leaders can do to ensure their organisations are culturally prepared for a world of rapid and constant technology-led change.
Paul argues that in the era of AI, purpose is not dead; but in fact, it is needed more than ever, to bring coherence and consistency to what it means to be a business where AI and humans need to work side-by-side to deliver success. However, Purpose does need to radically evolve, flex and mature if it is to be a real and relevant force and foundation for leaders and employees in the future.
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A great keynote from Paul on Transactional to Transformative Leadership. He challenged us to think about leadership differently. I took away ideas to mull over and consider about my own leadership style and some useful, practical ideas to discuss with my team. Love it when someone can “give you the words” to express concepts clearly and concisely – it makes it simple to remember and most importantly, to communicate them onwards.
Paul keynoted at our Business Change & Transformation Conference Europe 2023 and was very well received by delegates. He was one of the highest scoring speakers of the event. Feedback included: ‘Engaging and fascinating’; ‘brilliant speaker, very engaging’; ‘Inspiring content and practical calls to action’; ‘Confident delivery and very knowledgeable about subject’ I have no hesitation in recommending Paul as a keynote speaker. He was also a pleasure to work with, I hope we can work together again in the future.
