Sian Perham

Leadership Specialist

Sian is a leadership specialist with over 25 years experience, inspiring hundreds of leaders in global organisations to become the best leaders that they can be. Having been a leader herself, she truly understands the challenges that leaders face and brings a depth of insight as well as tremendous energy and passion in the work she does.

Sian is a speaker, author, coach and facilitator with a deep understanding of the highs and lows of leadership. Known for her engaging style, she tailors each talk to meet the unique needs of the audience, whilst ensuring the theory is translated into relevant and actionable takeaways.

Sian’s style has been described as thought provoking, creative, professional and humorous.

Key Talks

Every talk is tailored to the client’s needs, but the most popular ones are:

Vulnerability in Leadership

Credibility and professionalism are important qualities to many leaders, Our ability to connect with others on a human level to create a positive working experience is a must. Recognising our own vulnerabilities as a leader and consciously sharing those makes leaders more approachable, and allows others to connect on a different level that builds trust, breaks down barriers and unleashes the potential within teams.

Putting yourself first is the key to excellent leadership

Contrary to what we’ve been told in the past about leaders bring here to serve others, this is an exploration of the interplay between the individual leader, the team and the organisational climate, and how great leadership starts with the leader, and their ability to look at themselves. We all have a light, and a darker side to explore those areas we are reluctant to acknowledge but create limitations for leaders.

Leading confidently through change

Change is one of the few certainties in the world right now, and the impact on business both in the short and long term to adapt, pivot and change is reliant on leaders to manage this effectively. Taking others on the journey is a mindset and skill set in its own right and leaders ownership and accountability to lead others through change requires them to be skilled up, charged up and lit up!

A Leaders USP is in the creation of powerful dialogue

We live in an information rich world and are in fact overwhelmed with information. In a short space of time, we can find the answers to many things. Powerful dialogue is a point of value every leader has in common, so exploring ways in which they can maximise their value; and offer tips and tricks to uplevel the quality of the discussion that unlocks untapped performance, potential, motivation and engagement.

Speaking Experience:

Sian has delivered keynote speeches and facilitated workshops at major corporate events around the world including:

Vishay’s Global International Women’s Day Conference
Oxford University Press International Marketing Event in 2018 and 2024
The ABF Leadership Conference
Twinings International Leadership Conference

“Sian really demonstrated mastery of the subject matter and tailored the course to what appeared quite an experienced group”

Vodafone

“Sian is a first-class coach, facilitator and speaker. Her collaborative, engaging and warm personality enables her to build trust quickly and draws the best out of everybody she works with. Sian’s creative and enthusiastic style proves you achieve better results when you make learning fun.”

Michelle Bailey

Director, People Essentials

“Sian is an excellent facilitator and delivered the webinars in a very engaging manner.”

Jo Sammers

Head of Marketing