Adam Pacifico
The Rise of Leadership Superpowers in a world of AI and constant change.
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- One Keynote, multiple insights from criminal law, covert policing, Fortune & FTSE advising, author and host of award winning globally ranked podcast ’The Leadership Enigma’.
- Bespoke Keynotes utilizing hundreds of multimedia interviews with global leaders to meet your key themes & objectives.
- Leading authority on the 8 components of Human Centered Leadership in a digital world.
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With the continuing increase of AI development, chaotic world changes and rapid business transformations, the Human Being is now the most powerful asset we have. Adam Pacifico is a global leader on how Human Centered Leadership is now a superpower for leaders and their organizations. Adam will draw from his experiences as a trial lawyer, operational detective on covert squads and having worked with the leadership teams of numerous Fortune and FTSE companies. He will also draw from over 150,000 data points from his book ‘The Leader’s Secret Code and over 200 interviews from his award-winning podcast ‘The Leadership Enigma’. Adam shows organizations how leadership has become deeply personal, especially after the pandemic. He will explore the 8 components of Human Centered Leadership with audiences bringing key lessons to life using high impact media from some of the amazing interviews he has created for the podcast speaking to leaders from across the world, from Fortune 10 companies to world class athletes, from the Secret Service and Special Forces to leading academics and Ted Speakers.
Adam is the co-author of ‘The Leader’s Secret Code’ which was shortlisted for Business Book of the Year. His podcast, ‘The Leadership Enigma’ is globally ranked with listeners in over 100 countries and received Leadership Podcast of the Year in 2024. Adam’s keynotes leave audiences inspired to change with practical tips, ideas and provocative thinking.
After earning his law degree from Manchester, Adam began his professional career as a Barrister and he remains associated with Red Lion Chambers, one of the UK’s largest and most prestigious sets with over 100 barristers including 25 King’s Counsel and 16 Crown Court Recorders. Adam took time out of a legal career to serve as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police, 4 of those years on the covert teams including robbery, gangs and drugs. Adam received several commendations for his work.
His leadership career includes large and small organizations culminating in his role as a Partner in the London office of Heidrick & Struggles where he continues to work with leaders from organizations such as UBS, GSK, Google, Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, Merlin Entertainments, Coca Cola, Tottenham, Hotspur FC and Mastercard to name a few.
Adam brings a compelling perspective to the sought-after topics of leading in uncertainty, leveraging the human qualities in a world of AI and uncovering the DNA of the world’s most successful leaders.
Adam has contributed his expertise to a wide variety of media. He was an opinion columnist for CEO World and is a regular keynote speaker and guest on other podcasts sharing his research and experiences.
Adam has twice been invited as the dinner keynote speaker to the Cambridge University Global Executive MBA cohorts addressing leaders from across the world. He also continues to support the amazing charity Leadership Through Sport & Business that prepares and supports bright young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds into meaningful roles with major firms. Adam dedicated Episode 200 of the podcast to the charity which was filmed in front of a live audience.
With increased momentum, concern and excitement for AI, comes increased time for leaders to be human. More is at stake, more in uncertain, more is expected, and people issues are at the heart of everything we do.
The human being has never been more important that our human doing. Titles, accomplishments, awards, accolades, and letters after our names have become secondary to deep human connection and understanding
The rise of Human Centered Leadership is here and it’s a superpower in a world of constant change.
Drawing from over 150,000 data points of research and over 200 episodes of his award-winning podcast ‘The Leadership Enigma’ Adam’s energy, engaging stories, and interactive exercises will bring alive the 8 components of Human Centered Leadership and how they are being applied across sectors, levels and geographies to great effect.
You will learn:
- What are the 8 components of Human Centered Leadership?
- Why is leadership such a powerful differentiator in a post pandemic, AI driven environment.
- What does leadership mean and what is the importance of personal purpose in our daily lives?
- How to create a better workplace full of energy, self-awareness and psychological safety.
- Why focusing on your strengths as opposed to your developmental areas will make you three times happier and more productive.
- How human centered leadership has manifested itself in elite sports, top CEO’s, the arts, military and law enforcement teams and more.
CEOs and board members are mostly aligned on which issues will be most significant this year. But both groups have little confidence their organizations can manage most of those issues. Our inability, as leaders and as people, to work across geopolitical divides, and the growth of divisiveness overall, stands in the way of progress on the most important issues.
Adam created ‘The Leadership Enigma’ podcast as a mitigation and coping mechanism during the global lockdown. Little did he realise that he had unlocked an insatiably curious platform for leaders across the world to share their deeply personal stories of Human Centered Leadership which in turn went on to become one of the world’s globally ranked, award winning podcasts with listeners in over 100 countries.
You will learn:
- How our ways of working have changed forever and what leaders can do to connect across 5 generations.
- How leaders can simultaneously exploit high performance day to day whilst also explore the horizons for both opportunity and challenge.
- What leadership means to you and your organisation?
- What some of the most iconic and recognisable leaders in the world have done to unlearn and relearn what is necessary for a world in constant change.
- What are the three critical focus areas for any business to outperform their competitors.
In a world where our assumptions under which our predecessors led no longer ring true, modern leaders are struggling to find their identifies and personalised leadership model. Recognising that the world in which we currently lead is more ambiguous and chaotic than it has ever been, the Leader’s Secret Code offer a guide into the 7 key beliefs held by top performers leaders and the two corresponding motivators for each. The premise is simple, as you believe so you behave and as you behave so you perform
The Leader’s Secret Code keynote is based on over 150,000 data points of research including psychometrics and numerous in-depth interviews with leaders from across sectors, levels and geographies. Change is constant and the new ways in which we are interconnected means that leading others effectively looks different from how it looked before. Successful leadership isn’t a secret anymore!
You will learn:
- What is a belief and how to leverage them to maximize your performance and impact.
- What are the 7 core beliefs of top leaders and how do they apply to you?
- What was the difference between high and low performers and how can you maximize your impact?
- To become a better leader, what balance of beliefs is best?
- How do top leaders interpret and synthesize their belief systems – understanding journey motivators?
- How can you assess and unlock your own code?
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