Workshops
Signature Keynote —
“You can’t ask people to speak up while rewarding them for staying silent"
We tell people to speak up. To set boundaries. To ask for help. To bring their whole selves to work.
Then we reward the people who never say no. We celebrate those who push through. We call people resilient when they’re running on empty. And sometimes, we label those who challenge the status quo as difficult.
People notice. And they learn.
They learn which conversations are welcome. Which behaviours are rewarded. What happens when someone raises a concern. And whether it’s actually safe to say, “I’m not okay.”
Workplace culture isn’t defined by what we say we value.
It’s revealed by what we reward, what we tolerate and how we respond when things get uncomfortable.
Better Conversations, Stronger Workplaces is a thought-provoking keynote that challenges the gap between workplace wellbeing intentions and the reality of how people experience work.
Drawing on psychology, frontline mental health leadership, suicide prevention and lived experience, Amy-Ruth Lewis brings a powerful combination of professional insight, human connection and practical application to conversations many workplaces are still avoiding.
This keynote goes beyond encouraging people to speak up.
It asks whether we’ve created workplaces worth speaking up in.
Better Conversations,
Stronger Workplaces
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Better Conversations, Stronger Workplaces 〰️
The Conversations We Need to Be Having
Are we building psychological safety or simply talking about it?
Are we encouraging boundaries while rewarding burnout?
Are we asking people to be honest while making honesty feel risky?
Are our leaders equipped to respond when someone isn’t okay?
And what are our everyday behaviours teaching people about what is safe to say?
Through compelling storytelling, challenging reflection and practical insight, Amy-Ruth explores the influence we each have on workplace culture and the responsibility we share in shaping it.
What Your Audience Will Walk Away With
A different way of thinking about workplace wellbeing.
Greater awareness of how their own behaviours influence the people around them.
A deeper understanding of why the response to a difficult conversation matters as much as the conversation itself.
And practical opportunities to build trust, strengthen psychological safety and turn good intentions into meaningful action.
Because awareness doesn’t change culture. What we do with it does.
It’s Time to Change the Conversation.
We don’t build stronger workplaces by telling people to speak up louder.
We build them by changing what happens when they do.
The Better Conversation series
Choose where to build capability.
Three focused development experiences.
Standalone or tailored to work together.
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How We Show Up.
The behaviours we bring. The impact we have. The culture we create.
Build self-awareness, recognise behavioural patterns and understand the influence we have on others.
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When Conversations Get Uncomfortable.
The confidence to engage. The judgement to respond. The capability to act.
Strengthen the practical skills to navigate difficult conversations, uncertainty and sensitive situations.
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The Culture We Tolerate.
What we reward. What we ignore. What we allow to continue.
Recognise harmful workplace patterns, understand psychosocial concerns and strengthen accountability.
Want to specifically address suicide prevention?
I am an accredited training facilitator of safeTALK, an interactive, engaging workshop that helps you see and respond to the signs of suicide – safely, confidently and compassionately.
safeTALK workshops run in person for 4 hours, by the end of it you and your team will have:
Learnt to notice and respond to invitations for help
Practiced open, direct conversations about suicide
Built confidence to connect someone with further care and support
Explored how your attitudes and beliefs can affect your ability to help
Are you ready to equip your team with life saving skills?