Meet Deborah Henley

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HUMAN EDGE

Keynote speaking & leadership development to engage, energize and empower your people.

What’s THE HUMAN EDGE?

In a world driven by technology, the true competitive advantage lies in what only people can bring: empathy, creativity, connection, and authenticity. The Human Edge is about unlocking these human strengths to transform leadership, culture, and performance.

Deborah’s keynotes and programmes unlock this through powerful stories, insights and the REAL framework—Relationships, Emotional intelligence, Authenticity, and Legacy- showing leaders and teams how to bring more humanity into business. By getting REAL, organisations tap into the human advantage that technology can’t replicate: the ability to build trust, inspire collaboration, and create cultures where people feel energised, engaged, and empowered to thrive.

What story do you tell?

As a leader it's vital to connect and engage people with your ideas. It all starts with self-leadership - understanding who you are and the story you unconsciously live and tell through all your actions and words.

Deborah models this in her own inspirational leadership style and through her speaking, storytelling, training and coaching, drawing on ancient wisdom, modern science and practical tools that optimise performance mindsets.

The problem is

...many leaders do not show self-leadership.

They may choose their words and actions carefully, yet not realise that their internal story (what they tell themselves about who they are) seeps out in everything they do and say. A disempowering narrative can leave them feeling flat, fraudulent and frustration with themselves. It also leaves those they lead feeling disengaged, discouraged and dispirited. This all has a direct impact on those in their sphere of influence their company culture and bottom line.

It needn't be this way. When you recognise your internal story - and the family and cultural narratives that influence it - you can begin to embrace a more empowering and authentic story, one which transforms your mindset and performance.

Keynotes Topics

These can each be run as workshops too

Connection not Perfection to GAIN THE HUMAN EDGE

In fast-moving, high-pressure workplaces, it’s our humanity—not perfection—that creates connection. The ability to listen, empathise, and share authentic stories drives trust, collaboration, and genuine engagement.

Through inspiring talks and interactive programmes, Deborah unlocks real potential helping professionals embrace their human edge—cultivating emotional intelligence and real connection to spark meaningful performance, powerful results and stronger relationships at work.

UNLOCK REAL POTENTIAL

YOUR LEADERSHIP STORY

With Your Leadership Story - and with the right guidance, inspiration and insight, you can become the extraordinary speaker and leader you are meant to be - one who has the influence to get extraordinary results. Develop Your Leadership Story, find your spark of genius and evolve a communication style that is true to you – to engage, energise and empower others and make your unique difference in the world.

Deborah Henley – leadership consultant, coach, author and keynote speaker has deep expertise in facilitating transformational change through enhancing performance mindsets and emotional intelligence.

She inspires and coaches speakers and leaders to evolve how they think about who they are in their role, and how they can influence others to leave a legacy that matters.

John Joint

Founder JointCoaching & former HR Director PWC

Deborah has the knack of getting to the nub of the matter, and as a facilitator in a group situation is quick to spot what is happening at both the individual and the group level – ensuring all participants gain significant insights.

Angela Rigby

Corporate Well-being Coach

Pure inspiration with memorable takeaways! Deborah communicates with a passion and purpose that delivers a powerful, motivational message. It’s so easy to become captivated by her story and the twists and turns she endures to find her spark is heart-wrenching

Rosalind Munro

Director of Communication, GE

Insightful processes that helped crystallise the content for my presentation and the confidence to execute it in style!

Jan Bowen Neilsen

CEO, Quiver Management Ltd

What a fantastic keynote! Absolutely masterful

Fraser Bowen

Head of Capital, EMEA Jones Lang Lasalle

Reconnected me with my own leadership philosophy and how to leverage my influence in a way that feels authentic and genuine.

David Horne

CFO Deep Impact & Founder of Funding Focus

Deborah’s talk on the Power of Story was absolutely brilliant! One of the best I’ve ever seen. A really, really wonderful story, very well presented showing real leadership.

Davina Mackail

Co-founder of Sipapu Retreats and Pilgrimages, Hay House Author

Deborah is an inspirational force of nature. She will add value to whatever she does for your business. She’s a creative genius who thinks outside the box and always delivers both more than expected and the quite brilliantly unexpected!