Insights and reflections
This is what I call the Jamie McAnsh insights space. I want to bring together the thinking behind my work as a speaker and advocate for inclusion.
Here, I share reflections shaped by lived experience, adventure, resilience, mental health, and workplace culture, alongside practical insight drawn from real work with organisations across the UK and beyond.
Some pieces are deeply personal. Others are focused on leadership, inclusion, and systems. All are written with one aim in mind: to help people and organisations think differently, act with intention, and build environments where individuals can genuinely thrive.
From insight to impact
Alongside reflection and lived experience, I also share how these ideas are applied in the real world.
The content below is shaped by work on keynote stages, public platforms, and within organisations, as well as through partnerships and practical tools designed to support real change.
This is where insight moves beyond reflection, connecting values, action, and impact in ways that are grounded, relevant, and human.
Some of the professional organisations Jamie has worked with
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Psychological Safety in Leadership: Why Performance Depends on Feeling Safe
Psychological safety in leadership is not about comfort or lowering standards; it is about creating the conditions where people can speak honestly, take responsibility, and perform at their best. If People Don’t Feel Safe, They Won’t Perform Psychological safety is not a soft add-on to leadership.It is the foundation that performance stands on. Yet it…
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In loving memory Lynda and Alan McAnsh : How My Parents Shaped the Values I Live By
I am wearing a new bracelet In loving memory Lynda and Alan McAnsh. My parents and my greatest mentors, friends and supporters. It is simple. Black. Quiet.Engraved with the words: In loving memoryLyndaAlanMcAnshMum & Dad xxxxxxx I did not buy it to make a statement. I wear it as a reminder. A reminder of who…
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Leadership Lessons from the Mountains: Why Titles Mean Nothing at Altitude
Leadership lessons from the mountains are simple, uncomfortable, and impossible to ignore once you have experienced a place where titles, ego, and hierarchy mean absolutely nothing. The mountains do not care what you do for a living. They do not care about your job title, your CV, your following, or how important you feel in…
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Inclusion Is a Behaviour, Not a Policy | Building Inclusive Workplace Culture
Most organisations have an inclusion policy. From my experience as a consultant, I have found that fewer organisations exhibit inclusive behaviour. That gap is where culture either grows or quietly fails. You can have the best-written policy in the world. Perfect language. Board sign off. A page on the intranet. But if people do not…
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What Paralysis Taught Me About Resilience Through Momentum
Resilience through momentum is rarely about dramatic breakthroughs; it is built in the quiet moments when you choose to keep moving, even as everything slows down. We all have a summit to reach. For some, it looks like a mountain.For others, it looks like getting out of bed.For many, it is simply staying in the…
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Leadership during uncertainty: How to Build Trust Without All the Answers
There are moments in leadership where certainty simply disappears. Leadership during uncertainty is a key time for any organisation. Markets shift. People leave. Plans stop working. The pressure to look confident increases just as clarity drops away. And in those moments, many leaders make the same mistake. They try to fill the gap with certainty…
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Top Motivational Speaker in London | Recognised Among the World’s Best
Last year I was voted onto a list of top motivational speakers to book in London.A list that included Richard Branson and Steven Bartlett. I am not going to pretend that didn’t stop me in my tracks for a moment.Because it did. London is a city I genuinely love working in. The pace. The ambition.…
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From Top 20 Motivational Speakers London to London Keynote Speakers Agency:
Building a Powerful Speaking Profile in the Capital Recognition in a City That Sets the Standard London is one of the most competitive speaking markets in the world. It is where global brands, international audiences, and world-class events converge. To be recognised in this space is never just about visibility. It is about credibility, consistency,…
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Being Listed on The Mental Health Speakers Agency. Why This Matters So Much to Me
There are moments in your career that quietly mean everything. No fanfare. No noise. Just deep personal meaning. Being listed on The Mental Health Speakers Agency is one of those moments for me. Not because it looks good on paper.Not because of the logo.Not because of another agency relationship. But because I am here today.…