David Mead

 
 
 
 

    • Lead With (un)Common Sense: How great leaders unlock high performance.

      Who it’s for:

      Those who want to achieve sustainable performance through becoming the type of leader people choose to follow, instead of the type of leader people have to follow.

    • Turn Attrition Into Attraction: How to keep the grass greener on your side of the fence.

      Who it’s for:

      Leaders eager to create and maintain an environment in which trust and human connection lead to greater well-being, higher individual and team performance, increased innovation and higher levels of retention.

    • Lead With (un)Common Sense: A deeper dive of the keynote with actionable takeaways.

      Half-day (3 hours)

      Full-day (6 hours)

 

“The culture we advertise should be the same culture people actually experience.”

- David Mead

David Mead is bringing humanity back to work. Since 2009, David has worked with over 300 companies in 23 countries. In that time, he has discovered a pattern that is present with every leader worth following. He now helps others replicate and follow that pattern.

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In 2009 David was the second person to join speaker and author, Simon Sinek’s team. For the next 10 years, David helped share Simon’s simple, inspiring ideas through speaking and workshops.

In 2017, David applied his years of practical experience and learning and co- authored, with Peter Docker and Simon Sinek, Find Your Why: a practical guide for discovering the WHY of an individual, team or organization. It has sold over 600,000 copies and is translated into over 25 languages.

Since Dec, 2019 David has focused on helping leaders implement what he calls (un)Common SenseTM Leadership. He shares a simple framework you can draw on a napkin, that allows each of us to lead and influence others with genuine humanity, no matter our role or title.

The result? Higher performance, innovation, collaboration, retention and importantly, well-being for leaders and their teams.

David is a no-stress presenter clients love working with. He brings a relatable, human approach to his ideas and guides people to identify frictionless daily practices they can use immediately after the session.

 
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Lead With (un)Common Sense

Great leadership isn't some great mystery. It's common sense. So why are truly great leaders so rare? Because common sense isn't common practice. It's easy to let the things we know we should do as leaders take a back seat when we feel the pressure and stress of daily operations. David helps leaders take the things they know and turn them into things they actually do. The result is greater trust, higher performance and sustainable progress.

Testimonials

“Working with David was a pleasure. As an event planner, it’s rare to find a speaker who is both highly organized and genuinely invested in making a lasting impact. His engaging, customized presentation provided tangible takeaways that truly resonated with our attendees. With excellent content and a personable style, he kept the audience captivated and powerfully reconnected them with their humanity. He is the real deal.”

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Doug Scholz - SVP and COO of California Grocers Association

“David Mead is one of the most authentic and engaging speakers I’ve worked with. His deep knowledge, paired with real humility, creates an environment where people feel truly heard and understood. Connection isn’t just a skill for David—it’s who he is. Whether speaking on leadership, listening, or human connection, he doesn’t just teach these principles—he lives them. His openness, patience, and intuition leave a lasting impact. If you get the chance to work with him—take it.”

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Bryony Christie - Head of Community at The Curious Mindset

“I’ll be honest, I was a skeptic and was going to multitask during David’s talk. But I don’t think he got more than a few sentences in when I took my hand off my computer mouse and started listening. The real life anecdotes shared, the vulnerabilities exposed and the content of the messaging being so relatable, I was drawn in to truly listen. The biggest thing that resonated with myself and many of my teammates was the reminder to be honest, humble and human. Til this day, we echo those words on Slack, in emails and verbally to one another when needed.”

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Cynthia Noriega: Product Manager of Digital Commerce, H-E-B

Make the culture you talk about the culture your people actually experience.