Skip Bowman
Skip Bowman is an author, consultant and keynote speaker who helps leaders and organisations strengthen leadership behaviour, organisational culture and psychological safety in the context of change and transformation.
- Author of Safe to Great: The New Psychology of Leadership.
- Associated with the Safe2Great concept integrating growth mindset and psychological safety.
- Professional background spanning approximately 25 years working with international organisations across Europe.
- Australian-born and Europe-based.
- Academic background includes finance studies and postgraduate degrees in psychology, including organisational psychology.
Full Profile
Key speaking topics
- Psychological safety
- Growth mindset
- Leadership behaviour
- Organisational culture
- Leadership and change
- Cross-cultural leadership
- Organisational transformation
Ideal for
- Senior leaders and executive teams
- HR, people and culture leaders
- Organisations navigating cultural or leadership change
- International and cross-border teams
Audience outcomes
- Clear understanding of psychological safety and growth mindset in leadership.
- Practical perspectives on leadership behaviour and culture.
- Insight into leading change across diverse organisational contexts.
- Shared language for discussing culture, trust and leadership dynamics.
Why organisations work with Skip Bowman
- Brings an integrated leadership framework grounded in psychology and organisational practice.
- Combines authorship, consulting and keynote experience.
- Experienced working across multiple European and international contexts.
- Focuses on leadership and culture challenges relevant to modern organisations.
Biography
Skip Bowman works with organisations navigating leadership, culture and behavioural change, with a focus on psychological safety and growth mindset as practical enablers of performance and transformation. His work addresses how leadership behaviour shapes culture, trust and adaptability in complex operating environments.
He is the author of Safe to Great: The New Psychology of Leadership, which sets out his thinking on the relationship between psychological safety, mindset and organisational effectiveness. The book reflects his applied approach to leadership development, grounded in behavioural science and real-world organisational contexts.
Bowman is closely associated with the Safe2Great concept, a structured model that integrates growth mindset and psychological safety to support leadership, team and cultural development. The framework is used across his speaking and consulting work to help organisations assess and strengthen leadership capability during periods of change.
Australian-born and Europe-based, he brings approximately 25 years of experience working with international organisations across multiple European markets. His academic background includes studies in finance and postgraduate degrees in psychology, including organisational psychology, informing a practical, evidence-led perspective on leadership and culture.
Talks
This talk explores how a growth mindset supports organisational learning, adaptability and change, using lessons drawn from Microsoft’s transformation.
Key takeaways:
- What a growth mindset means at individual and organisational level
- How embracing change and learning supports long-term adaptability
- Practical ways leaders can encourage learning, experimentation and skill development
This talk examines psychological safety and its role in enabling trust, collaboration and effective performance in teams and organisations.
Key takeaways:
- What psychological safety is and why it matters for teams
- The role of leadership in building trust and open communication
- Practical approaches to creating environments where people feel safe to contribute
This talk focuses on how leaders can use a growth mindset to navigate organisational change and address resistance.
Key takeaways:
- How a growth mindset supports leaders during change
- Reframing resistance and failure as part of learning and development
- The connection between growth mindset, psychological safety and innovation
This talk addresses the realities of leading diverse, geographically dispersed teams and developing effective global leadership practices.
Key takeaways:
- Key differences between global and local leadership
- Common challenges of leading dispersed and multicultural teams
- Practical guidance on improving global communication and collaboration
This talk explores how growth mindset and psychological safety work together to support project delivery and leadership effectiveness.
Key takeaways:
- How growth mindset and psychological safety reinforce each other in teams
- Leadership practices that support trust, learning and open communication
- The impact of these principles on problem-solving and project work
This talk introduces the Safe2Great approach and how growth mindset and psychological safety can support cultural change.
Key takeaways:
- The core principles behind the Safe2Great method
- How growth mindset and psychological safety influence organisational culture
- Leadership actions that support cultural alignment and behavioural change
Videos
Testimonials
Books
Fees
| EUR | GBP | USD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home Country | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Asia Pacific | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Europe | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Middle East & Africa | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| South America | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| United Kingdom | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| US East Coast | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| US West Coast | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |
| Virtual | Under €12000 | Under £10,000 | Under $15000 |