Tim Munden
Tim Munden is a leadership development consultant and speaker who works with senior leaders and organisations on leadership, culture, purpose and workplace wellbeing.
- Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
- Director of Kairon, his consulting business.
- Former Chief Learning Officer at Unilever.
- Former HR Vice President for Unilever UK & Ireland.
- Active Director of INCHIGO UK LIMITED.
- Experience working with organisations across technology, consumer products, financial services, pharmaceuticals and professional services.
Full Profile
Key speaking topics
- Leadership development
- Organisational culture
- Purpose-driven business
- Workplace wellbeing
- Leadership capability for business transformation
- HR strategy and leadership
Ideal for
- Senior leadership teams
- HR and people leaders
- Learning and development professionals
- Boards and executive committees
Audience outcomes
- Greater clarity on the link between leadership and organisational culture
- Practical perspectives on embedding purpose into leadership practice
- Insight into aligning wellbeing with business performance
- Understanding of leadership capability in large, complex organisations
Why organisations work with Tim Munden
- Direct experience leading global leadership development in a multinational organisation
- Insight grounded in senior HR and executive-level responsibility
- Academic affiliation with a leading sustainability institution
- Cross-sector perspective from consulting with diverse industries
Biography
Tim Munden works at the intersection of leadership, culture and organisational performance, advising senior leaders on how to build purpose-driven, high-performing workplaces.
He is a Senior Associate at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, contributing to leadership thinking within a globally recognised sustainability institution. Alongside this, he leads his own consulting practice, supporting executive teams across technology, consumer products, financial services, pharmaceuticals and professional services.
Munden previously served as Chief Learning Officer at Unilever, where he was responsible for leadership capability in a large, complex, multinational organisation. He also held the role of HR Vice President for Unilever UK & Ireland, overseeing people strategy within a significant national business unit.
His experience spans enterprise-wide leadership development, organisational culture, purpose-led business and workplace wellbeing. He works with boards, executive committees and senior HR leaders seeking to align leadership capability with business transformation and long-term organisational resilience.
In addition to his advisory and academic roles, he serves as a Director of INCHIGO UK LIMITED.
Talks
This talk explores how leadership expectations have shifted in a fast-moving and disruptive context, and what it now takes to lead effectively. It examines the key capabilities required for 21st century leadership and how they can be developed.
Key takeaways:
- Clear understanding of how changing attitudes to work and power are reshaping leadership
- Insight into the capabilities required to lead in a disruptive environment
- Practical approaches to building modern leadership capability
This talk focuses on how leaders can manage uncertainty in a world defined by rapid change and opportunity. It addresses the mindset shift required to move beyond associating uncertainty with risk, and outlines practices to build inner agility.
Key takeaways:
- Greater confidence in navigating uncertainty and ambiguity
- Understanding of the link between psychological safety and effective leadership
- Practical techniques to develop agility in uncertain environments
This talk examines research showing the link between purpose, wellbeing and productivity. It explores how individuals and organisations can unlock the power of purpose in their work.
Key takeaways:
- Understanding of the research connecting purpose, wellbeing and performance
- Clarity on how purpose influences engagement and productivity
- Practical guidance on embedding purpose within organisations
This talk addresses how organisations can build wellbeing into the way leaders and teams operate, rather than treating it as a standalone initiative. It explores how energy and performance can be strengthened in demanding workplace conditions.
Key takeaways:
- Insight into integrating wellbeing into leadership and team practices
- Understanding of the relationship between energy and sustained performance
- Practical approaches to managing performance while supporting wellbeing
Aimed at individuals in the early stages of their careers, this talk explores how to take ownership of career direction in a changing employment landscape. It focuses on managing career phases, nurturing energy and aligning purpose with performance.
Key takeaways:
- Greater clarity on directing and planning a long-term career
- Understanding of how to sustain personal energy over multiple career phases
- Practical guidance on aligning purpose and performance in career development