Philip Merry

Helping Leaders and Teams Access the Power of the Heart to Thrive in a Global Multi-Cultural World.

With 37 years industry experience in 59 countries Philip is an in-demand and entertaining keynote speaker, trainer and consultant. Specialising in Leading with Synchronicity and Heart, Global Leadership, Intercultural Teams, Meaning, Happiness and Engagement he challenges global leaders and teams to “raise the bar” on their performance, think like business owners and strengthen the mindsets that build engagement in themselves and others, and which lead to success in an intercultural global and volatile world. Clients comment on his ability to create a learning climate where leaders and teams are challenged to take a “long hard look in the mirror”, remove blocks to effectiveness and enhance strengths that produce results.

He has conducted leadership and team projects with global organisations, boosting mindsets that grow inter-cultural co-operation and optimise personal excellence. Using research from heart coherence, self-leadership, positive psychology, stakeholder coaching, appreciative inquiry, systems thinking, quantum physics he helps leaders be authentic, and connect head and heart to find optimal solutions to organisational issues.

Former Head of Reuters Leadership Development Philip is a Visiting Fellow at Roffey Park (UK), faculty member at Duke University Global Learning Resource Network (USA), and consultant with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Singapore, and has been a lecturer on Global Leadership with well-regarded institutions such as Bristol University (UK), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia), East West Centre University of Hawaii (USA), Leicester University (UK).

Qualifications & Accreditations

• CSPGlobal (Global Speakers Association) (only 30 CSPGlobals worldwide)

• Certified HeartMath Facilitator

• Certified Cultural Intelligence Coach/Consultant

• Certified Master Trainer for Belbin Team Roles & Belbin Regional Representative

• Certified (David Cooperidder) Consultant in Appreciative Inquiry

• Trompenaars Hampden-Turner Cross Cultural Licensee

• Certified in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution by Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation

• Certified Global Leader of the Future & Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered Coach

Philip has a BA from Manchester University (UK), an MSc in Business Research Methods from Henley Business School (UK) and in 2017 will finish his PhD in Leadership and Synchronicity at the Taos Institute (US). He has post-graduate diplomas in Social Science, Self-Managed Learning, is a UK certified marital and family therapist and was once a London taxi driver.