Gib Bulloch: „The next big transformation in business will not be artificial. It will be human.“
This is the provocation from Gib Bulloch, an inspiring, pioneering and visionary business leader who writes and speaks on a range of topics relating to the role of business in society. Bulloch argues that as new technology and AI become ubiquitous, differentiation and breakthrough innovation will depend upon an organisations ability to access the innate human potential and creativity of its leaders.
During his talks, Bulloch draws on his own extensive experience as an award-winning “intrapreneur” within consulting giant Accenture, to weave a compelling narrative linking creativity, innovation, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship with enhanced business performance.
Gib Bulloch Lecture topics
- Creativity, innovation and strategic insight
- Entrepreneurship and corporate intrapreneurship
- Inner development for leaders
- Resilience, mental health and wellbeing
During a 30-year corporate career, Bulloch challenged traditional business orthodoxy when he founded and scaled Accenture’s not-for-profit consulting business, from startup to unicorn status. From a standing start in 2003, Accenture Development Partnerships (ADP) has now provided well over $1bn of business and technology services in 90 countries worldwide. ADP’s unique blend of purpose and business performance earned Bulloch the Management Consulting Association’s Best Partner award and his reputation as one of the pioneers of the global intrapreneurship movement.
But success came at a price.
In his highly acclaimed first book, “The Intrapreneur: Confessions of a corporate insurgent”, Bulloch talks openly about his own mental health journey and the challenges of fighting what he calls the “corporate immune system”.
“An inspiring personal account of how purpose and well-being can inspire the business world.“ – Arianna Huffington
Turning crisis into opportunity, Bulloch draws on this personal experience to share powerful insights on resilience and how the way we work can actually enhance our potential for innovation and creativity. In 2019, Bulloch founded The Craigberoch Business Decelerator which is focussed on the enabling environment for entrepreneurship and how businesses can create “the fertile soil, where people and their ideas can flourish.”
Recognising that changing business must first start with changing ourselves, Bulloch challenges received wisdom on productivity, creativity and well-being – all popular themes for in his talks and for his regular magazine column, The Inside Out Leader.
Gib Bulloch has extensive experience of speaking at major events worldwide. These range from Davos, Google Talks and TEDx in Europe, through to the United Nations and The Clinton Global Initiative in the US.
His keynotes have been described as part presentation, part performance, but never dull. He draws heavily on tools, insights and anecdotes and from the worlds of the arts, nature and improv theatre, often involving live musicians to engage and inspired audiences.
With an insider’s view of the corporate engine, a keen sense of humour and an awareness of the impact that business can have on the individual, Gib Bulloch challenges us to rethink the way we see business and our role within it.