I don't just inspire change—I give people the psychological tools to actually make it happen.
Eric Fleming is a performance psychologist, author and keynote Speaker with more than 25 years of experience helping organisations lead through complex change. He works at the intersection of psychology and business, supporting CEOs, founders and leadership teams to merge cultures, integrate teams and transform performance.
Eric is regarded as a trusted advisor in high-stakes environments, particularly during mergers, acquisitions and restructures. His expertise spans both proactive strategy and reactive recovery, guiding leaders to avoid common pitfalls or restore alignment when integration efforts have stalled. From boardroom planning to frontline execution, he delivers practical frameworks that secure buy-in, reduce resistance and improve cultural cohesion.
Drawing on evidence-based psychological principles, Eric builds customised programs that drive measurable gains in team effectiveness and organisational resilience. He has worked with clients across four continents and sectors including technology, finance, healthcare and heavy industry.
As a keynote Speaker, Eric is known for his engaging, story-led presentations that translate complex ideas into clear, actionable tools. His sessions on leading through uncertainty, building high-performing teams and managing workplace stress leave audiences equipped to act immediately, not just inspired.
Eric is the author of Don't Think About Purple Elephants, a guide to positive communication, and contributes regularly to business and consumer publications. Whether supporting a global merger or helping a fractured team rebuild trust, Eric brings clarity, strategy and psychological insight to create lasting impact.
Talking Points
Leading Through Change and Uncertainty: Navigating Disruption with Clarity, Confidence and Resilience
Leaders today are under pressure to guide their teams through constant change, whether from mergers, restructures or market shifts. In this practical and insightful keynote, Eric unpacks the real impact of uncertainty on performance and morale, and explains why traditional leadership approaches often fall short. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, he shares seven proven strategies to steady teams, maintain momentum and lead with greater clarity and confidence. Audiences gain the tools to build trust, communicate purposefully and adapt in the face of disruption.Leading Through Change and Uncertainty: Navigating Disruption with Clarity, Confidence and Resilience
Key Takeaways:
• Understand how uncertainty affects individual and team performance
• Tools to build trust and maintain focus through change
• Leadership strategies to improve clarity, resilience and connection
• Practical ways to steady teams and reduce resistance
Managing Stress and Anxiety in Turbulent Times: Practical Strategies to Build Resilience and Protect Wellbeing
Increased pressure, uncertainty and competing responsibilities are taking a toll on mental health and performance. In this timely keynote, Eric breaks down the psychological and physical impact of stress and anxiety, and provides eight practical, evidence-based techniques to boost resilience and wellbeing. Attendees will learn how to manage pressure, protect energy and stay effective across both work and life.Managing Stress and Anxiety in Turbulent Times: Practical Strategies to Build Resilience and Protect Wellbeing
Key Takeaways:
• Insights into the real impact of stress on brain and body
• Evidence-based tools to manage anxiety and restore focus
• Techniques to strengthen resilience and recharge energy
• Strategies for staying effective under pressure
The Secret to Successfully Merging Teams and Cultures: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Accelerating Performance
Most mergers struggle not because of flawed strategy, but because of misaligned people, cultures and expectations. In this engaging keynote, Eric reveals why so many integrations fail and how to avoid the most common mistakes. Drawing on decades of experience in high-pressure environments, he shares practical tools to accelerate alignment, drive performance and rebuild trust. Attendees will walk away with an actionable roadmap for leading through cultural change with purpose and clarity.The Secret to Successfully Merging Teams and Cultures: Avoiding the Pitfalls and Accelerating Performance
Key Takeaways:
• Identify and overcome common cultural integration failures
• Frameworks to align teams and values during change
• Strategies to accelerate trust, buy-in and performance
• Tools to lead through disruption with confidence and clarity
Unleashing Your Potential: Overcoming the Psychological Barriers Holding You Back
Success is rarely limited by skills or ambition. More often, it’s internal blocks like self-doubt, fear of failure or lack of focus that hold people back. In this energising keynote, Eric shares the key psychological barriers that limit progress and the strategies used by high performers to break through them. With practical, real-world tools, audiences will leave equipped to increase resilience, stay motivated and move beyond what they thought was possible.Unleashing Your Potential: Overcoming the Psychological Barriers Holding You Back
Key Takeaways:
• Recognise and address the mental blocks limiting performance
• Understand the difference between internal and external motivation
• Strategies to boost confidence, focus and resilience
• Practical tools to unlock potential and achieve meaningful progress
Getting the Best Out of Millennials and Gen Z : How to Engage, Inspire and Retain the Next Generation
Younger employees bring fresh perspectives, but also new expectations about work, leadership and purpose. In this insightful keynote, Eric explores what drives Millennials and Gen Z, and how leaders can connect with them more effectively. He shares practical strategies for improving communication, strengthening engagement and building purpose-led cultures that support long-term performance and retention.Getting the Best Out of Millennials and Gen Z : How to Engage, Inspire and Retain the Next Generation
Key Takeaways:
• Understand the key drivers and values of younger generations
• Leadership techniques to boost engagement and loyalty
• How to adapt communication and management style
• Tools to build stronger, more collaborative teams
Building and Leading a High-Performance Work Team: The Seven Keys to Unlocking Your Team’s Potential
High-performing teams don’t happen by accident—they’re deliberately crafted through focused leadership and clear strategies. Yet many leaders struggle to move their teams from good to great, unsure of the specific steps needed to drive exceptional performance. In this practical and engaging keynote, Eric draws on his sports psychology background and over 25 years of experience across all business sectors to reveal the seven proven characteristics that distinguish high-performing teams from the rest.Building and Leading a High-Performance Work Team: The Seven Keys to Unlocking Your Team’s Potential
Whether working with C-Suite executives or frontline teams, Eric has observed consistent patterns in what drives sustained excellence. He breaks down each of the seven key characteristics and provides actionable frameworks for implementing them in real-world settings. Audiences will discover why team performance is a deliberate journey, not a destination, and gain the tools to guide that transformation with confidence and clarity.
Key Takeaways:
• The seven key characteristics that define high-performing teams
• Assessment tools and strategies to evaluate your team’s current development level and chart their improvement journey
• Leadership techniques to strengthen trust, accountability and shared purpose
• Proven frameworks and practical tools to elevate team performance and maintain momentum
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome How to Build Self-Belief and Self-Esteem Without Becoming Arrogant
Even the most accomplished professionals can be held back by a persistent inner voice questioning their competence and worthiness of success. Research shows that imposter syndrome affects up to 62% of professionals, with rates particularly high among high achievers, yet many struggle in silence, fearing they'll be exposed as frauds despite clear evidence of their capabilities. In this empowering and practical keynote, Eric combines psychological insights with real-world strategies to help audiences break free from self-doubt and build genuine confidence.Overcoming Imposter Syndrome How to Build Self-Belief and Self-Esteem Without Becoming Arrogant
Drawing on evidence-based techniques from performance psychology, Eric reveals why imposter syndrome is so pervasive and how it undermines both individual potential and team dynamics. He provides a practical framework and tools for developing authentic self-belief while maintaining the humility and growth mindset that drives continued excellence. Audiences will learn to distinguish between healthy self-awareness and destructive self-criticism, gaining tools to silence their inner critic and step fully into their capabilities with confidence and purpose.
Key Takeaways:
• Understand the psychology behind imposter syndrome and why it persists despite success
• Evidence-based techniques to reframe negative self-talk and build genuine confidence
• Strategies to maintain humility and growth mindset while embracing your achievements
• Practical tools to support team members struggling with self-doubt and performance anxiety
Video
Eric Fleming | Introduction | Saxton Speakers
Meet Eric Fleming, a psychologist, performance coach, and trusted advisor to Australia's top organisations for over 25 years. In this insightful video, Eric shares the unique journey that led him from frontline mental health and marital counselling to becoming a leading voice in organisational performance.Eric Fleming | Leading Through Change & Uncertainty (On Stage)| Saxton Speakers
In this clip from Eric Fleming’s corporate Keynote, he shares practical advice on building strong relationships with key stakeholders and collaborators. Eric explains why early engagement matters, how regular connection builds trust, and how mapping influence across your organisation can improve impact.Eric Fleming | Leading Through Change and Uncertainty | Saxton Speakers
In this keynote, psychologist and performance coach Eric Fleming equips leaders with the frameworks, tools, and skills needed to lead through continuous change with clarity and confidence. Drawing on decades of executive coaching and clinical insight, Eric offers a practical diagnostic model to understand where your people are on the “change wave” and how to respond with impact.Eric Fleming | Getting the Best out of Gen Z & Millenials at Work (On Stage) | Saxton Speakers
In this clip, Eric Fleming breaks down one of the most significant demographic shifts in the workforce since World War II. By 2030, Millennials and Gen Z will make up 70% of the workforce. Eric shares what these groups value, how they define fairness and transparency, and what organisations must do to retain and engage them.Eric Fleming | Getting the Best Out of Millennials and Gen Z | Saxton Speakers
In this engaging and practical keynote, psychologist and performance coach Eric Fleming explores how leaders can evolve their approach to bring out the best in younger generations. Drawing on his background in elite sports coaching, clinical psychology, and executive performance, Eric challenges the traditional leadership mindset and offers a new model—one built on understanding, adaptability, and impact.Eric Fleming | The Secret to Successfully Merging Teams and Cultures | Saxton Speakers
In this powerful keynote, psychologist and performance coach Eric Fleming shares a practical, proven approach to managing cultural integration with purpose and impact. Eric draws on decades of experience helping leaders and teams navigate complex transitions, offering a toolkit of models, frameworks and strategies designed to move teams from forming to performing—faster and with less friction.Eric Fleming | Unleashing Potential | Saxton Speakers
In this insightful keynote, Eric unpacks the psychology of performance and motivation, helping leaders understand the internal and external forces that influence their behaviours, decisions, and self-belief. Drawing on experience in both elite sports psychology and frontline mental health, Eric offers practical frameworks that empower leaders to overcome self-imposed limitations, including imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and performance anxiety, even at the top.Eric is an entertaining and thought-provoking speaker and facilitator. His ability to understand individuals and their motivations is powerful, layered with experiences and insights across a ... keep reading Barrenjoey Capital
Eric is an insightful and entertaining speaker. His anecdotes from sports psychology and couples counselling and how they apply to forming teams and managing through change are engaging and thought provoking. I recently engaged Eric to help us with the integration of teams and cultures after a major acquisition, and the lessons learned are still referred to.
Eric is a fantastic keynote speaker who really knows how to connect with his audience. He does his homework and tells great stories, making sure everyone leaves with something valuable. I’ve walked away from his talks with thought provoking insights that I still reflect on and use today.
Eric’s superpower is being able to hold the attention of a packed room with intelligence, humour, creativity and energy. To breathe life into an audience at the end of a long day is no mean feat, and Eric is a master.
Effective collaboration and communication is an area I am deeply focused on. I have no doubt that the perspective Eric provided will allow my team to reflect on how we can improve… it was an outstanding presentation.
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