Dr James Hewitt
Transform workplace performance with Dr. James Hewitt, speaker and cognitive performance expert. James works with Fortune 500 companies to optimize productivity, prevent burnout, and build resilience, delivering science-backed strategies developed from elite sport and neuroscience research.
London, United Kingdom
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A former elite racing cyclist with a PhD in human performance science, James serves as a Visiting Fellow at Loughborough University, ranked #1 globally for Sport Science. His work bridges neuroscience, organisational psychology, and elite sport, translating cutting-edge research into practical workplace strategies.
James developed the Cognitive Gears framework, now implemented by Fortune 500 companies and elite sports teams, to build capacity and enhance resilience without burnout. Through his consultancy, The Knowledge Work Lab, he designs performance experiments in diverse high-stakes environments from Formula 1 paddocks to global boardrooms, delivering brain-based insights that simultaneously boost productivity and well-being. His latest book, Regenerative Performance, offers practical guidance for sustainable high performance.
Audiences who experience James's presentations gain actionable techniques for managing cognitive energy, science-backed strategies to optimise productivity cycles, and practical methods to enhance resilience while preventing burnout. His approach combines rigorous science with engaging delivery, ensuring concepts are both understood and implemented.
Book James to give your team the evidence-based tools they need to perform at their peak while safeguarding their most valuable asset, their minds.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Dr James Hewitt addresses a critical paradox in leadership: the demands of leadership often hinder essential skills like clarity and decision-making. He shares insights from neuroscience and elite sports to help leaders escape chronic overload and regain their cognitive edge. Attendees will learn to maintain mental sharpness and emotional balance under pressure, apply a performance rhythm framework for enhanced clarity and creativity, and lead high-performing teams while prioritising wellbeing.
In his keynote, Dr James Hewitt reveals why corporate wellbeing investments are failing, attributing the issue to a focus on individual responsibility rather than systemic solutions. He illustrates how innovative leaders are transforming workplaces into regenerative environments that enhance human capacity. Attendees will learn a new model for organisational performance, discover impactful workplace systems, and identify opportunities to leverage wellbeing for improved results and innovation.
Dr James Hewitt addresses the challenges of digital fatigue and constant distractions that hinder productivity. He explores the neuroscience of attention and offers strategies for organisations to foster a culture that prioritises deep work and recovery. Attendees will learn how modern work patterns affect the brain, discover the “Cognitive Gears”™ framework for managing time and energy, and gain insights into creating performance rhythms that enhance output while safeguarding well-being.
In his keynote, Dr James Hewitt addresses the impact of AI on the workplace, emphasising that it should enhance human potential rather than replace it. He provides a practical roadmap for leaders to forge AI-employee alliances that boost wellbeing and innovation. By sharing insights from his experience in integrating AI with human performance strategies, attendees will learn how to navigate digital transformation, reduce stress, and foster creativity, ensuring that the human aspect of work remains intact in an AI-driven future.
Looking for a custom keynote or workshop designed around your company’s goals and culture? The expert will create a tailored, interactive session that aligns with your objectives, values, and strategic priorities. From leadership and innovation to wellbeing and collaboration, each experience is built from the ground up to deliver measurable impact and lasting change.
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