Hayley Barnard

If You Don’t Ask, You Don’t Get!

An energising and confidence‑boosting session designed to help people take ownership of their career progression. This popular talk inspires audiences to recognise their value, articulate their ambitions, and proactively seek the opportunities they deserve. Blending practical strategies with uplifting storytelling, Hayley empowers attendees to overcome hesitation, silence their inner critic, and adopt the simple but transformative habit of asking – for support, for stretch assignments, for visibility, and for what they truly want.

Whether used as part of your International Women’s Day programme or wider talent‑development initiatives, this session leaves participants feeling motivated, capable, and equipped with clear actions they can take immediately to accelerate their growth and advocate for themselves with confidence.

Biased, Who Me?

A light-hearted introduction to unconscious bias which appeals to all levels of employees. Your audience will learn:

• What is unconscious bias?
• Why and how we all have them
• How biases can conflict with who we are and how we want to be
• How we can catch ourselves being unconsciously biased
• How we can all play a part in driving greater inclusion for all
• Actions we can take to outsmart bias.

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Combining personal insight, evidence and practical action, Hayley’s keynote on overcoming Imposter Syndrome looks at how normalising self-doubt is a common response to challenge, not a personal weakness. She explains what imposter syndrome is – and isn’t – and why it disproportionately affects high performers and under-represented groups.

Your audience will gain understanding of ‘imposter feelings’ in a systemic context, looking at workplace norms, bias and representation. Throughout, Hayley offers practical strategies for building self-trust, alongside actions leaders and organisations can take to create psychologically safe, inclusive cultures.

Moving from Unconscious Bias to Conscious Inclusive Leadership

This popular keynote explores how bias shows up in everyday decisions – from who gets heard to who gets developed. Hayley demonstrates ways to move beyond awareness, and why simply “knowing” about bias isn’t enough to change outcomes.

With a focus on conscious leadership choices: slowing down decisions, questioning assumptions, and designing fairer systems around recruitment, progression and performance, this keynote challenges leaders to see inclusion as an active skill, not a mindset alone, and show how inclusive leadership strengthens trust, decision-making and performance.

Developing a Gender Balanced Business

It’s well publicised that companies in Europe are increasingly having to work harder to ensure they have a pipeline of women to senior level.

The requirement on organisations to release their Gender Pay Gap across the UK and Europe has further highlighted the challenge.

Through case studies and using respected research, Hayley highlights the best practice of both men and women and the organisations they operate within.

Crucially, this is not a speech about how to fix the women, or blame the men. It’s about leveraging differences for the benefit of all. This session can be tailored to be women-only, or suitable for all in leadership positions.