Vision, Goals & Grit
95% of Australians have no written goals. Yet organisations whose leadership sets clear goals have been shown to gain a 56% productivity lift (Rodgers & Hunter meta-analysis, Journal of Applied Psychology, 1991). In this keynote Jonny blends the research with his own story — from living in a caravan to building a billion-dollar company — to help your people reset after setbacks, reconnect with purpose and build a culture of follow-through.
What staff walk away with
Why teams move towards what they focus on — and how to give people a target worth chasing.
A simple written-goal framework your people will actually use across work and life.
The science of sustained effort, and how to bounce back after knock-backs and change.
Turning individual motivation into shared accountability and momentum across the team.
Your people leave with a written vision, a practical goal framework and the language to keep each other accountable long after the session ends.
The presentation
The Business Case for Goals
Only 5% of Australians write their goals down. The Rodgers & Hunter meta-analysis found organisations with goal-driven leadership achieve an average 56% productivity gain. Jonny opens with the data, then makes it personal — because numbers change minds, but stories change behaviour.
"We move towards what we focus on"
A clear vision is the starting point for change in any team. Jonny shows leaders and staff how to define what they're moving towards — professionally and personally — and why vague intent quietly kills performance.
Grit
- The fundamentals of resilience and how to practise them at work
- Learned optimism and how it spreads through a team
- Disempowering vs empowering thinking under pressure
- Growth vs fixed mindset in high-change environments
The PERMA Model at Work
Jonny walks through the five drivers of sustainable performance and wellbeing — Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment — with workplace-ready examples for each.
P — Positive Emotions
Practical gratitude and optimism habits that reduce burnout and lift day-to-day team energy.
E — Engagement
Identifying individual strengths and structuring work so people spend more time in flow and mastery.
R — Relationships
Authentic connection across teams — the single biggest predictor of retention and discretionary effort.
M — Meaning
Linking everyday tasks to a bigger purpose so the work feels like it counts.
A — Accomplishment
Setting S.M.A.R.T goals, tracking progress and rewarding micro-wins to keep momentum through long projects.
Outcomes for Your Organisation
- A written personal and professional vision for every attendee
- A repeatable goal-setting framework leaders can run with their teams
- Shared language for resilience, setbacks and change
- Higher engagement, follow-through and accountability across the team
What leaders say
Engaging & Powerful. A mix of humour, facts and live demos. I have already booked you for next year.
Your session was absolutely amazing and we can't thank you enough. The way you engaged over 6,000 people was impressive. We learnt a lot and have numerous people asking for the recordings. Will get you back next year!
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