Fatigue is rarely a lack of discipline.
The five brain rhythms, and why losing flexibility between them causes fatigue
Why seven hours of sleep can still leave you tired, and how recovery underpins sharpness and decision quality. Developed above as a core keynote.
What stress does neurobiologically, why your own judgement deteriorates, and how people learn to steer their stress response. Developed above as a core keynote.
Sleeping ahead, power naps, caffeine, light and recovery for those working nights or on call. Workable adjustments for the rosters that already exist.
How capacity is built, why some people recover better than others, and how to guard the limit without playing down the pressure.
What happens neurobiologically after critical incidents, and how an organisation makes this discussable. The angle is recognition and understanding, not therapy.
The limiting factor sits in the brain working with the technology. Which human capacities weigh heaviest in an AI era, and how to strengthen them.
Fatigue and stress colour the judgement of leaders, usually without them noticing. Also available as a closed session for a board or management team.
Tunnel vision, escalating too late and clinging to the first impression are brain mechanisms. They can be understood and, in part, trained.
Movement as an instrument for stress regulation and mental clarity, provided it is used at the right moment. Including the pitfall: badly timed training works against recovery.
How nutrition, blood sugar and meal timing carry through into energy and concentration, without rigid diet rules. With attention to irregular shifts.
Behaviour change rarely fails through lack of motivation, but through a wrong understanding of how habits work. Small steps that hold up under pressure too.
How the brain focuses, why it is so easily distracted, and which habits deliver the most gain.
A culture shift has taken hold, where things that affect vitality can finally be talked about. Even the most critical audience is won over by the way you lay out the science and take apart the myths people cling to.
Via drumming he illustrated scientific points in a clear and memorable way. Leo inspired me, and I think many others in the audience, to look carefully into our sleep and general lifestyle habits.
Sleep is the foundation we all run on. Leo helps you make that foundation solid. I’d recommend him to anyone who wants to make a difference from a position of strength.
Just as fun and engaging as a day racing on the track, because I immediately felt how I could improve my life.
We asked Leo to speak to a group of PhD candidates. An inspiring, popular-science talk on sleep; the expression of rhythms on the drum was received very positively.
You can hear things often, but to truly understand them it's important to experience them yourself. That's what makes Leo's presentation so special.
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Alongside his work for organisations, Leo shares his knowledge in accessible online courses and a free guide, for anyone who wants to work on better sleep, more energy and less stress.
The keynote inspires a room. The programme changes an organisation.
45 to 90 minutes, and yes. Most organisations choose an hour with a Q&A afterwards. If you are tied to a tight schedule, pass on the available time in the preliminary conversation. The structure is adjusted to it, not shortened by talking faster.
From 25 to well over 200 participants. Below 25 a workshop usually works better, because there is room to practise. Larger rooms are possible too; that mainly asks something extra of the sound and the setup, and that comes up in the preliminary conversation.
A stage or clear floor with room for a drum kit, sound that can handle drums, setup time beforehand, and a screen or projector. The technical arrangements run directly with the venue in advance, so you do not have to work that out yourself.
A preliminary conversation, always. Who is in the room, what is going on, and what prompted this day. Where it helps, Leo speaks briefly with a few participants or with the organiser beforehand. After that the examples shift with the sector and the question.
Yes. A Q&A afterwards is always possible. An on-stage conversation with a host, or taking part in a panel, is also possible provided it is agreed in advance. The keynote is then built around it rather than standing separately alongside it.
Yes, and at a conference that often works best. The keynote plenary as an opening, then a smaller session for those who want to go further. That can be a masterclass, or a workshop for part of the group.
That is possible, provided it is agreed in advance. Recording for internal use is generally no problem. Broadcasting live or publishing the footage later requires separate arrangements, partly because the presentation contains research material and third-party imagery.
Yes, keynotes are delivered both inside and outside the Netherlands, in Dutch or English. Travel time and travel costs are stated in the proposal, so nothing is added afterwards.
There is no price list on the site, because requests differ too much from one another. What counts: the group size, the travel time, whether an in-depth session is attached, and how much preparation it requires. You get a proposal with a clear figure before anything is fixed.
Everyone leaves the room with the core of the story and at least one thing they can apply the next day. If you want more than that, the workshop is the format where participants work with their own roster and something ends up on paper.
