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Biography

Jamil Qureshi is a world-recognised speaker on all aspects of the psychology of performance, psychology of leadership, leadership attitudes, improving people, cultural change techniques, and team performance.

In sports, Jamil is one of today’s foremost practitioners of performance-enhancing psychology and is an expert in high-performing teams. Working with a rich diversity of the most talented business and sports people and teams in the world, he has helped six individuals get to World Number 1.

In 2006, Jamil was appointed as the first-ever official psychologist to work with the European Ryder Cup team by captain Ian Woosnam. They made history in winning by a record-equalling margin. He has since worked with 5 Ryder Cup captains.

Jamil has worked with 22 golfers inside the top 50 in the world, including two world number ones. He has collaborated with three English Premiership football clubs, two Formula 1 racing drivers, and the 2009 England Ashes winning cricketers. Currently, he works with many players from teams such as Liverpool FC, Manchester Utd, and Manchester City.

GQ Magazine ranked Jamil among the 2009 most influential figures in British sport. In 2023, The Daily Mirror voted him in the top 100 coaches in the world.

In Business and Industry, Jamil has worked with business leaders and companies in over 24 different countries. He helps teams fulfill their potential by developing and delivering change and performance programmes. He has designed and delivered leadership programmes at the board level for Coca-Cola, Hewlett Packard, Emirates Airlines, Cisco, and GSK. Notably, he worked across Lloyds Banking Group on their award-winning ‘Journey to World Class’ programme.

During Covid, Jamil worked extensively with global leadership teams at numerous companies. He helped them transition to leading remote and hybrid teams in a changing environment, including at SAS, Lloyds Banking Group, GSK, Janssen, NHS England, and Protiviti. Interestingly, he is one of only a few external psychologists allowed to study astronauts in the 2008 NASA Space Programme.

In Speaking, Jamil has delivered thousands of talks worldwide to over a quarter of a million people. He has spoken to an audience that included two former US presidents and was chosen as the supporting speaker to Tony Robbins. He has talked at NASDAQ in New York where he shared a stage with General Peter Pace, Joint Chief of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the whole of the US armed forces.

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TURNING AMBITION INTO ACHIEVEMENT

To do differently, we have to think differently. We all want to be better, but how do we turn our thoughts into powerful drivers of relevant and meaningful actions?

BLAME LOOKS BACKWARDS, RESPONSIBILITY LOOKS FORWARDS

How to create genuine ownership within our teams – the real difference between commitment and compliance.

ENGAGEMENT - RHETORIC OR REALITY

Understanding the true motivators in the workplace , and how we need to change our view of what we believe an organization is.

RESPONSIBILITY

Why the key ingredient of success is choice? How to enable people to ‘choose’ their way to more and greater success.

COMPLEXITY AND UNCERTAINTY, SO WHAT?

How to achieve focus and purpose to cut throu gh circumstance. There are no obstructions – just distractions.

THE DISRUPTIVE LEADER

The only way for leaders to optimize people’s talents is by breaking thinking habits.

SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS

Companies no longer compete against companies; networks compete against networks – we are only as strong as our ability to form meaningful relationships.

THE ROGUE MONKEY

Creativity is something we unlearn! How can we learn it back and see innovation as an asset!

Testimonials

“I’ve invited Jamil to speak in front of various International teams and every time, he has delivered a thought provoking, energetic and fun performance that has really inspired the audience. For me, the single best outcome, is that after the session people are thinking; thinking about how they feel and how they act in everyday situations and also answering their own “why” question. Now my teams are better equipped to conquer the challenges ahead and are all seeking to achieve.”
– APPLE
“Jamil is a first-class presenter, host, coach and Learning specialist. I personally learned lots from Jamil that helped me shape my Leadership programme, which has been a great success. As you can see from the clients Jamil has worked with, he is highly respected across many different fields from sports to financial services and is style of delivery is engaging and humorous.”
– MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU
“Genuinely funny, thought provoking and engaging! It’s not often you see someone you immediately want to book for next year!”
– UNILEVER VENTURES
“Jamil is a hugely compelling and powerful communicator, coach and mentor. He has undertaken several transformational activities, as part of a country-wide roadshow, for my teams which made a huge difference and were extremely well received all round. I am extremely happy to recommend him.”
– IQE PLC

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