Speaking – Dr Ritz

Keynote Speaker: Thrive Through Change, Extraordinary Leadership, Productivity and Better Decision-Making

"Bring Dr Ritz back in six months for a follow-up"

Dr Ritika “Dr Ritz” Birah is an HCPC-registered Consultant Counselling Psychologist and global speaker on leadership psychology, resilience and workplace mental health. She delivered a resilience programme to over 2,000 employees at Lloyds Banking Group.

Her work spans financial services, UK government organisations, global management consulting and high-performance teams across sectors.

If you live and work in a world of constant disruption, her keynotes give leaders a clear framework to stay calm, clear and decisive under pressure, improving decision-making, communication and execution.

Her work spans financial services, UK government organisations, global management consulting and high-performance teams across sectors.

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What organisers and audiences say

“An inspiring talk… you gave us a huge amount to think about alongside practical tips we can use inside and outside of work.”

Global People Director

“One of the best sessions our company has offered.”

C-Suite Exec

“An engaging and meaningful session. The practical skills were a great way to tie our new-found knowledge together.”

Global Wellbeing Manager

“Yesterday, Dr Ritz hosted a webinar for our company. We were so impressed that we’d like to offer a year’s subscription to Reflect with Dr Ritz to some of our employees.”

“Knowing what’s happening is worlds away from knowing how to change it… today’s session gave me such great and realistic advice.”

“This session should be compulsory for all employees.”

“I could listen to you every day, Dr Ritz.”

What organisations book me for:

The briefs I’m most often asked to cover focus on:

Thriving through change and disruption
Extraordinary leadership under pressure
Productivity without burnout
Better decision-making and follow-through

Each keynote is built on my signature REFLECT framework and can be delivered for senior leadership, middle management, or adapted for all-staff.

The REFLECT Framework (Signature Model)

A leadership reset model designed for pressure, high decision-load and rapid change.

R – Regulate (State)
E – Examine (Thinking)
F – Focus (Executive function)
L – Launch (Action)
E – Engage (Dialogue)
C/T – Close + Transition (Recovery)

Talk Menu

1: Thrive Through Change: Pressure-Proof Decisions (Flagship)

When change is constant, decision quality becomes the competitive advantage. This keynote shows how stress shifts judgement and communication, then teaches an in-the-moment reset so leaders stay calm, clear and decisive when stakes are high.

Audience leaves with:
• A rapid regulation tool
• A pressure-proof decision framework
• Micro-steps to improve execution immediately

Best for:
transformation, restructures, fast-paced environments, rapid growth, high stakes

2: From Good to Extraordinary: The Regulated Leader

Extraordinary leadership is not about intensity. It is about steadiness under pressure. I help leaders recognise the patterns that subtly reduce impact under stress, then replace reactivity with calmer presence, clearer boundaries and more authoritative communication.

Audience leaves with:
• Practical regulation tools for high-pressure moments
• A calm communication approach for difficult conversations
• A repeatable way to lead uncertainty without escalation

Best for: leadership development, people management, emotionally demanding roles, cultures under pressure

3: Productivity That Holds Under Pressure: Micro-Habits for Real Working Days

If you want more productivity without running on adrenaline, the answer is behaviour design, not motivation. In this session I teach you micro-habits that reduce friction and decision fatigue across the week, so follow-through improves even when workload is high.

Audience leaves with:
• A micro-habit method that sticks
• Tools to reduce decision fatigue and protect attention
• A close-down routine that improves recovery and next-day performance

Best for: workload overload, execution gaps, hybrid strain, teams who are stretched and dropping balls

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Dr Ritz Birah
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