Signature keynote
Authenticity at work
Why organisations are judged on what they do, and practical ways to close the gap between their values and their practice.
A keynote of 45 to 60 minutes, or a half-day workshop with your team
Worked with Panasonic, NatWest, the UN Human Rights Office, the British Army, Jacobs and Squire Patton Boggs
Training that has reached more than 15,000 professionals around the world
Award-winning research on authenticity at work
About me
I’m a behavioural scientist and Associate Professor of Behavioural Science at Durham University, where I direct professional education in behavioural science.
My award-winning work on authenticity in organisations looks at what happens when values and practice come apart, and how to close the gap. My research has appeared in journals including the Journal of Economic Psychology and the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. I’ve also worked with organisations including Panasonic, NatWest, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), the British Army, Jacobs and Squire Patton Boggs.
I trained in psychology in Florida, at the University of Florida and the University of Central Florida, before moving to the UK for a PhD at Aston Business School. Away from work I’m a keen runner, I play and coach football, and I ski whenever I can.
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Authenticity is doing what you say.
Leadership advice usually treats authenticity as being true to yourself. My work asks a different question about organisations: do they do what they say?
Employees, customers and investors notice the difference. In some areas, regulators now check it too.
Read the researchDiversity and inclusion
Whether commitments show up in hiring, pay and everyday treatment.
Sustainability
Whether green claims match what the business actually does.
Ethics
Whether stated values hold up when targets and pressure rise.
Speaking
Keynotes, workshops and virtual sessions for leadership teams, and for HR, sustainability and communications audiences.
My sessions mix research, real cases and hands-on exercises.
I’m based in Durham, England, and speak worldwide, in person or online.
Enquire about speakingGreen talk is cheap
Making sustainability claims that customers, investors and regulators believe.
For sustainability, brand and communications teams
Diversity as I say, not as I do
Closing the gap between inclusion commitments and what staff experience day to day.
For HR and people leaders
Ethics under pressure
Why good people cut corners when targets bite, and what leaders can change.
For leadership, risk and compliance teams
“The best training I’ve ever done.”
Writing and research
Plain-language pieces for people who run organisations, and the research behind them.
- Research Diversity as I say, not as I do Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020
- Research Employee reactions to positive action policies in the UK: does the organization’s justification matter? Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021
- Podcast Authenticity, hypocrisy and trust at work and in politics The Aaron Halliday Podcast, 2020
Get in touch
For speaking, workshops or media requests, tell me a little about what you have in mind, or email andrew@ajmarcinko.com.