Kamal Sarma

Kamal Sarma's Biography

From monk to venture capitalist and keynote speaker Kamal Sarma has transformed leaders and teams globally. Over the last 20 years he has delivered significant results for people and companies with his customised framework and teachings. 

As the world accelerates we need to amplify the right mindset and skills. Kamal Sarma specialises in helping teams solve current challenges then shift them into a new level of performance. 

Kamal has developed deep insight into organisations and people cultivated by his own unique background.   Living in a monastery he trained as monk for 6 years before excelling in senior corporate positions.  Now as the founder and director of Rezilium – a strategic leadership firm Kamal delivers customised strategies and presentations for a range of industries. 

Kamal has held executive roles in organizations such as McKinsey & Company, Eli Lilly, StGeorge Bank and AMP Capital Investors. He is an experienced speaker, trainer and the author of 3 books: The international bestseller Mental Resilience: The Power of Clarity – How to develop the focus of a warrior and the peace of a monk. THE LEADERSHIP LEAP- (Un)Learning how to lead, as featured on Google talks.  His most recent book is WinWin Conversations: The Art and Science of Human Connection.

Kamal has co-founded two venture capital businesses in the IT and biotech sectors and is currently is a Chairman of Amicus Digital and the RUOK Thinktank.  He is also co-founder Not-for-Profit initiative CaptivateTheFuture that builds resilience, self-esteem and confidence in high school students through public speaking.

Key areas:

•          Leadership (of team and self)

•          Resilience in times of rapid change

•          Change Leadership

•          Communication and Connection

•          Creating a feedback and appreciation culture

•          Sustaining High Performing Teams in a VUCA world

Speaking Topics Include

WinWin Conversations– How to have Challenging Conversations with Clarity and Confidence

In a world of complexity, change and disruption your ability to communicate on a deeper level is vital.   WinWin Conversations is designed to deliver a competitive advantage because those who can influence relationships and results positively in the future will thrive.

WinWin Conversations will help you become agile and flexible in your thinking while offering new ways of communication that can transform relationships and results.   

Teams who have adopted WinWin have experienced an upward shift in performance.  The practical content is ideal if you are looking for an edge in engagement and communication. 

In this presentation Kamal explores:

•          What is a WinWin Conversation

•          How to build a culture of WinWin

•          The 7 Principals of WinWin Conversations

•          How to transform existing and build new relationships

•          How implementing WinWin can improve results

Mental Resilience -   Develop the Focus of a Warrior and the Clarity of a Monk

Kamal has more than 20 years’ experience helping people developing one of their most precious assets – the mind. As the author of Mental Resilience – The Power of Clarity - How to develop the focus of a warrior and focus of a monk.   Kamal draws on his personal experience as a monk and professional work with leaders and teams to facilitate a new level of growth and resilience    

During this session Kamal will unpack: 

1.         How to develop mental resilience and mental wellbeing through mindfulness and meditation

2.         How do we build create mental and emotional resilience in a volatile , uncertain, chaotic and ambiguous world

3.         How to maintain focus and clarity to make better decisions

4.         Tools to sustain your mental resilience in an era of information overload

The Leadership Leap – Why you need to un-learn and re-learn

Strong leadership of self and of your organisation is imperative for the future of work and business.  Leadership is an ongoing challenge globally and presents limitless opportunities for growth. 

To progress your personal or professional journey Kamal believes you need to un-learn many things you have been taught previously.  He has identified 7 essential principals and suggests that un-learning these will accelerate your Leadership Journey. 

On the Leadership Leap Journey Kamal will explore:

•          The 7 Principals of Leadership to un-learn

•          The new principals of Leadership

•          How to build Leadership that inspires people to follow

•          How to transform people and culture through Leadership

 

The Connection Advantage

To gain an advantage in life and in business the most important skill you need to develop is connection.  Yet we are never taught the skills that enable us to connect deeply with one another, our clients or our purpose.

Organisations that truly can connect at these 3 levels are able to flourish and deal with change, complexity and uncertainty.

In this presentation Kamal explores:

•          How to create deep connection at personal level, team level and at a purpose level

•          How to use the connection advantage to create a shortcut to change

•          The 5 areas where connection can break down and how to rebuild

•          How to use build connection to build an appreciation and feedback culture

•          How to use human connection to build a sustainable competitive advantage

Resilience2Thrive-   How to shift from surviving to thriving

Organisational and personal resilience are 2 of the most powerful traits you can develop in response to the challenges of today and tomorrow.   When you can command your awareness and build your resilience results will flourish.

Kamal has more than 20 years’ experience helping thrive and flourish. As the author of Mental Resilience – The Power of Clarity - How to develop the focus of a warrior and focus of a monk.   Kamal draws on his personal experience as a monk and professional work with leaders and teams to facilitate a new level of growth and resilience    

During this session Kamal will unpack: 

1.         How to thrive in challenging times by developing personal and professional resilience

2.         When faced with challenges and change how do we build a culture that can thrive and be resilient

3.         How to maintain focus and clarity to make better decisions

4.         Tools to sustain your resilience and thrive in short and long term

The Path to Purpose: The power of passion, pain and pausing.

By aligning performance to purpose individuals, teams and organisations can sustain superior results. In this keynote Kamal seeks to answer

Why do so many people struggle to find their purpose?

How can we create purpose in our lives, and why is it so important for our wellbeing and fulfilment?

 

He explores:

1.         How we uncover our purpose rather than discovering our purpose

2.         How passion comes not from doing what you love, but from understanding what causes us pain, and building a purpose that overcomes this

3.         How we have been become disconnected from

•          Ourselves

•          Our families

•          Our purpose

•          Our environment

4.         Why do so many people consider themselves too busy to take the time to find their purpose, and why it is important to pause in our hyper connected lives

5.         How to embark on the journey to find your purpose and how to find a purpose that is bigger than yourself.