Simon Dowling is a collaboration specialist who works with senior teams to create environments where their people really thrive. It starts by building what he calls supercharged teams. He is the author of Work With Me - how to get people to buy into your ideas. Simon had a wondrous start to his professional career: commercial lawyer in a big city firm and improv comedy, and even appeared on Thank God You’re Here. Simon shares: • Why leadership decree is no longer working and what we need now instead • How emotions are the key to getting people to engage and commit • Why leaders need to let go of control to gain control • Tips on working with mood and language to create engagement • What we need to do in order to deal with change that is imposed upon us, and still have engagement • What the heck Nemawashi is, and how it matters to bring your idea to life