David Whyte 2018 Tour Events, Times and Venues

Half a Shade Braver: Leadership in a time of magnified uncertainty with David Whyte and Gayle Karen Young: Friday 9 November 2018, 9.30am - 12.30pm.
State Library New South Wales, The Dixson Room, Corner of Macquarie Street and Shakespeare Place, Sydney

Setting Direction for a Future Life: Sydney A morning with David Whyte: Saturday 10 November 2018, 9.30am - 1.30pm.
Monkey Baa Theatre | Lendlease Darling Quarter Theatre, Terrace 3, 1-25 Harbour Street, Sydney

Setting Direction for a Future Life Melbourne: A morning with David Whyte: Sunday 11 November 2018, 9.30am - 1.30pm.
Clemenger BBDO Auditorium | National Gallery of Victoria, 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Half a Shade Braver: Leadership in a time of magnified uncertainty with David Whyte and Gayle Karen Young: Monday 12 November 2018, 9.30am - 12.30pm.
Venue TBA in Melbourne CBD

Setting Direction for a Future Life: A Byron Bay Retreat with David Whyte: Friday 16 November 2018, 10am - 4pm.
Byron Bay Community Theatre, 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481

David Whyte is a an internationally acclaimed poet, author and pioneer of conversational leadership. Talking Sticks is delighted to present his work for the third time in Australia, to audiences of poetry and literature lovers, coaches, life coaches, personal development enthusiasts, nature lovers, mindfulness appreciators, changemakers, human resources and people managers, culture directors and CEOs.

David grew up with a strong, imaginative influence from his Irish mother among the hills and valleys of his father’s Yorkshire. He now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

The author of nine books of poetry and four books of prose, David Whyte holds a degree in Marine Zoology, honorary degrees from Neumann College and Royal Roads University, and has traveled extensively, including living and working as a naturalist guide in the Galapagos Islands and leading anthropological and natural history expeditions in the Andes, Amazon and Himalaya. He brings this wealth of experience to his poetry, lectures and workshops.

His life as a poet has created a readership and listenership in three normally mutually exclusive areas: the literate world of readings that most poets inhabit, the psychological and theological worlds of philosophical enquiry and the world of vocation, work and organizational leadership.

An Associate Fellow at Said Business School at the University of Oxford, he is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development, where he works with many European, American and international companies.

In organisational settings, using poetry and thoughtful commentary, he illustrates how we can foster qualities of courage and engagement; qualities needed if we are to respond to today’s call for increased creativity and adaptability in the workplace. He brings a unique and important contribution to our understanding of the nature of individual and organisational change, particularly through his unique perspectives on Conversational Leadership.