About John Potter

John Potter is a business psychologist who is one of the top speakers on leadership, he has made a special study of decision making and leadership. For eight years he taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he created a unique course in military psychology and worked on developing the leadership courses. He has worked for private and public sector organisations and is a specialist in hostage and kidnap negotiation. He also works with major corporates on developing leadership negotiation and a whole range of strategic thinking skills.

For the past 20 years he has worked with military, police and civilian organisations in the areas of crisis management, negotiation, leadership development and stress management.

He has been operationally involved in many challenging situations and has developed a number of ways to help people cope with decision making in difficult and ambiguous situations. In particular he is an expert in body language, non-verbal communication and lie detection.

What People Say About John Potter

On several occasions I've heard John speak and he is always extremely effective and impressive as a speaker. He combines a wide knowledge of leadership theory with innovative views of his own which always make him interesting to listen to.

John Adair - writer, speaker and the UK's leading expert on leadership

John Potter bridges the gap between the academic world and that of the business organization. He is a very effective speaker who both educates and entertains.

Sir Geoffrey Holland, Former Permanent Secretary, Department of Education & Employment

John Potter brings vast experience and many years of thought leadership to understanding the context and expectations of contemporary leadership. Everything John Potter has to say is worth listening to ... at least twice.

Warren Bennis, University of Southern California