Andrew Lock

About Andrew

Why use Andrew Lock to inspire and motivate your team? Andrew specializes in creating, leading, and managing teams in highly adverse and uncertain environments.  Precisely what organisations are facing in today’s constantly and rapidly changing financial, political and technological world.

Andrew Lock is not just a mountaineer. In addition to being the only member of the British Commonwealth to have climbed all fourteen of the world’s 8000 metre – death zone – mountains and being the first Australian to lead a commercial expedition to the summit of Mt Everest, he has led over 100 exploratory, research and remote area teams to every continent on earth, for private entities, government and the corporate sector.  Additionally, he has worked in both State and Federal public sectors, emergency services, military and the private sector.

Andrew’s diverse leadership background in addition to his unparalleled extreme adventure experience, have instilled in him a unique understanding of how to effectively and quickly adapt to and embrace today’s uncertain business world, through;

• Proactive risk management that identifies opportunities as well as threats,
• Building individual and organizational resilience, flexibility, innovation and commitment,
• Synergistic teams, and
• Authentic Leadership

All of Andrew’s presentations are inspiring and leave his audiences completely wowed. He was officially named one of Australia’s 50 greatest ever explorers, awarded an Order of Australia for his services to adventure and received a Commendation for Bravery for rescuing three climbers from near the summit of Mt Everest.  But it is his ability to draw clear and relevant linkages from those adventure experiences, combined with his extensive workplace leadership roles that will provide your team with practical lessons to take your organization to the summit and beyond.  This is why Andrew is repeatedly asked to return and present to leadership development programmes for some of Australia’s largest corporate entities.

Ask about Andrew’s most popular presentations;

• SUMMIT SECRETS – Leading to Succeed
• EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY – The Alpine Style Organisation
• SUMMIT 8000 – The Longest Climb.
• RISK – Your Best Friend in the Mountains

Alternatively, Andrew will develop a specific presentation or workshop unique to your organisation’s priorities – Leadership, Teamwork, Risk Management, Culture, Resilience, Motivation, Goal Setting, Planning.

What people have said about Andrew

‘An incredible, inspiring, exhilarating and motivating presenter.’

‘My advice is to book him now!’

‘I applaud Andrew on his approach and commitment to our Forum. It is rare to find a key note speaker who is willing to commit so much time and energy into getting to know and understand the organisation to whom they are speaker. Andrew did this and subsequently tailored his presentation to the issues, themes and messages that underpinned the whole Forum. Even though Andrew has such a rich tapestry of experience to draw from, it was his ability to weave his story into the business messages of the conference that resulted in the Forum participants, and my clients, to talk about Andrew’s impact for days afterwards. I simply couldn’t have asked for a better speaker to augment the Forum. I would recommend Andrew to facilitators and conferences wholeheartedly’

‘Most importantly thank you so much for your inspirational presentation on Monday. When I looked around the room I could see people shaking their heads with disbelief as you spoke about your conquests. Not to mention on Tuesday morning as all of us here at the Sydney office discussed it all over again.’

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