The Decisiveness Crisis | Free Live Masterclass | Uncertainty Experts
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Wednesday 6th May 2026  ยท  11am GMT

The
Decisiveness
Crisis

New research across over 1,000 leaders reveals the hidden bias undermining your team's decisions - and the four behaviours that break it.

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65%would rather appear decisive and get it wrong than admit uncertainty and get it right
74%of transformations fail due to uncertainty-driven resistance
1,000+leaders researched to uncover the decisiveness gap
The Problem

Certainty
theatre
is breaking
business

The pressure to appear certain is built into how organisations work. It's not a leadership failure - it's a system problem. And right now it's quietly distorting the judgment of the people you depend on most.

65%
of leaders in our research would rather appear decisive and get it wrong than admit uncertainty and get it right. That ratio holds across every sector, seniority level - and gender.
What you'll learn
  • 01
    Spot certainty theatre in your own teamRecognise the specific moments when your people are performing confidence rather than thinking clearly - and what it's costing every decision they make.
  • 02
    Understand why smart people consistently choose to look right over being rightThe neuroscience of why this happens - not as a character flaw but as a predictable system response. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
  • 03
    Meet the 35% who resistThe leaders who don't show this bias differ in four measurable ways. You'll leave knowing exactly what those behaviours are and how to start practising them.
  • 04
    Know where the bias lives in your organisationIt's not where you'd expect. The data reveals a seniority pattern that changes how you think about your leadership layers - and who needs the most support.
  • 05
    Try two tools in the room, not just in theoryThis isn't a lecture. You'll practise two of the Uncertainty-Ready Leader behaviours live, with your own real decisions. Most people notice a shift before the session ends.
  • 06
    Leave with one question worth taking back to your teamA single diagnostic question that surfaces your organisation's certainty culture - and starts a conversation most teams have never had.

Your hosts

Sam Conniff
Sam Conniff
Creator & Presenter

Bestselling author of Be More Pirate and multi award-winning entrepreneur. Sam writes, creates and presents Uncertainty Experts โ€” guiding audiences through stories and facilitated reflections that shift behaviour.

"Sam inspires teams to do more than they ever thought possible."โ€” Google
Katherine Templar Lewis
Katherine Templar Lewis
Chief Science Officer

Cognitive Scientist and co-founder of neuroaesthetics lab Kinda Studios. Katherine translates cutting-edge science into practical tools that measurably change how people respond to uncertainty.

"Katherine is by far the best science communicator I have ever heard."โ€” Lego
Katherine Templar Lewis presenting

Wednesday 6th May 2026
11am GMT