Sustaining Momentum When Demands Don't Stop.
Keynote Session – Sustaining Momentum When Demands Don’t Stop.
Jim’s session, The Decision Engine, is built for professionals who already bring enormous capability to their work and want to sustain it. Not a motivational talk. A practical leadership operating system, grounded in cognitive neuroscience and tested through his Holistic Performance Lab.
At its core is E+R=O (Event + Response = Outcome) – Jim’s neuroscience-backed framework for choosing response over reaction when demands are high. Every tool is usable the same day.
Delegates will leave able to:
- Manage energy and cognitive capacity with the same discipline they bring to running their bureau
- Maintain decision quality under sustained, compounding pressure
- Build recovery habits that keep performance consistent over time
- Show up at their best repeatedly, not in short bursts followed by decline
The demands on payroll bureau professionals don’t stop. This session makes sure your performance doesn’t either.

What our members say
Just wanted to say thanks for yesterday, I left feedback but wanted to follow up to reiterate how much I enjoyed it, and it was great to finally meet!
I’ve always found some industry events extremely sales heavy – even with the guest speakers, which I understand as they sponsor and that’s needed to help fund the events, but it does then make the event feel like a huge sales pitch.
Whereas yesterday, the guest speakers were all great, motivating and had no ulterior motive in what they were talking about.
Louise Connah : Payroll Manager, Tugela People