Whether you're kicking off a conference, running a leadership retreat or wrangling a room full of humans who’ve had too much coffee, I’m here to help you get them thinking and acting differently.

I’m a speaker, author, coach, and recovering lawyer who asks better questions for a living.

My talks are equal parts depth and mischief, designed to leave people clearer, braver, and (occasionally) a bit rattled - in the best way.

3 topics I regularly speak about:


Leading in Complexity: 
The Case for Questions Over Answers

What if the best leaders aren’t the ones who have all the answers, but the ones who unlock them?

In this keynote, Paul McGregor reveals why leading with answers creates bottlenecks, disengagement, and missed opportunities. 

Through real stories and practical examples, you’ll discover how curiosity cuts through confusion, how questions build momentum, and why listening beats lecturing.

Perfect for leaders facing constant change or struggling to align their teams. You’ll leave with the clarity to ask better questions — and the confidence to lead without needing all the answers.


Stop Wasting Time in Aimless Meetings: Conversations for Meaningful Change

We've all been in bad meetings. (You might be in one right now.)

The cost of aimless meetings is staggering. Disengaged employees. Missed opportunities. And wasted time... so much wasted time.

The problem is people think meetings are about talking. They’re not. Meetings are about momentum: moving people from confusion to clarity and from conversation to action.

In this session, Paul McGregor pulls back the curtain on why most meetings fail, why every meeting needs a purpose (but most don’t have one), and how to ask the right questions to keep things moving.

If you’re tired of endless talking with no impact, this session will give you your time (and your team) back.


The Curiosity Advantage: 
How Questions Create Impact

Curiosity isn’t just for kids. It’s the secret of the best leaders and teams around the world.

But somehow, our curiosity goes underground when we enter the workforce. Most of us default to telling — thinking we need to have all the answers.

In this session, Paul McGregor reveals where curiosity disappears to, and why rediscovering your curiosity is the key to solving bigger problems with less stress and more impact.

Whether you’re leading people or projects, or just trying to keep up with change, you’ll leave this session with a simple toolkit for asking your way to better outcomes.

Paul got the audience interacting and engaging right from the start. And he was able to share a complex message in a simple way that people could really grasp.

Marina Moroney

Client at Granicus

Paul knocked it out of the park. His energy and charisma kept the energy consistently high and he used a number of tools from his diverse and varied toolbox, and just came across as his genuine self.

Nicky Astwood

Audience member at IAP2 Symposium

Bonus Track: Let's Kill the Online Application

Recruitment is broken. (And it's hurting our organisations.)

Here’s my 5-minute TED-style rant from DisruptHR.

This short, sharp talk shows what I’m best known for: saying the thing people didn't know they were thinking - with clarity, humour and a call to do better.