Monte Königs

As a member of Whetston Strategic Foresight, a think tank and speaker collective, Monte brings future focused thinking to life with energy and clarity. Beyond the stage, he works as an organisational consultant and executive coach, equipping leaders and teams to thrive in times of change.

What sets Monte apart is his engaging, interactive style. He doesn’t just talk at an audience – he works with them. By mixing research, insights and business cases with dialogue, thought-provoking questions, and hands-on exercises, Monte creates a space where people don’t just listen—they participate, reflect, and apply.

His sessions are designed to spark curiosity and generate momentum. Clients describe him as refreshingly honest and infectiously enthusiastic. Backed by real-world business examples and grounded in research, Monte ensures every audience walks away with practical tools and insights they can use immediately.

Monte’s Keynotes

Future Proof Leadership: How to care & take action during times of polycrisis
In this talk, sociologist, leadership expert and executive trainer Monte Königs will share inspirational insights and practical take-aways for leaders to be more future proof in our times. With society experiencing a state of “polycrisis”, Gen Z entering the workforce, ever diversifying workforce and the rapid implementation of generative AI, leaders must adapt to thrive. Three themes will be explored:

• Leadership in Times of Polycrisis: We are living in times of ‘polycrisis’ – where multiple crises are affecting the world simultaneously. The polycrisis is influencing the way customers, teams and leaders make decisions and respond to change. Let’s explore how Future Proof Leaders can adapt to help their teams increase their resilience and thrive.
• The Caring Leader: The leadership style of the 2020’s is a caring one. And caring has a threefold definition: 1. care for yourself 2. care for your peers 3. care for your people / team. What does it takes for leaders to do this on all three levels?
• The Action Mindset: The polycrisis combined with uncertainty about the future makes many professionals reluctant when it comes to taking action and to speak out. How can leaders overcome this deeply human phenomenon and get themselves and their people in the action mindset?

Future Proof Collaboration: How to Connect Better & Boost Performance
In this energising session, sociologist, leadership expert, and executive trainer Monte Königs will share inspirational insights and practical take-aways to boost organisational performance during these challenging times. With society experiencing a state of “polycrisis”, Gen Z entering the workforce, ever diversifying workforce and the rapid implementation of generative AI, professionals must adapt
to thrive. Three themes will be covered:

• High-Trust Collaboration: Connection is fundamental to effective collaboration. Building high-trust teams in low-trust times is a significant challenge, but when done well, it leads to increased productivity. Learn practical tools to create strong, high-trust bonds that will enhance (multi-generational) collaboration across the organisation.
• Get into the Action Mindset: How can you cultivate an action mindset? It starts with creating a healthy environment where team members feel good, maintain an open mind, and feel supported by their leaders. Discover the top three strategies to move yourself and your team from reluctance and resistance into action and flow.
• Accelerate: Explore a collection of tips and tricks designed to help you and your team perform at your best. Pick and choose which ideas and strategies you’ll implement over the coming months to accelerate performance, enhance collaboration, and energise your team.

Future Proof Skills Deep Dive: Expert session on one of the future’s most needed skills
In this energising session, sociologist, leadership expert, and executive trainer Monte Königs will merge the world of training professional skills with keynote speaking. Combining research with inspiring examples, all audience members will take away fundamental techniques to rely on and expert level skills to try out. We can focus on the following Future Proof Skills:

• The Power of Feedback: Feedback, when delivered with the right technique and a warm hearth, has the
  power to foster true connection and the potential to make people feel seen on a deeper level. Feedback that lacks technique, can actually be harmful. So, what are the minimum requirements of good, constructive feedback. With special focuses on:
  • How to prep the person in front of you to receive it well?
  • How to adjust to different levels of performance?
  • How to implement naturally and regularly?
• Creating Psychological Safety: Employees who feel they can speak up without fear of repercussions are essential to a healthy organisation. While differing perspectives and conflicting ideas can be uncomfortable, cultures that allow for a diversity in perspectives to be expresses consistently outperform others. From supportive leadership to daily habits, every
  element matters in creating healthy, thriving workplace cultures. Discover how high-performing teams support outlying voices and keep focus.
• Allow Healthy Conflict & Accelerate: We all love positivity and optimism. At the same time, the quality of our professional relationships and teams highly depend on how accepting and skilled we are in dealing with conflict. Knowing how to turn disagreement into progress, automatically increases our willingness to embrace conflict. Discover how to make conflicting viewpoints in your team a competitive advantage.