Empowering minds: Andrew Bryant ignites NHRC 2025 stage with call for self-leadership in changing world

AT the heart of the National HR Conference 2025, organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Sri Lanka, international keynote speaker Andrew Bryant delivered a captivating and thought-provoking address on the power of self-leadership in transforming individuals, institutions, and nations.

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Held under the theme “Empowering People for a Thriving Nation,” the two-day conference at the Monarch Imperial brought together policymakers, CEOs, HR professionals, and business leaders, converging to shape the future of work in Sri Lanka. With a speaker line-up that included global thought leaders such as Bryant and empathetic leadership advocate Mimi Nicklin, the conference offered rich insight into the evolving role of human capital in national development.

The heart of the keynote: Self-leadership in the age of Al

“Self-leadership is the practice of intentionally influencing your thinking, feeling and actions toward your objectives,” Bryant declared, drawing on decades of leadership coaching and corporate transformation work across continents. In an era saturated with external control—where technology, bureaucracy, and even artificial intelligence threaten to dictate our decisions—Bryant urged participants to reclaim ownership over their own behaviour and mindset.