Alternego Talks
Spark debate about work and open new perspectives
Accessible, thought-provoking and interactive talks to illuminate changes in the world of work, challenge assumptions and inspire action.
Our learning approach
Understand without oversimplifying
Connect behaviour with personalities and the contexts in which it unfolds.
Make research understandable while preserving its rigour.
Offer insight without moral judgements or ready-made answers.
Encourage participation, questions and meaningful collective reflection.
The catalogue
Choose your talk
Select a theme to explore the perspective, speaker and related content. Every format can be adapted to your context.
Decision-making biases
Deciding under pressure: when enough is enough!
Understand how pressure, overload and urgency affect judgement, and identify ways to make clearer decisions.
Learn moreDecision-making at the heart of ethical dilemmas
Explore tensions between rules, values and consequences to make better decisions when legitimate options conflict.
Learn moreDeciding under social constraints: stereotypes
Understand how norms and stereotypes shape individual and collective decisions.
Learn moreDiversity, equity & inclusion
Too fat, too ugly, too tattooed: who belongs, and what are the risks?
Question workplace appearance norms and their effects on inclusion, careers and HR decisions.
Learn moreWhat big-picture solutions can address microaggressions?
Understand how microaggressions work and take collective action to stop them becoming normalised.
Learn moreReligion: how can workplaces make thoughtful accommodations?
Develop a framework to reconcile religious expression, individual needs and collective working.
Learn moreCompanies facing the backlash
Analyse resistance to inclusion policies and build robust, clear responses that bring people together.
Learn moreHow can we end pay inequality?
Understand persistent pay gaps and identify practical levers for measurement, negotiation and action.
Learn moreGirls do not like science… and other stereotypes about gender balance at work
Challenge assumptions that shape careers and hold back gender balance across professions.
Learn moreParents, carers… and everyone else
Rethink fairness at work in light of differing personal and family responsibilities.
Learn moreRethinking gender balance for everyone
Move beyond symbolic approaches and make gender balance a driver of cooperation and collective performance.
Learn moreQuality of work life and employee relations
Employee relations and negotiation: challenges and approaches

Understand approaches that strengthen negotiation and make social dialogue a strategic driver.
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Change and adaptability: why and how to adapt

Explore the individual and collective drivers of adaptability to better support transformation.
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Business as usual is running out of steam as our planet struggles

Debate models of work and business in the face of social and environmental limits.
Learn moreManagement, negotiation and cooperation
Invisible talent: an essential contribution to collective harmony

Make visible the quiet contributions that sustain cooperation and strong teams.
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Eyes on the clock: taking back control of your time

Understand our relationship with time and regain room for choice in organisations under pressure.
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The best negotiator is five years old

Discover, with humour, the fundamentals of negotiation: ask, listen, reframe and persevere.
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The secrets of cooperation

Identify the conditions that help different stakeholders build and act together.
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Having authority without being authoritarian

Distinguish authority, power and authoritarianism to develop a clear, legitimate management approach.
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Boldness: does everyone have an equal chance to dare?

Question the social and organisational conditions that enable, or prevent, initiative.
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The keys to constructive feedback

Make feedback a tool for development, recognition and healthier workplace relationships.
Learn morePsychosocial risks, quality of work life and social innovation
Why so much to carry?

Name the different forms of workload and understand their effects on work and health.
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Performing well and feeling good!

Move beyond the supposed opposition between wellbeing and performance to explore sustainable work.
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Embracing change

Understand our reactions to change and create the conditions for sustainable transformation.
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Harassment: beyond the clichés…

Clarify mechanisms, warning signs and responsibilities to prevent and address situations rigorously.
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Dialogue with stakeholders in a crisis

Preserve the quality of dialogue when tension, uncertainty and urgency disrupt relationships.
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Blurring boundaries: can work and personal life be separated?

Explore increasingly blurred boundaries between work and personal life and identify helpful ways to manage them.
Learn moreLet’s build a talk tailored to your challenges and audience.
This catalogue is a starting point: we also create bespoke talks around your organisation’s priorities and context.












