
Keynote Speaking and Masterclasses
Nina Mapson Bone is an engaging keynote speaker, MC, facilitator and trainer who leaves audiences inspired and motivated to act.
As the author of 'Meaningful Work: Unlock Your Unique Path to Career Fulfilment,' Nina brings a wealth of experience as a people strategist, executive coach, consultant, chair, and director.
She works closely with boards, CEOs, founders, and executives to bridge the gap between strategy and the unique needs, motivations, and capabilities of their people.
Nina Mapson Bone’s dynamic presence and deep insights make her an invaluable asset to any event or organisation.

Author of the career-defining book Meaningful Work
Meaningful Work will unlock your unique path to career fulfilment.
This book will help you define what meaningful work is for you, distilling it down into three key messages you can reflect upon for your own career.
Learn how to get to the heart of what is meaningful for you, and how to use this to find contentment in your current or future role.
Philip Moss
Senior Manager, Leadership Coaching and Capability - NAB
"Nina is a very accomplished presenter, speaker & leader – I particularly liked, aside from the content, her relaxed style & wit, which mixed nicely with her ability to land the big points."
Tim Dettman,
Director & Chief Marketing Officer - Kieser Australia
“We set Nina a challenge in her presentation with a wide variety of experience amongst attendees – but without exception she was able to connect to and inspire the entire audience.
Her message was delivered with such clarity that our team took away concrete actions for today and were begging to have her back!”
Rebecca Rynehart
General Manager, Consulting - Beaumont People
"Nina embodies a diverse range of executive talents
Whether delivering keynotes, providing strategic consultancy, facilitating workshops, or crafting impactful written content, she stands as a seasoned and esteemed professional in her field.
She also effortlessly infuses humour into her interactions, making her not only a valuable asset but also an exceptional MC!"
Nina's Keynotes Include:
Bridging the strategy-people disconnect
In this engaging and insightful keynote Nina shares the key reasons your strategy may be failing to be achieved.
Bridging the disconnect between strategy and people’s needs, capabilities and motivations, she helps you see how your organisation can move that strategy from ideas on a page to realised high-performing outcomes.
Sharing insights from her book ‘Meaningful Work’ based on world-first research, with many ‘aha’ moments you will come away with actual steps you can take to move your strategy forward.
Meaningful Work, Meaningful Workplaces
Based on world-first research, in this keynote or masterclass, Nina shares deep wisdom from research, case studies and first-hand experiences in how you can find and create meaningful work.
Learn how to reap the personal benefits of meaningful work such as increased job satisfaction, better career advancement, mitigated work-related stress, and a positive influence on overall wellbeing, whilst also improving your organisational outcomes including higher levels of commitment, lower rates of absenteeism, and reduced turnover.
Come away with a completely different lens with which to view work – one that will give it a whole new meaning.
Growth Mindset @ Work
Drawing on the work of Dr Carol Dweck, in this keynote or masterclass Nina takes a deep dive into how taking a growth mindset approach at work can improve outcomes for all aspects of work performance.
With practical application, it looks at how the theory can be applied to the different aspects of work giving real-life examples and exercises so delegates can apply it in their own workplaces.
Transformative in nature, adopting a growth mindset in work, and applying it across whole teams can create a common way of working that encourages everyone on a journey of improvement with better outcomes for all.
Cultivating Executive Presence
The ever-elusive executive presence. Something we all aspire to have. Something we struggle to define. How do you know if you have it? How do you cultivate it? How do you build it in others? We can all recognise those leaders we feel have ‘it’, and we all know leaders we aspire to be like who display this quality.
In this keynote, Nina share’s some of the secrets of executive presence, including why being engaged in meaningful work will help elevate your executive presence, based on the research from her book, ‘Meaningful Work’.
Learn the secrets to cultivating this capability and see how it can help craft your career and increase the performance of your executive leadership team.
Effective Exchange: Improving Workplace Communication Skills
An interactive keynote or masterclass designed for professionals at all levels, from first-time leaders to board members.
It provides practical, implementable frameworks to enhance communication, resolve conflicts, clarify expectations, and drive positive outcomes in the workplace.
Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, attendees will gain actionable strategies to build clarity, collaboration, and confidence in their daily interactions.
Productivity & Performance
If you have ever been frustrated by your people not performing to the level you would like them to, this is the session for you.
Understanding why one person's micro-management is another's clear direction is the key to getting your people to truly perform. We live in a world of work where our team expect to be managed on an individual level, and as leaders we are expected to change our style day-by-day, and it is increasingly hard to deliver.
In this keynote/masterclass Nina shares incisive tips and tricks to help you hack the system so you can better deliver, with less stress for yourself and the team.
Host your own masterclass
Each of Nina's keynotes can also can be delivered as a half day or full day masterclasses.
Masterclasses build on Nina's speaking topics, incorporating interactive activities, and case studies.
Participants are left with key takeaways, individualised to the person, with training handouts and reference materials to embed the learning for continual improvement.
Contact us to discuss an in-house masterclass.
