Internationally recognised for her work building ‘B-Suite leaders with C-Suite impact’, Rebecca is unmatched in her insight into the challenges, opportunities, and untapped potential of middle management.

A proud Recruitment Industry alumni, Rebecca managed successful recruitment and headhunting teams in London, Frankfurt and Melbourne before becoming the TA Executive for Bupa and Australia Post.

Rebecca has trained thousands of managers and leaders to transform their mindset, skillset and strategic performance where it matters most: in the middle.

Rebecca’s mission at SHAPE is to help Executive audiences understand BoldHR’s why only 6% of middle managers meet the gold standard—and leverage the proven formula that leading organisations use to transform middle manager performance.

A multi award-winner, her insights have been featured in the Australian Financial Review, News.com.au, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, SmartCompany, HR Leader, Fast Company and more.

Her most recent book ‘More Impact, More Easily’ is selling out nationally, delivering proven solutions for managers to control the pace of work, use the space to think strategically, and leverage influence far beyond their authority.

Rebecca is the only speaker in Australia with the proprietary data, proven frameworks, and Recruitment leadership experience to help your middle managers have more impact, more easily, and to help you shape tomorrow’s Talent landscape.

Order Takers to Impact Makers: How your organisation can build B-Suite Leaders with C-Suite Impact

Session Synopsis: Right now, 82% of middle managers are stuck below the line as ‘order takers’—managing processes but not shaping strategy. Above the line are Australia’s top-performing managers—impact makers—leaders who set direction, make decisive calls, and lift productivity, collaboration, and engagement across the board.

This gap is the silent killer of organisational performance.

Below it, good ideas stall, decisions get delayed, and managers burn out. Above it, your managers become strategic powerhouses who deliver results that ripple across the business.

In this keynote, Rebecca Houghton—creator of the B-Suite Benchmarks?—shares exclusive data from over 1,000 Australian managers and the proven formula to bridge that gap. You’ll discover exactly how to move your managers up the ladder of impact and unlock performance where it matters most: in the middle.