Lucy Hone

Dr Lucy Hone is best known for her hugely popular TED talk, Three Secrets of Resilient People. Translated into 23 languages and viewed more than nine million times worldwide, it is now recognised as one of TEDx’s Top 100 “Must Watch” talks of all time. She’s also a bestselling author, respected researcher and Adjunct Senior Fellow at the University of Canterbury. Her work regularly features in international media including Oprah Daily, the BBC, The Guardian, Vogue, CBS and The New York Times, and her latest book, How Will I Ever Get Through This?, has already attracted significant international media attention (Allen & Unwin / Atlantic Books).

As the world faces a new era of work, Dr Lucy Hone’s expertise is in high demand. She equips leaders and organisations with the skills to navigate uncertainty and ongoing disruption by replacing overwhelm and pressure with realistic optimism, clarity and practical strategies. Trusted by companies ranging from Amazon and Apple, Deloitte and KPMG, GSK and Nestlé, to the World Business Forum, the United Nations, National Defence Forces and global hospice organisations, her evidence-based tools help people perform under pressure, stay steady and committed through change and communicate more effectively when the stakes are high.

She works with organisations to build mental agility in individuals and psychological safety in their teams, which together produce a culture of collective resilience – enabling organisations to overcome set backs, adapt quickly, and remain cohesive and effective through continual change.

Describing herself as a “pracademic,” Lucy delivers a unique blend of academic rigour, combined with lived experience that makes her immediately relatable: a rare mix of academic who can laugh and be wholly relatable, and a social-media communicator who has scientifically tested the tools she teaches. This combination is why clients and audiences love her: she translates world-class research into warm, human, practical strategies that make people feel seen and understood, and leaves them with tools they can remember and immediately use.

Dr Lucy’s work goes far beyond a keynote. Through workshops, webinars, deep-dive masterclasses and follow-up resources, she helps teams build their resilience muscle over time - future-proofing their ability to navigate disruption, handle uncertainty and stay steady through ongoing change. These extended learning options help her tools stick, giving teams a shared language and creating lasting impact.

Audiences love her and the way she leaves them feeling hopeful, strong and confident, ready to face anything. As she says, “I’m real, not perfect, we all are! But I’ve also learned - from my studies, research, conversations with thousands of clients, and my own and others’ lived experience, humans are hugely adaptable and want to thrive.”