Keynotes · Durban
Keynotes in Durban.
Durban anchors South Africa's logistics, maritime and manufacturing economy — sectors where clear communication under pressure is everything. David Watts offers keynotes for Durban's leadership teams and KwaZulu-Natal conferences.
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Three talks that consistently move the room.
Cracking The Influence Code
The Signature Keynote, Built on the Book
Most leaders rely on authority, logic, or repetition to get buy-in. When those fail — and they do, constantly — teams stagnate, deals collapse, and change initiatives die. The problem isn't the message. It's the missing understanding of how the human brain actually processes influence.
From Friction to Fusion
Resolving High-Stakes Corporate Conflict with Integrity
Unresolved conflict — between departments, between leaders, between teams — is one of the most expensive silent costs in any organisation. Productivity drops. Innovation stalls. Talent walks. And most leaders have been given no tools to address it beyond 'have a conversation' or bringing in an external mediator at crisis point.
Beyond the Bargaining Table
The Hidden Psychology of Win-Win Negotiation
Multi-million-rand deals stall, collapse, or settle for less than they should — not because of poor strategy, but because of hidden human emotions, identity concerns, and loss aversion that neither party knows how to navigate. Logic alone has never closed a hard deal.
For Durban's logistics, maritime and manufacturing
The port, the supply chains and the factories that run through Durban depend on coordination, negotiation and steady leadership when things go wrong. David's keynotes give KwaZulu-Natal leaders the tools to resolve conflict between teams, negotiate with suppliers and partners, and lead calmly through disruption. Available across Durban and the wider region, in person or virtually.
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