A Leader in Name Only: Avoiding the Trap of Invisible leaders

As senior leaders, you’ve seen it: “Leaders in Name Only” (LINOs) who lean on title and hierarchy instead of trust and influence. The costs are real: missed opportunities, stalled innovation, and avoidable turnover.

In China alone, research indicates only 40% of employees believe their executive leadership has the skills and mindset needed for major change.

So what can companies do to prevent this cost of invisible leadership?

In this keynote, Warwick John Fahy – leadership consultant, 23-year China veteran, TEDx speaker, and author of The One Minute Presenter – draws on research, real-world case studies, and 2,200+ sessions with Fortune 500 leaders across Asia Pacific, to reveal proven principles to create more visible leaders who inspire trust, engage teams, and deliver results. Expect a fast, story-driven session with practical tools you can use immediately.

You’ll learn how to:

• Lead with influence, not just authority: Redefine leadership beyond titles and hierarchy: spot the signs using our practical LINO Checklist to assess your own leadership.

• Earn lasting credibility through trust: Discover how accountability, attunement, and emotional intelligence combine to build credibility that sticks and inspires followership in high-stakes environments.

• Extend your impact across regional and global arenas: Learn how to align local execution with regional and global priorities, influence across matrix structures, and build visibility as the leader people trust beyond borders.

Walk away ready to spot and stop the LINO trap, earn lasting trust, and lead with influence across teams and borders where contribution, not title, defines leadership.

Join this breakfast session with Warwick John Fahy for an insightful look at how companies can develop leaders that drive real business impact.

Admission includes coffee, tea and croissants.

• 8:00-8:30 am | Registration and Networking Breakfast
• 8:30-8:35 am | Opening remarks and introduction
• 8:35-9:15 am | Keynote talk
• 9:15-9:45 am | Question and Answer
• 9:45-10:00 am | Closing

*The Chamber reserves the right to alter the above agenda at its sole discretion.

Notes:

In case of cancellation, please kindly note you must email the BritCham Shanghai Event staff eloise.zhang@britishchambershanghai.cn before 5 pm, 10 November. Due to the service charges of Glueup and online payment platforms, we can only partially refund up to 90% of your ticket price and payment will be processed within 14 days after the event via your original payment method. However, it is non-refundable for a cancellation request made beyond the above-mentioned timeframe.