Award-winning speaker, training leaders and teams in the art of strategic influence

Arabella Macpherson understands how great leaders acquire charisma, clarity and confidence.

Arabella Macpherson shows leadership teams how to use influence to drive performance, especially in high-stakes environments.

With over 15 years of experience across Fortune 500s and fast-growing scaleups, Arabella blends cutting-edge behavioural science with vivid storytelling that sticks. Her approach has helped teams at Telstra, CommBank, CBRE and LinkedIn lead with clarity, confidence and credibility.

Drawing on her background in stage performance, Arabella’s sessions are rated five stars for both energy and effectiveness – and are consistently described as “transformational” by senior leaders.

Whether you need sharper communication, stronger leadership or more cohesion across silos, Arabella brings the frameworks and presence to move your people from insight to action.

“Arabella was incredible. She is clearly an expert in her field”

QANTAS



Preparation

Most meetings suffer because typically only one person arrives (somewhat) prepared. Everyone else is reacting spontaneously to what's discussed, rather than contributing thoughtfully.

Decision Making

Without proper preparation, decision-making quality suffers, conversations drag on, and critical issues remain unresolved—often postponed to future meetings. Productivity declines as valuable time is lost in prolonged discussions rather than decisive action.

Time

Leaders often say, “I'm in back-to-back meetings—I don’t have time to prepare!” But the real issue isn't lack of time; it's that most leaders haven't learned an effective way to prepare quickly and thoroughly.