About US

Our Story

better conversations build better futures

The Right Conversation was born on the single belief that conversations lie at the heart of organisational performance.

Every aspect of a company's culture –how people lead, collaborate, and make decisions – is shaped by the conversations they have every day.

These conversations determine who gets heard, how performance is addressed, and whether people feel safe to speak up.

That's why we passionately believe that to change how an organisation performs, you must first change how its people talk and listen to each other.

When we started, many organisations still relied on top-down communication to align employees. But research shows that people don't change because they've attended a town hall—they change when they're invited into meaningful dialogue. Leaders must talk with people, not at them.

Our mission has always been to equip leaders, managers and colleagues with the mindset and skills to have authentic, high-impact conversations – the kind that drive performance, build engagement, enable collaboration, and create workplaces where people thrive.

We're committed to grounding our work in evidence. That's why we invest in original research on the most pressing challenges facing leaders today – from employee activism and inclusion to psychological safety, addiction to busyness and speaking truth to power.

Better conversations build better futures

Our People

Meet a few members of the team behind The Right Conversation.

Dik Veenman

Founder

Anthony Walker

CEO

Roger Coles

Director of Content & Design

John Higgins

Research Director

Dr Liz Stanley

Client Director

Bianca Church

Head of Operations & Projects

Gavin Fenn-Smith

Head of The Right Conversation USA

Ruth Bourne

Senior Facilitator

Anne Stratton

Senior Facilitator

Hannah Moger

Senior Facilitator

Samantha Woolven

Senior Facilitator

Michelle Fox

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