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Closes the focus and process gaps
Create More Time
Where time goes, and how to get it back
Most teams are working too hard on the wrong things. Meetings that exist to share updates. Decisions that wait a week for the right person. Work that gets done twice because nobody knew it was already done.
Suzanne led efficiency transformation at Walmart Canada and has helped organizations in 14 countries find capacity they already own. In this keynote she shows where time and energy go, and how to get them back. Find the hidden time drains, redesign meetings around decisions, and focus people on the work that moves results.
Capacity is a calculation, not a judgement call. Your audience leaves able to do the math for their own team.
Your audience leaves able to
- Find the hidden time and energy drains
- Redesign meetings around decisions, not updates
- Focus people on the work that moves results
- Calculate your team's real capacity
Best for
Senior leaders, operations teams, project managers and high performers at risk of burnout
What audiences say
54 responses. 100% found it valuable.
Independent audience feedback on Talkadot.
“Suzanne came and talked with my marketing team about lean principles and how to be more productive. She was very engaging and left us with a lot of takeaways.”
MyraCreate More Time, 2025
“Good practical skill set to create and use to help achieve better balance.”
Jason MoserPeters & Co. Energy Conference 2026
“Very informative and provides valuable tools to help you work better.”
AttendeeCreate More Time, 2025
Why it matters
This talk closes the focus and process gaps.
The Focus gap
Too many priorities, context switching
2 min Microsoft 365 users are interrupted by a meeting, email or notification every two minutes. Microsoft Work Trend Index, 2025
2× People with clear, connected goals are twice as likely to say their organization is ready to meet customer expectations. Asana Anatomy of Work, 2023
The Process gap
Waiting, rework, poor handoffs
25B work hours a year lost to ineffective collaboration across Fortune 500 companies. Atlassian State of Teams, 2024
4.9 h a week people say better processes would save them. That's over six working weeks a year. Asana Anatomy of Work, 2023
Read the article behind this talk
Create More Time: Unlock capacity, efficiency, and flow at work
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Formats
Keynote or workshop.
For conferences, summits and leadership meetings.
Keynote plus guided discussion, for executive teams.
Your leaders apply the ideas to their own priorities.
Leaders leave with decisions made and a plan to deliver them.
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