Speaker & Facilitator

Inspiring Leadership Through Stories and Strategy

Welcome to Allan Sicard's Keynotes and Facilitation Services

With over four decades of frontline experience, including 15 years as a Police Commander, Allan Sicard is uniquely equipped to deliver captivating and insightful presentations that resonate with audiences across industries. His extensive background in law enforcement, crisis management, and leadership development has provided him with a wealth of real-world knowledge, making his talks both engaging and profoundly impactful. Allan masterfully blends humor, suspense, and reflection in his speeches, drawing from true stories to offer practical, actionable leadership lessons. His approach empowers leaders and teams to build supportive, inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive.

Whether you’re looking for strategies to foster resilience, lead through uncertainty, or drive cultural transformation, Allan’s speaking and facilitation services provide the tools needed for lasting success. His dynamic sessions ensure that participants leave with not just inspiration but also a clear path toward effective leadership and organisational improvement.

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Formats of Engagement

When you book Allan Sicard for your event, you’re not just getting a speaker—you’re engaging a seasoned leader who adapts his expertise to meet the unique needs of your audience. Allan offers a variety of formats, ensuring his message resonates in any setting, from formal conferences to intimate leadership retreats.

Keynote Speaker

A keynote from Allan is a deep dive into leadership, resilience, and the power of preparation. He distills hard-earned lessons from his extensive career, offering insights that are as inspiring as they are practical. Expect a powerful mix of storytelling and strategy that leaves audiences motivated to take action.

Facilitator

As a facilitator, Allan brings exceptional skill in guiding workshops, strategic planning sessions, and leadership development programs. His ability to engage participants and create a collaborative atmosphere ensures that these sessions are productive and transformative, helping teams clarify their vision and achieve their goals.

After-Dinner Speaker

In this more informal setting, Allan strikes the perfect balance between humor and inspiration. His relaxed delivery style is ideal for post-dinner engagements, where attendees are entertained with engaging stories while still receiving meaningful leadership lessons.

Coaching Speech for Senior Leadership

For organisations seeking more targeted insights, Allan provides speeches tailored to senior leadership teams. These talks offer practical, high-level coaching designed to help leaders navigate complex challenges, enhance team performance, and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Master of Ceremonies (MC)

Allan’s professionalism and dynamic presence make him a natural choice as an MC. Whether it’s a large-scale conference or a smaller corporate event, Allan ensures the occasion runs smoothly, while keeping the audience engaged and connected.

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Keynote & Speaking Themes

Core Focus Areas

1. Building Formidable Leadership Teams

Allan shares proven strategies for developing high-performing leadership teams that inspire trust, foster collaboration, and drive organisational success. He emphasises the importance of clear vision, mutual respect, and the ability to lead by example. With Allan’s guidance, leaders learn how to cultivate a workplace culture where innovation and accountability thrive.

2. Empowering Inclusive Workplaces

In today’s fast-changing world, inclusivity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. Allan offers insights into how leaders can create an environment where every team member feels valued, heard, and empowered to contribute their best work. He explains the critical role that inclusivity plays in unlocking creativity and driving sustainable success, sharing actionable strategies to make workplaces more supportive and dynamic.

3. With the Right Preparation, Anything is Possible

Drawing on his experience managing crises like the Mosman Collar Bomb and the Lindt Café Siege, Allan highlights the vital role of preparation in leadership. His stories of navigating high-stakes, unpredictable situations underscore the importance of strategic planning, clear communication, and staying calm under pressure. Allan demonstrates how the same principles can be applied to lead teams through any challenge, whether planned or unexpected.

4. Failing Forward: Writing Your Own Story

Leadership is not about avoiding failure—it’s about learning from it. In this deeply personal talk, Allan explores the idea of “failing forward,” showing how setbacks can serve as opportunities for growth. Drawing from his own career and experiences, Allan shares how embracing failure has shaped his leadership style and offers a roadmap for others to turn their challenges into stepping stones toward success.

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The Courage to Lead: Memoir & Podcast

After retiring, Allan authored The Courage to Lead, a memoir that shares his leadership journey and key lessons. Each chapter reveals insights into building supportive, inclusive workplaces where teams thrive. Allan also hosts a podcast of the same name, where he interviews national and international leaders who embody these qualities.

Supplementary materials

Organisations can offer copies of Allan’s memoir to participants or direct them to his podcast for further learning. The podcast is available worldwide on Apple and Spotify.

Leadership and Workplace Culture Programs

Recent Speaking Engagements

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Testimonials

Allan is a humble leader with a passion for bringing out the best in others. He has a long and distinguished career in the NSW Police as a Superintendent. Throughout this time Allan used his position power to champion solutions for the most vulnerable – people experiencing homelessness.

I worked with Allan and others to establish a collective impact response to people sleeping rough in Sydney. This saw a significant change in the policies and practices for assertive outreach leading to improved collaboration, more trauma informed responses and better outcomes for people sleeping rough. It also led to significant improvements in police interactions with people sleeping rough.

He is a natural coach and excellent facilitator. More recently I’ve worked with Allan to run workshops on everything from crime prevention through environmental design to leadership in not for profits.

Trina Jones
NSW Rental Commissioner

One of the best leaders I’ve worked with. Allan galvanises people around a shared goal in both an inspiring and pragmatic way. He changed the way Policing was done for special events by listening, negotiating and then taking responsibility for what happened on the day. We need more like him!

Jan Willett Consulting Principal, Jan Willett Consulting

Allan Sicard is an outstanding leader and person who I highly recommend. Having worked with Allan I have seen his leadership in action and the inspiration he gives to people around him. A great contributor to the Community and an extremely hard worker as well!

Craig Sheridan APM 
Managing Director, Sheridan Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Allan recently completed a fabulous leadership and team cohesion training program to one of my business streams that absolutely hit the mark.
Allan took care from start to finish in making sure that the program design and execution met my brief, and the level of engagement and commitment by the team was great – even the homework tasks!
I can highly recommend Allan, he is skilled in his areas of expertise, personable and has the ability to make sure all participants have a voice without getting off-point – thanks Allan.

Amanda Murray
Senior Manager within the Social and Affordable Housing sector

Allan, It was an absolute honour to have you join us in the NSW SES North Eastern Zone, and share your knowledge with our amazing leaders!

It was fantastic to finally meet you, and we definitely got some gold nuggets from you on how to empower not only ourselves but our teams.
Thank you so much for last night but also for writing your book and inspiring me!

Lacy L. Zone Operational Readiness Officer, NSW State Emergency Service – North Eastern Zone – Leading Senior Operator – Lismore City SES Unit

Over the weekend we held Centre for Social Impact Leadership for Social Impact intensive. Amazing cohort of professionals disrupting their approaches to leadership and complex social challenges. Thanks to guests Allan Sicard former NSW Police Superintendent who demonstrated authentic leadership & Phil Hugill formally from Corrections who students describe as “the butterfly effect” in action. Finally the first 3 guest who were kind enough to be interviewed for the course Ian Martin on governance Trudi Mitchell on executive Member for Cessnock Clayton on Political leadership.

Lee Cooper, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Business School, Centre for Social Impact

Thrilled to have had the opportunity to meet Allan Sicard, a remarkable leader and author of the book ‘The Courage to Lead.’ Allan’s insights on leadership have truly inspired me. He believes that the true measure of a leader is how many leaders they create. I couldn’t agree more! His emphasis on building diverse and inclusive teams to achieve new heights together resonates deeply with me.

During the conversation, Allan shared how he developed a leadership style that created a workplace and community where people thrive. By fostering trust, support, and care, he empowered individuals to do their best work. It’s clear that his 40 years of experience as a NSW Police Officer and Commander, including the last 15 years of his career, have shaped his exceptional leadership approach.

Thank you, Allan Sicard, for sharing your wisdom and reminding us of the power of leadership. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from you and apply valuable lessons in my own journey.

Jyoti Arora, Engagement Manager

Having spent multiple days with Allan in one of his Leadership workshops in 2023 is something I will not forget. Allan has an ability to connect with individuals in a way that is difficult to put into words. Empowering and impactful, Allan’s words and experiences he shared have been pivotal in my professional journey. If you are looking to build a team of strong leaders now or in the future, reach out and engage with Allan.

Josh Hall, Sheriff’s Office

I first heard of Allan Siccard through a recommendation of his book – The Courage to Lead, which I was soon engrossed in and could not put down. We had Allan attend our NSW SES Commanders conference earlier this year, to help empower our volunteer leaders to lead, and provide an overview of his many years of leadership experience through high tempo, high risk situations- like those that our volunteers face. Allan was an absolute pleasure to meet and hear him talk about his experiences was inspiring. Thank you Allan

Telesia Loloa

There are amazing speakers, of which Allan is, and there are people that have done amazing things, which Allan has; but what I find most impactful about Allan is his authenticity, humility, and the sense of care that radiates in such a way I would describe as his ethical compass. These elements were felt in his presentation given freely to students attending UNSW Leadership for Social Impact course. Allan’s combination of a thrilling career combined with his sense of ethics, duty and care is what created a connection to each person and where they could see themselves leading with care and compassion contributing to making a positive social impact.

Lee Cooper – UNSW – Centre for Social Impact Leadership Cohort