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HIRE GREAT PEOPLE
Monday 19th May, 2025 – Bowcliffe Hall, Yorkshire.

How can we recruit GREAT people?
Join us for a truly unique in-person masterclass.
You’ll discover the Five Steps that world class organisations employ to hire on character.
– Step One – Identify the characteristics you need and want.
– Step Two – Create a magnet for talent.
– Step Three – Reach your ideal candidates.
– Step Four – Test for the characteristics.
– Step Five – Turn ‘starters’ into ‘superstars’.
This is a unique opportunity!
“Simon Hartley – simply world-class!”
MARK DIXON
CEO, Rubix.
WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE 2025
Thursday 2nd October, 2025 – Lords Cricket Ground, London

How can we achieve the ‘impossible’?
Have you ever looked at a challenge that is so huge… so daunting… it looks impossible?
Do you see your people getting stumped because the challenge before them seems impossible?
For the World Class Performance Conference 2025, we’ve brought together a hand-picked selection of incredible people who have all conquered seemingly impossible challenges to share their experience, insights and wisdom.
How do we take on ‘impossible challenges’?
How do we get our own mindset in shape?
How do we engage our people?
How do we enable them to overcome extreme challenges and set-backs?
We’re going to find out!
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PREVIOUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2021
Lords Cricket Ground, London
WORLD-CLASS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2018
Business Design Centre, London
“I had the pleasure of hosting an event where Simon Hartley was our keynote speaker. His session on “Be World Class” was nothing short of phenomenal.”
MARLON OLIVER
Senior Vice President, Flexera.
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ABOUT SIMON

Simon Hartley is the CEO and founder of the Be World Class Group. Ten-time author, keynote speaker and co-host of The Podium Podcast and The Demon Charmers Podcast.
Through his background in sport psychology he has spent much of his career working with elite athletes and sports teams, helping them to get their mental game and their mindset right. Simon’s real passion is working with and studying the very best in the world, figuring out what makes them great and then helping others adopt those principles.