Master the hidden forces quietly directing energy away from what matters.

Thick and Thin Desires

Most organizations run on thin desires—borrowed, reactive, exhausting—while telling themselves they’re pursuing thick ones. This talk shows where the difference lies and how to see it in a strategy, a hire, or a career. The audience leaves with an inventory of the relational hazards in their own organization and a way to act on it the following week.

For conference audiences, executive teams, and boards.

Differentiation Within Teams

Strong teams drift toward sameness: the same opinions, the same ambitions, the same silences. This talk is about differentiation—holding a position while staying connected—and what it takes to move at the speed of the truth instead of the speed of consensus. Team members leave knowing what healthy disagreement looks like, and leaders leave knowing how to protect it.

For leadership teams, founding teams, and offsites.

The Foundations of Agency

Agency is not initiative or hustle; it is the capacity to act on a desire you’ve actually chosen rather than one you’ve absorbed. This talk explains what agency is made of and why it drains out of capable people inside institutions. The audience leaves with a framework for exercising it in their own role—contributing before being asked, and seeing opportunities as their responsibility rather than someone else’s permission.

For executives, emerging leaders, and universities.

The Four Courages

Culture is made of small acts of courage or their absence. This talk names four: the courage to be—to show up, daily; the courage to be oneself; the courage to be a part; and the courage to be in communion. Together they are the foundation of a culture people want to stay in. The audience leaves able to name which of the four their organization has and which it is missing.

For companies, schools, and mission-driven organizations.

Executive Workshops & Retreats

For organizations ready to go deeper and apply principles to real problems and opportunities. These are hands-on sessions and exercises designed to unlock the maximum value. Luke works with every organization to tailor the sessions to the circumstances and dynamics of the team.

The Agency Workshop

Half-day · For teams

Diagnostic frameworks applied directly to real-world situations and team dynamics in a four-hour workshop, with one-on-one access to Luke.

Executive Advisory

Executive leadership formation

Private advisory engagements with Luke, limited to two per year. Full access. Luke requires a three month minimum commitment.

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“Luke was a big part of why the room felt so energized all week, and many of the best conversations we saw in the hallways started from something he said on stage.”

Laurie Mueller · Main Street Summit (Permanent Equity)

“Terrific … Burgis asks deceptively simple but fascinating questions.”

Sue Solomon · Senior Director of Talks, 92NY

“Simply incredible. The best talk I’ve ever heard.”

Acton University 2026

Attendee feedback · One of the highest-rated talks of the conference

“Deeply moving.”

Bill Rivers · Palantir