About Cara

Cara Talbot is a delivery leader who gets fired up about helping teams unlock their potential. With a track record of challenging the status quo in delivery from the GMC in the UK to here in New Zealand, she’s focused on making work better for people, and better outcomes for her org’s. Think student-integrated change programs that boosted results to AI-powered governance that cuts wasted time and boosts focus.
What’s her secret? Human-centred design and a healthy dose of experimentation.
Expect real-world stories – like that time a student-integrated audit program led to an invitation to share the success of the programme with medical experts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong – plus practical tips on how to reclaim energy, focus, and, yes, a little bit of governance but without the grind! From pioneering better change support at the GMC to reducing Copilot-led support time by 50%, leveraging AI to translate the prioritisation and flow of hybrid initiatives across the enterprise, she’s passionate about people, delivery and flow!
Recent talks
- Quality Assurance in Basic Medical Education: Chinese Medical Education event at the Chinese University of Hong Kong 2005
- From shaky beginnings: The evolution of the earthquake reinstatement programme, Agile Australia 2012
- informal talks to graduating students at Auckland University of Technology
- GE Hosted: Agile Auckland Meetup: 2013
