Kate Burr
Disengagement Specialist & Creator of Comic Intelligence™
WHERE HUMOUR MEETS LEADERSHIP TO
FIX DISENGAGEMENT & DRIVE PERFORMANCE
Keynote Speaker | Leadership Programs | Corporate Workshops
Keynote Speaker
Leadership Programs
Corporate Workshops
HAPPIER PEOPLE . STRONGER TEAMS . BETTER RESULTS
because When WE feel good & do good, everyone wins!
Kate helps organisations identify and repair disengagement early,
long before it shows up in burnout, turnover, and declining performance.
When people feel crap, they do crap,
and performance suffers (along with your bottom line).
If people are stressed, drained, or disconnected,
they don’t bring their best thinking, energy, or effort to work.
They do just enough — and over time, the business pays the price.
This isn’t a motivation problem.
This is disengagement.
And it’s costing organisations millions every year in lost productivity, burnout, and turnover.
Disengagement is the #1 silent killer of performance
And most leaders don’t see it until it’s too late.
Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace Report shows:
- 25% of workers are engaged and thriving
- 64% are disengaged or quiet quitting
- 11% are actively disengaged
That means 75% of the workforce is checked out, while your business picks up the bill.
Disengagement starts as a signal, not a statistic.
Disengagement shows up in the room long before it shows up in the reports. You feel it in the micro-moments long before the data ever says “we have a problem.”
What leaders often label as laziness, resistance, lack of motivation, or “difficult people” aren’t actually personality issues or motivation problems.
They’re leadership signals, early warning signs that people are running on empty.
Most people aren’t disengaged because they don’t care — they’re depleted.
Many leaders aren’t trained to see disengagement early.
They miss the signals, so the real problem remains unfixed — and performance continues to decline.
Many leaders aren’t trained to see disengagement early.
They miss the signals, so the real problem remains unfixed, and performance continues to decline.
Disengagement is like a flat tyre
Hard to see what’s causing it — but you feel the drag every single day.
It slowly drains money, time, morale, resources, and talent until your people are running on empty.
Most organisations respond by trying to pump people up with pizza, perks, pep talks, pay rises — and eventually pressure.
But if your people are already drained and deflated,
pumping them up while ignoring the leaks won’t get them moving again.
Leaders don’t need to apply more pressure — they need to apply more perception.
When people are drained and deflated, pumping them up while ignoring the leaks won’t get them moving again.
Comic Intelligence™
Where humour meets leadership
Comic Intelligence™ is a practical, science-backed leadership methodology that teaches leaders how to recognise and repair disengagement early — before it damages performance, culture, and results.
When used with purpose, humour is one of the most powerful tools in leadership.
Comic Intelligence is not about being funny.
It’s about being effective.
It blends leadership strategy with the principles of stand-up comedy and the science of humour to help leaders read the room, shift energy fast, influence behaviour and momentum, and engage people on purpose.
Comic Intelligence™ helps organisations:
- Re-Engage People:
Enhance wellbeing, reduce stress and burnout, and boost morale to create resilient, happier people.
Re-Energise Performance: Strengthen collaboration, improve communication, and reduce conflict to build stronger, high-functioning teams.
- Re-Imagine Productivity:
Unlock creativity, inspire fresh thinking, and fuel innovation to expand capacity and drive measurable results.
Because when leaders fix disengagement properly, performance rises naturally.
“In business, the primary reason for humour isn’t laughter; it’s engagement. Engaged people perform better, communicate better and deliver outstanding business results"
Kate Burr - Comic Intelligence Founder
From insight to action
When your people feel good & do good, everyone wins.
Kate works with organisations through high-impact keynotes, leadership programs, and interactive workshops designed to fix disengagement at its source.
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Fix Disengagement.
Drive Performance.
High-energy, interactive workshops that help leaders recognise and repair disengagement, re-engage their people, and re-energise team performance.
KEYNOTE SPEAKING
Engage Your Delegates.
Elevate Your Event.
Inspiring, energising, high-impact keynotes that helps leaders understand disengagement and re-engage the room using strategic humour and human connection.
EVENT MC
Host with Humour.
Lead with Impact.
Warm, witty, professional MCing that keeps your event flowing, your audience engaged, and the energy high from start to finish.
TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Fix Disengagement.
Drive Performance.
High-energy, interactive workshops that help leaders recognise and repair disengagement, re-engage their people, and re-energise team performance.
KEYNOTE SPEAKING
Engage Your Delegates.
Elevate Your Event.
Inspiring, energising, high-impact keynotes that transform the room through strategic humour and human connection.
PROFESSIONAL EVENT MC
Host with Humour.
Lead with Impact.
Warm, witty, professional MCing that keeps your event flowing, your audience engaged, and the energy high.
What people are saying about Kate…
“Kate’s background in stand up comedy allowed for a high level of interaction with the audience and captured their attention and focus throughout”
SALLY BOLTON – AILA
“Her light hearted and go-get-em attitude was just what our event needed”
KERRI IRELAND – SA HEALTH
“Kate had the whole room captivated. I’ve had lots of feedback from people saying how much they’ve loved listening to her and the things that she shared.”
CARLY THOMPSON-BARRY SA WOMAN
Meet Kate Burr
Disengagement Specialist & Creator of Comic Intelligence™
Kate Burr helps leaders recognise and repair disengagement long before it shows up in the reports. A former award-winning comedian with more than 20 years on stage and over a decade in leadership development, Kate blends humour, behavioural science, and leadership strategy to fix disengagement at its root.
She created Comic Intelligence™ — the methodology where humour meets leadership to re-engage people, re-energise performance, and re-imagine what’s possible for culture.
it’s not about being funny — it’s about being effective
When leaders develop their Comic Intelligence, they see more, engage more, influence more… and performance rises naturally. Strategically using humour can transform the entire workplace culture, resulting in:
HAPPIER PEOPLE
Less stress, more wellbeing, stronger resilience.
STRONGER TEAMS
Better collaboration, communication, cohesion, and trust.
BETTER RESULTS
More engagement, innovation, productivity, and performance.
Because when we feel good & do good, everyone wins.
Ready to Fix the Disengagement Drain™?
If you want happier people, stronger teams, and better results in your organisation, let’s talk about how Comic Intelligence™ can transform your people into high-performing, energised powerhouses.
