Tony Addison

About

Tony Addison bridges the gap between hard neurobiology, enterprise financial governance, and peak human performance. Drawing on over a decade as a senior corporate finance and operations leader - where he managed planning and performance across a 20,000-person operational division - Tony equips C-suite leaders to quantify and eliminate "The Inauthenticity Tax™": the unmonitored 30%+ drain on cognitive bandwidth caused when employees feel forced to suppress health struggles, neurodivergence, or personal identities at work. Grounded in his MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology (MAPPCP) and empirical research synthesising Polyvagal Theory, Ironic Mental Control, and organisational resource models, Tony translates subcortical threat processing into hard balance-sheet metrics. He partners with Chief Operating Officers, Chief People Officers, and enterprise transition teams to shift organisational climate from psychological threat to Biological Safety - reclaiming suppressed prefrontal working memory and unlocking "The Authenticity Dividend™". The Biological Safety Pivot: Tony's work moves beyond surface-level wellness perks or generic cultural compliance. He operates on a foundational neurobiological truth: Safety Precedes Execution. When an organisational environment relies on rigid conformity, employees run continuous background threat-monitoring loops that hijack executive functioning. By deploying proprietary organisational audits, executive masterclasses, and manager somatic playbooks, Tony help's companies replace defensive masking with biological safety - turning hidden human capital liabilities into recaptured operational margin. What Makes Tony's Perspective Unique Balance-Sheet Authority: Tony brings over a decade of senior corporate tax, finance, and operational governance experience, allowing him to frame human capacity recovery in the precise language of executive ROI, risk management, and operational margin. Scientific & Methodological Rigour: Tony's frameworks are anchored in a 77-article systematic literature review that bridges neurobiology, cognitive control psychology, and occupational health. Unmasked Lived Experience: Tony's work is informed by 27 years of navigating professional environments with a visible Upper Limb Difference, over 10 years mentoring disabled youth, and raising two neurodivergent children. This combines deep somatic intuition with enterprise leadership reality. Services & Fees Overview: Offerings range from low-friction entry packages structured below standard £5,000 public-sector procurement thresholds for immediate sign-off to multi-phase enterprise-wide transformation rollouts. Core Facilitation (Module 1): £2,450 (+ travel) for pre-session diagnostic calls and neutral PM master facilitation. Team Alliance Charter (Module 2): £950 for a synthesised 1-page operational guide and sub-group working agreements. Executive Resilience Masterclass (Module 3): £1,600 for a 90-minute interactive workshop on biological safety and burnout prevention. Full Transformation Package (Recommended Entry): £4,450 (saving £550) combining Modules 1, 2, and 3. Inauthenticity Tax™ Enterprise Audit: £8,500 – £15,000 for psychometric deployment, data analysis, and financial tariff reporting. Authenticity Dividend™ Executive Programme: £12,000 – £18,000 for a 3-part masterclass series and 1:1 executive coaching. Somatic Leadership Playbook & Licensing: £4,500 – £7,500 for digital/printed manager field guides and check-in templates. Full Enterprise Transformation Suite: £25,000 – £35,000 for multi-region organisational deployment. Targeted EDI & Accessibility Offers: ERG / Affinity Network Masterclass Series: £3,500 (Single) | £8,500 (3-Part Series) (Deliverable: Dedicated interactive workshops delivered to internal Employee Resource Groups (Neurodiversity, Disability, Women's Networks). Focuses on personal Inauthenticity Tax™ reduction, somatic grounding exercises, and self-advocacy without diagnostic exposure) Inclusive Leadership & Biological Safety Advisory: £2,500 / month (Retainer) (Deliverable: Ongoing advisory for Chief People Officers and EDI Leads to integrate Polyvagal-informed safety metrics into annual risk registers, stay interviews, and leadership competency frameworks) Keynotes & Keynote Plus Packages: Standard Keynote ("Authenticity Pays Dividends"): £3,500 – £5,000 (+ travel) (Deliverable: 45–60 minute keynote address for corporate conferences, leadership summits, or national EDI events) Keynote Plus (Keynote + Executive Q&A / Workshop): £6,500 (+ travel) (Deliverable: 60-minute keynote followed by a 90-minute closed-door strategic deep dive with the executive team or line managers)