Known for his practical, street-savvy style, Robert Thompson’s fusion of real-life stories and conversational techniques connect with his audience at an intimate, intense and individual level. His refreshing approach to leadership is both thoughtful and thought provoking, engaging participants in open, honest and authentic interaction.
Over the years, Robert has boiled down reams of leadership and management research into easy to understand, simple, practical steps that create concrete results. Whether you enjoy substance with your motivation or motivation with your substance, Robert offers simple, rock-solid inspirational information you can take back to work, home or play and put into practice immediately.
Is Robert Thompson the right leadership speaker for your event? Listen in as Shawn Ellis, founder of The Speakers Group, asks him the questions on your mind:
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Branding, Change, Communication, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Teambuilding
Domestic Keynote Fee Range*:
$10,000-14,999
California, US
Perfect for:
Associations, Corporations, Entry Level, Management, Senior Executives
• Understand the difference between leadership and management and why it matters
• Learn The Four Commitments for simple, practical, effective leadership
• Discover why leadership is for everyone… everyday
• Learn how to help people discover (or re-discover) their passion
• Learn how to enhance their personal brand for more success
*Speaker fees vary based on event location, program duration and other factors, and are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for an accurate fee quote for your event.
Robert H. Thompson, author of “The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable”, is a sought-after speaker, executive coach, journalist and thought leader in his field.
Founder of Applied Performance, a leadership communication services company, Robert’s clients have included AT&T, Amgen, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Nike, Qwest, Sony, Sun Microsystems, SVB Financial, The Gap, and Visa to name a few. Robert also is a senior consultant with the Tom Peters Company/UK.
Before founding Applied Performance, Robert created, managed, and sold a successful regional newspaper publishing company as well as a national advertising sales company, which he guided to international prominence through relationships with Proctor and Gamble, General Motors, Bayer and other major corporations. Along with many other career highlights, Robert also served on the board of advisors for a successful Internet start-up digital media technology company. He assisted the group through their initial public offering.
Over the years, Robert has boiled down reams of leadership and management research into easy to understand, simple, practical steps that create concrete results. Whether you enjoy substance with your motivation or motivation with your substance, Robert offers simple, rock-solid inspirational information you can take back to work, home or play and put into practice immediately.
Just like his presentations, Thompson’s book, The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable, shares his philosophy that leadership is not about title, position or being the decider…that’s positional authority. It’s not about costume changes, knowing it all, creating a fearful atmosphere or demanding obedience from others. It’s about closing the gap between your beliefs and behaviors with openness, honesty and authenticity.
The Offsite story follows a group of business colleagues who arrive at an off-site meeting with a lackluster vision and finish by transforming it into a blockbuster.
Using plain, frank language and by speaking what others are saying to themselves inside, but afraid to express out loud, Robert Thompson establishes a starting point for creative discussion of what can change and how to start from now.
People quickly get the concept that they are self-determining individuals who make choices every day about whether to cower, cope or create and that the outcome of these choices is their present story. Thompson’s “Vision Story” process provides proven steps for creatively re-writing and starring in one’s own life, as an individual and in groups, both professionally and personally.
Many of Thompson’s speeches draw on and build off of situations dramatized in his book, The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable. Sometimes he even brings along characters from the book who, in their fears, follies, inspirations and triumphs, are easy for audiences to relate to. Using The Four Commitments or material from The Leadership Challenge, Robert’s topics can be combined and modified to fit your audience’s characteristics and needs.
