The Leading Speakers Bureau

Top Motivational Business Speaker, Author

Robin Sieger is a successful businessman, best selling author, and broadcaster with offices in the UK and the USA. He is a leading success strategist and has developed a reputation within media and industry as a performance expert. At the age of 29 Robin was diagnosed with cancer, it was this life-changing experience that made him determine to re-examine, his notion of success.

And believe. Because when you believe you can, you will. Robin Sieger

[expand title=”In detail”] After studying science at university, Robin went on to have a successful career as a television writer. Robin set up his first company Sieger International, with the sole aim of teaching people within organizations to develop themselves and reach their full potential. Robin has set up successful publishing and educational technology businesses. He firmly believes that organisational culture is a reflection of what people believe about themselves and the company they work for.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Robin works to push the boundaries of self-belief, and he challenges audiences to ‘dream big’ and not be limited by fear and a natural resistance to change. His work is the result of years of dedicated study and an unquenchable thirst for understanding why some people and organisations are successful and others not.[/expand]
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CEO Birds Eye Iglo Group

Martin Glenn was appointed CEO of the Birds Eye Iglo Group in November 2006. Previously he was President of PepsiCo UK, one of the UK’s leading soft drinks and snack food manufacturers, where he is acclaimed for creating a new uplifting corporate image for the company. Martin was President of Walkers Snack Foods, whom he joined in 1992, working his way up from Director of New Product Development, Vice-President of Marketing to become Walkers President in 1998, and PepsiCo UK President in 2003.

“An average plan well executed beats a brilliant plan done poorly”

[expand title=”In detail”] Martin was awarded the Prince of Wales Ambassador Award in recognition of his work in this area. He was Marketing Week’s Chief Executive of the Year in 2003 and in July 2004 Martin was voted the UK’s most influential marketer by Marketing Magazine.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Martin offers audiences a wealth of insight into marketing and branding strategies and explains the importance of innovative marketing techniques and how to achieve that all important customer brand loyalty.[/expand]
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Leading Authority on Leadership

David Ulrich is a Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and a partner at the RBL Group a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He studies how organizations build capabilities of leadership, speed, learning, accountability, and talent through leveraging human resources.

“Competitive success is a function of organizational excellence.”

David Ulrich has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] David Ulrich is the Editor of Human Resource Management Journal, serves on the editorial board of 4 other journals, and participates in board and advisory work for consulting and professional firms. He has been listed by Business Week as one of the world’s ‘top ten educators’ in management and the top educator in ‘human resource issues’. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]His teaching and research addresses the question: how to create an organization that adds value to customers and investors? He studies how organizations change, build capabilities, learn, remove boundaries and leverage human resource activities. In 2009 and 2007 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]David Ulrich’s cutting-edge presentations provide an invaluable overview of the most promising developments in HR management. He is a thought provoking speaker with a wealth of experience.[/expand]
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Leading Authority on Organisational Behaviour

Jeffrey Pfeffer is one of the most recognized experts in the field of organizational management. He has taught executive seminars in 27 countries in addition to lecturing in management development programs and consulting for many companies, associations, and renowned universities such as Harvard Business School. He currently sits on the board of directors for five companies and is also a member of the visiting committee for the Harvard Business School as well as on the advisory board for MTW Corporation, a software and computer consulting company.

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Each person is interesting and useful for learning about power, and many are and have been very effective, in their own way.”

Jeffrey Pfeffer has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behaviour in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979 and obtained his PhD in Business Administration. He is a member and Fellow of the Academy of Management and a member of the Industrial Relations Research Association. He has won the Richard D. Irwin award for Scholarly Contributions to Management as well as several awards for books and articles.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jeffrey skilfully blends the latest academic research with pragmatic organizational know-how. With his unique understanding of business dynamics he puts in place a foundation for rethinking corporate concepts.[/expand]
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Associate Professor at the Institute of International Business (IIB) at the Stockholm School of Economics and Innovation speaker

Amid the madness and hyperbole surrounding the new economy, Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is a guru of the new world of business. The 2005 Thinkers 50, the world’s first ranking of management thinkers, ranked Nordström and his partner Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle at number 9 in the world and number one in Europe. He is presently Associate Professor at the Institute of International Business (IIB) at the Stockholm School of Economics. His research and consulting focus is on the areas of corporate strategy, multinational corporations and globalization.

“Only imagination and innovation place societies, organisations and individuals on centre-stage”

Dr. Kjell Nordström has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] Kjell holds an Economic Licentiate degree and a doctoral degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. Kjell has been responsible for the International Business course at the Stockholm School of Economics and is one of the founders of the schools most prestigious management programs, “The Advanced Management Program – AMP”. AMP is a five-week top-management program that attracts the elite of Scandinavian executives. He is also on the board of directors of several companies.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Presenting a manifesto of what is required from organisations and their leaders, he delivers powerful and sharp messages to test your views of business. He challenges the validity of conventional approaches in today’s world, yet submits real and alternative strategies for sustainability.[/expand]
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The World’s Most Profound Business Thinker

Gary Hamel’s reputation as a business thinker is unequalled, he is currently without doubt one of the world’s most influential and sought-after speakers. As the author of concepts such as “core competence,” “strategic intent,” “industry foresight,” and “industry revolution,” Professor Hamel has changed the focus and language of strategy in many of the world’s most successful companies. His innovative entrepreneurship model is the blueprint for all companies wishing to become outstanding .

“The world’s reigning strategy guru”
The Economist

Gary Hamel has been ranked among the top 50 most influential business thinkers. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.

[expand title=”In detail”] Gary is the most reprinted author in the history of the Harvard Business Review. “The World Bank’s Innovation Market” is Hamel’s latest HBR article. Other articles include “Innovation Now”, and “Why It’s time to take a risk”. In the last three years he has also authored three cover stories for Fortune. He is on the board of the Strategic Management Society and he is a fellow of the World Economic Forum.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his work with world leading companies such as Shell, Nokia, CGU, Ford and others, Gary Hamel will demonstrate how to create rule-breaking strategies that will demonstrate how to create billions of dollars in new wealth.[/expand]
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World Renowned Thought Leader in Human Resources and Leadership Development

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders get even better – by achieving positive, lasting change in behaviour: for themselves, their people and their teams. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources – America’s top HR honour. Dr. Goldsmith is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, a network of top-level executive coaches and he served as a member of the Board of the Peter Drucker Foundation for ten years.

“The American Management Association named Dr. Goldsmith as one of 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years. In 2009 Thinkers 50, the global ranking of management gurus, placed him among the list of most influential thinkers.“

[expand title=”In detail”] Dr. Goldsmith’s Ph.D. is from UCLA. He teaches executive education at Dartmouth’s Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools. His work has been recognized by almost every professional organization in his field. In 2006 Alliant International University honoured Marshall by naming their schools of business and organizational studies – the Marshall Goldsmith School of Management.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Marshall is one of a select few advisors who have been asked to work with over 80 major CEO’s and their management teams. He consistently delivers top-rated keynotes, seminars and workshops and is renowned across the globe as one of the most influential and successful human resources and leadership development specialists.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Tailoring each presentation to perfectly match client’s needs, Marshall Goldsmith’s brilliantly delivered keynotes are filled with a wealth of useful actionable information which is invaluable to organisations worldwide.[/expand]
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Professor of Economics & Co-Director LSE Global Governance, LSE

Danny T. Quah is a highly respected figure in the world of economics. He is a Council Member on Malaysia’s National Economic Advisory Council. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Abu Dhabi Economics Research Agency (ADERA) and the Editorial Boards of East Asian Policy, Journal of Economic Growth, and the Journal of Global Policy and is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Economic Imbalances. At LSE he is also Senior Fellow at LSE IDEAS, Senior Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, and Chair of the China Summer School Board for the LSE-PKU Summer School.

Danny Quah continues to make a significant contribution to the field of Monetary Economics

[expand title=”In detail”] Danny Quah obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his A.B. from Princeton University. He joined LSE in 1991 after having taught as an assistant professor in MIT’s Economics Department. In 2001 he was named one of ten heroes of dissemination by the ESRC. As a regular contributor to major economic journals, he also found a place in Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in Economics (1997). When not at work, Danny, a second dan blackbelt holder, competes in regional and national taekwon-do tournaments.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In economics, Danny Quah has made huge contributions across a very wide range of areas, ranging from time-series econometrics, business cycles, inflation, and international income inequality to, most recently, technology and economic growth. His experience includes working as a consultant for the World Bank, governor of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and consultant to the Bank of England among his credentials. He regularly speaks at seminars around the world on his focus subjects, including inequality in economic growth and policies that affect societies such as international property rights issues.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Exceedingly passionate about economics and other important issues, Danny introduces his audience to new thinking in a fluid and relaxed style, being both articulate and soft-spoken; he regularly presents to groups from over 120 different nationalities and cultures on a weekly basis.[/expand]
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A Leading Expert on Customer Experience

Shaun has been a catalyst in expanding management focus from the tactical issues of customer service to the wider of customer experience. Shaun now runs his own customer experience consultancy, Smith+co, which is firmly rooted in the ‘keep it simple’ ethos. Over the last 25 years, Shaun has built up a wealth of practical experience with organisations throughout Europe, Asia Pacific and the US, working with senior executive teams on key issues such as brand strategy and implementation, leadership, customer experience and organisational alignment.

“Shaun is one of the world’s most recognised experts on Customer Experience”

[expand title=”In detail”] Shaun began his career in the airline industry, where he became Head of Customer Service, Sales and Marketing Training worldwide for British Airways’ highly acclaimed ‘Putting People First’ service and culture change programme. During this time he launched a British Airways subsidiary company offering training services to the travel trade. Shaun has appeared on the Ask the Expert programme on CNBC and was also recently voted one of the top business speakers in the UK.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Shaun has consulted leading international companies developing strategies for their change to a customer focus culture, building the internal capability to sustain the change and management change.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Shaun is an inspirational speaker, he doesn’t talk paradigms, complex methodologies or seven magic bullets; instead his approach is refreshingly straightforward, always pragmatic and at times, controversial. [/expand]
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Expert on Leadership and Former General Secretary for the UK TGWU

Lord Bill Morris is renowned for his achievements as one of the UK’s most prominent union leaders. Now retired from the TGWU, he is involved in a range of activities. These include being a member of The Panel for Mergers and Takeovers, Chair of Midland Heart and serving as a lay Judge on the Employment Appeals Council. He is a regular broadcaster on current social, economic and political issues, and he presented a BBC Radio Four series, Workaday World which looked at the changing patterns of work in the UK and further a field.

”Diversity is the compass which guides our moral pathway”
Bill Morris

[expand title=”In detail”] Former non-Executive Director of the Bank of England and the Unity Trust Bank, Bill also served on the Royal Commission on the Reform of the House of Lords, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Advisory Councils of the BBC and IBA. His lifelong enthusiasm for education has led to numerous honorary degrees, and he is Chancellor of the University of Technology in Jamaica and Stafford University. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A “people’s champion”, as the most skilled negotiator and confirmed social reformer, he can guide audiences through the challenges of change like no other. He offers unique perspectives of globalisation and the changing world and his leadership qualities, skills as a negotiator and political acumen have made him a force to be reckoned with.[/expand]
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