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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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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Renowned Expert on Leadership and Best-selling Author

John P. Kotter, a world-renowned expert on leadership at the Harvard Business School, has been the premier voice on how the best organizations actually “do” change. His international bestseller ‘Leading Change’ — which outlined an actionable, 8-step process for implementing successful transformations — became the change bible for managers around the world.

In October 2001, Business Week magazine rated John Kotter the No.1 “leadership guru” in America

John Kotter 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”] Prof. Kotter is a graduate of MIT and Harvard. He joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1972. In 1980, at the age of thirty-three, he was voted tenure and a full professorship. His honours include an Exxon Award for Innovation in Graduate Business School Curriculum Design. In 1996, ‘Leading Change’ was named the No 1 management book of the year and in 1998, ‘Matsushita Leadership’ won the Financial Times Book Award for biography/autobiography. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Kotter’s goal is to mobilize an audience to action, spurring them to re-examine their practices and provide more leadership in their spheres of activity. The process he uses is not the norm at business meetings. His method is both intellectual and emotional. It involves audience participation as well as one-way lecturing. 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”]In his presentations he uses humour, videotape, prepared slides, case studies and a little theatrical flourish. He presents to groups as small as ten and as large as many thousands. Audience members are quite often senior executives in their organisations but may also be middle managers, staff, or mixed groups. Regardless of the group size or make-up, audience feedback is consistently positive and enthusiastic.[/expand]
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Professor of Strategy of International Management

W Chan Kim is The Boston Consulting Group Bruce D. Henderson Chair Professor of Strategy and International Management at INSEAD, France. Prior to joining INSEAD, he was a professor at the University of Michigan Business School, USA. He has served as a board member as well as an advisor for a number of multinational corporations in Europe, the U.S. and Pacific Asia. He is an advisory member for the European Union. Kim is also a fellow of the World Economic Forum.

“So powerful is blue ocean strategy, in fact, that a blue ocean strategic move can create brand equity that lasts for decades” Harvard Business Review

W. Chan Kim 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”] Kim and Reneé Mauborgne co-founded the Value Innovation Network, a global community of practice on the Value Innovation family of concepts that they created. VIN embraces academics, consultants, executives, and government officers. He is also a board member of the Value Innovation Action Tank established in March 2004 to bring Value Innovation to Singapore’s private, public and people sectors.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]In his presentations Kim elegantly summarizes his vision of the kind of expanding, competitor-free markets that innovative companies can navigate. He offers decision makers the necessary tools to reach untapped market space and the opportunity for highly profitable growth.[/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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International Drummer, Motivator, Educator

Born in L.A, Mark Schulman has developed a career as a successful and multi-faceted musician performing as a drummer for rock, pop and jazz at numerous concerts and for a huge variety of internationally celebrated artistes. His work as a first class motivator is outstanding as he communicates with audiences across the globe who are stunned by his incredible life changing seminars. Mark has gained a reputation as an outstanding keynote speaker and motivator working with a huge variety of top clients including Cisco Systems.

“A unique motivator with a unique style”

[expand title=”In detail”] Mark Schulman is a trained audio engineer and an active educator, teaching at the Los Angeles Music Academy as well as holding drumming clinics around the world. Mark is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Create Now!. An organization founded in 1996 created to help troubled children change their lives through creative arts mentoring.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Mark delivers powerful, fun and massively entertaining models for success, leadership and ‘stress busting’ drawing on his wealth of experiences and work with world-class artists. Mark draws on the most unique and effective motivational methods to inspire teamwork, increase productivity, reduce stress and stimulate productivity.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Incorporating interactive drumming, live video and remarkably unique concepts, Mark captures the audience with his non-stop entertainment and anecdotal stories from being on the road.[/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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Founder and CEO of Blogosfere

Marco is the founder and CEO of Blogosfere, Italy’s biggest web log network. He is currently assistant professor at the Cattolica University, Milan and teaches theories and techniques of online communication at the faculty of Arts and Philosophy. Marco also  hosts his own TV show on SkyTG24 Television channel, Reporter Diffuso, which deals with the Internet, blogs and news.

“Italy’s leading blogger and website developer”

[expand title=”In detail”] Marco is a leading expert on internet laws specifically those related to copyright and file sharing and has consulted on these issues to a variety of top private organisations as well as the Italian Government. In addition to his own television show he appears regularly in the media and is a highly respected voice in Italy in the world of IT and the internet. During the last 10 years he has created some of Italy’s most successful websites.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]With a wealth of experience in designing and developing websites, Marco is ideally qualified to advise organisations on how to reap the benefits of the internet.  He offers useful actionable information specifically designed to raise a company’s web profile and increase their turnover and profits. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Marco tailors each presentation to precisely fit each event and follows each of his high content presentations with a lively and invaluable interactive Q&A session with audience members.[/expand]
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