Robin Sharma
A globally celebrated author of 10 bestselling books on leadership and personal development. His work has been published in over 50 countries and nearly 70 languages, making him one of the most widely read authors in the worldld
He shot to fame with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, which has topped international bestseller lists and sold millions of copies. It has become the 5th best selling book in the history of Israel. It has been on India's Top 10 bestseller list of over 2 years. Robin's books have been the fastest selling books in Turkish publishing history. His books have also been blockbusters in Japan, Spain, England, Dubai, Mexico, Singapore, Puerto Rico and throughout South America.
Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a global consultancy that helps people in organizations Lead Without a Title. Clients include many of the FORTUNE 500.
Robin is a former litigation lawyer who holds two law degrees including a Masters of Law (Dalhousie Law School).
In an independent ranking of the world's top leadership experts by leadershipgurus.net Robin is ranked #2 (along with Jim Collins, Jack Welch and John Maxwell).
Robin is also the founder of The Robin Sharma Foundation for Children to help underprivileged children become leaders.
Robin’s "Cinderella Story":
A former lawyer, he quit his job and self-published a book at a Kinko's copy shop (his mother edited it). Stored 2000 copies in his kitchen. His second book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari was also originally self-published until former HarperCollins president Ed Carson discovered Robin in a bookstore. The book, and the series that followed, has become one of the world's most successful publishing franchises.
Topics
"High Performance Leadership in Turbulent Times"
In these times of deep change and dramatic uncertainty, your people need leadership training and results-oriented inspiration more than ever before. Economies are going through massive transformation. Globalization has leveled playing fields and changed the way we need to work. And the way we did business even a year ago is clearly outdated. New conditions call for new ways of behaving. And tough times call for new-and better-ways of leading.
In this high-content yet inspirational presentation designed to develop the highest leadership potential of employees at all levels of your organization, Robin Sharma, one of the planet's most widely-read leadership authors and the #2 leadership guru in the world according to an independent survey of over 22,000 businesspeople by leadershipgurus.net, will help your people shift from where they now are to where they need to be in order to excel in these challenging times. Using real-world examples of so-called ordinary employees who have turned business challenges into extraordinary results, as well as sharing hard-hitting and original lessons that anyone within your organization can use to drive success in turbulent times. Robin will galvanize your people so that they express their best in all they do.
Your people will learn:
# How to see problems at work as opportunities for greater success
# How high performers stay stunningly positive in the face of negative conditions
# How the best in business see change as a friend and leverage it to become a better performer
# Proven (and surprisingly simple) tools to stay productive and focused when things do not go as expected
# The importance of Leading Without a Title and doing your part to move the organization ahead - regardless of your position
# Why everyone - at all levels - need to take personal responsibility for creating positive results and building stronger teams
# Revolutionary practices for self-leadership and personal management in stressful times
# How to have more fun at work - even amidst the most difficult of conditions
Now is the time to support your people playing at their best and demonstrate that you are committed to their growth and success. Now is the time to give them the ideas and tools that they need to leverage challenging days into big results. Now is the time for High Performance Leadership in Turbulent Times with Robin Sharma.
"Lead Without Title: Get to World-Class"
In this high-content and inspiring keynote presentation by internationally-respected leadership expert and #1 bestselling author Robin Sharma, participants will learn the breakthrough strategies that elite performers in many of the world’s most successful organizations use to seize the opportunities that change presents and create extraordinary results in these fast-moving times.
Specific topics covered include:
• How to get more done in less time
• The success habits of world-class performers
• The importance of taking personal responsibility for creating excellent results and the need of every employee to see themselves as a leader who can make a difference
• The value of daily and continuous improvement and how complacency breeds failure
• Powerful lessons to help your team become world-class innovators who are constantly doing things better
• How the greatest businesses on the planet build high-performance teams and truly excellent cultures
• Cutting-edge ideas for creating “customer delight”, “wowing” clients and building enduring relationships
• 7 tools that will help your team lead the field and achieve lasting personal excellence
• Big ideas on balancing family with work and creating peak health
Robin’s clients include * Microsoft, BP, NASA, General Electric, IBM, The Aditya Birla Group, Nike, KPMG, Nabisco, Castrol, Panasonic, Unilever, FedEx, Oracle, MKS, Minolta, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, SaskTel, L'OREAL, Magna international, Lumina, McNeil Consumer Products, Redmond Minerals, Telus, Herbalife, Bell Canada, Orange, Pharmacia/Pfizer, Johnston Group, Atlantic Packaging, American Red Cross, Re/Max, The Government of Canada, AstraZeneca, Yale University, The Harvard Business School and many more.
Testimonials
Hi Robin, I don't think any amount of thanks is going to be sufficient to appreciate the impact your message has created on the organization and the people who attended the workshops. I have already seen changes that have wide ranging impact across the organization and I can also feel many of my colleagues taking the time to reflect about their careers and their life and finally decide to reach out to that next 'trapeze' that has their name on it. All it takes is just that one spark to ignite those flames once again - thank you for all your kind words and for your wonderful messages, it could not have come at a better time than NOW. - Frank Farrell, Director HR, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
“Robin Sharma was inspirational and exceeded the highest expectations of the audience. His words were moving and inspiring to everyone including myself. He truly deserved the standing ovation that everyone gave him.” - Balakrishnan G. Iyer, Vice President, GE Commercial Finance
“Your high-energy, multimedia presentation made us laugh, and made us think. Your messages were insightful and on target. Thank you for being such an inspirational and thought provoking keynote speaker. You have set a high standard and raised expectations for our series”. - Bill Norman, Vice President – Worldwide Operations, Microsoft
"With respect to your presentation, you should take a private moment to smile at yourself. Many attendees have mentioned to me that they have re-committed themselves to living a better life thanks to your words. People are getting up earlier, keeping journals, taking time to be more polite and setting meaningful goals. Robin, you have made a difference in the lives of the people who attended the conference”. - Mark K. Tonneson, Executive Vice President, Royal Bank of Canada
“Thank you for being our keynote speaker at our all-employee event. As I said to you as you left the stage, your presentation was simply amazing and it left us speechless. Thank you for making a difference to our organization.” - Mike Cloutier, President, PHARMACIA/PFIZER
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