Leadgrow, Inc.
www.leadergrow.com
We have a faltering economy, and most organizations need top performance from their workforce to survive. Yet some of the draconian actions needed to remain alive destroy the hard-earned trust within organizations, which greatly reduces productivity. If this rings true for your situation, you will profoundly benefit from this brief program.
Join Robert T. Whipple – MBA CPLP for an entertaining and enlightening program that shows a clear pathway for enhancing trust and transparency in organizations. This session will be interactive, and it will reveal some wonderful opportunities to turning a corner on the malaise that has brought our country and many organizations to the brink of disaster.
Bob Whipple is known nationally as “The Trust Ambassador.” He has written three books on the topic of building and maintaining trust in organizations. He has been named by Leadership Excellence Magazine as one of the top 100 thought leaders in the country on the subject of Leadership Development.
In this meeting we will explore:
•The crisis of trust facing organizations in the US & worldwide
•A definition of trust and some dimensions not often considered
•A model for how to build higher trust that works in today’s world
•The impact of technological trends on the nature of trust
•The relationship between trust and fear
Participants will benefit from this program through:
1. A crystal clear view of the importance of trust and an understanding of why it has declined.
2. Recognition that the situation of low trust is not hopeless – there are pragmatic actions, even in the most challenging times, that place leaders on a path to higher trust and transparency.
3. Participants will leave with three key actions they can take immediately that will begin a transformation in their organization, regardless of their current position in that organization.
4. An understanding of why Reinforcing Candor is the Heart of Building Trust
5. Practice at separating out the different benefits of a high trust environment
6. An analysis of the level of trust in their own organization
7. A model for building trust that is simple but effective
8. How trust and respect are impacted by admitting mistakes
9. How social networking and recent trends in online communication impact trust.
Please join Bob for a program you will long remember as entertaining, highly informative, and critically insightful.
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Background: Robert Whipple is CEO of Leadergrow Incorporated, an organization dedicated to development of leaders. He has spoken on leadership topics and the development of trust in numerous venues across the country. He also teaches leadership and business classes at several universities. As a leadership coach and business consultant, he works with individual clients as well as large organizations such as government agencies, corporations, and The Rochester Business Alliance. A highly successful leader at Eastman Kodak Company for over 30 years, Mr. Whipple accomplished revolutionary change while leading a division of over 2000 people through the application of outstanding “people” skills.
Mr. Whipple is a student of the leadership process and has developed unique approaches to achieving excellent results through full engagement of people.
He is author of three leadership books:
•The Trust Factor: Advanced Leadership for Professionals,
•Understanding E-Body Language: Building Trust Online, and
•Leading with Trust is Like Sailing Downwind
His ability to communicate pragmatic approaches to building Trust in an entertaining and motivational format has won him top ranking wherever he speaks. Audiences relate to his material enthusiastically because it is simple, yet profound. His work has earned him the popular title of “The TRUST Ambassador”
Mr. Whipple has been published in several Leadership and Training journals including “Leadership Excellence Magazine” and “T+D Training + Development Journal.” He is a frequent contributor to The Rochester Business Journal. In 2008 he was named one of the top 100 thought leaders in the country on the topic of leadership development by Leadership Excellence Magazine. His articles and other information about Leadergrow can be downloaded from the corporate website, www.leadergrow.com .
Mr. Whipple holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University, and a Masters of Business Administration from The Simon School at The University of Rochester. He is a Management Quality “Blackbelt” from Eastman Kodak and a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) from the American Society for Training and Development.
He is the past Chair of the National Leadership Development Team of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He is past president of the local chapter of ASTD and serves on the National Advisors for Chapters Team for ASTD. He is also a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and has done volunteer work through SCORE and the United Way. He is also a member of the New York Chapter of the National Speaker’s Bureau.
Bob lives with his wife, Kay in Hilton, New York, a small town outside of Rochester where he has a “gentleman’s farm.” He enjoys doing yard work, stained glass art, and woodworking.
Favorite quote: “The highest calling for any leader is to grow other leaders.”
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What People Are Saying About Robert Whipple:
“The knowledge I’ve gained as a result of your insight has had a profound impact on both my attitudes and viewpoints regarding management and leadership.”
Bob McMullen – Rochester, NY
