Robert T. Whipple
MBA CPLP
NY, US
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 a Fortune 500 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 four leadership books:
- The Trust Factor: Advanced Leadership for Professionals (2003),
- Understanding E-Body Language: Building Trust Online (2006),
- Leading with Trust is Like Sailing Downwind (2009), and
- Trust in Transition: Navigating Organizational Change (2014)
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. He has been names as a top 15 Thought Leader on the topic of leadership development by Leadership Excellence Magazine. He has been rated one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders on Trustworthy Business Practices by Trust Across America: Trust Around the World for the past five years.
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" 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 served on the National Advisors for Chapters Team for ASTD. He is a founding member of the OD SIG in Rochester. He is also a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Human Resource Association (NHRA), and has done volunteer work through SCORE and the United Way. He is also a member of the National Speakers Association and a charter member of the Rochester Chapter of Conscious Capitalism. He is chair of the Governance Committee of the Rochester Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) and serves on the BOD of that organization.
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."
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 a Fortune 500 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 four leadership books:
- The Trust Factor: Advanced Leadership for Professionals (2003),
- Understanding E-Body Language: Building Trust Online (2006),
- Leading with Trust is Like Sailing Downwind (2009), and
- Trust in Transition: Navigating Organizational Change (2014)
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. He has been names as a top 15 Thought Leader on the topic of leadership development by Leadership Excellence Magazine. He has been rated one of the Top 100 Thought Leaders on Trustworthy Business Practices by Trust Across America: Trust Around the World for the past five years.
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" 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 served on the National Advisors for Chapters Team for ASTD. He is a founding member of the OD SIG in Rochester. He is also a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN), Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), National Human Resource Association (NHRA), and has done volunteer work through SCORE and the United Way. He is also a member of the National Speakers Association and a charter member of the Rochester Chapter of Conscious Capitalism. He is chair of the Governance Committee of the Rochester Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) and serves on the BOD of that organization.
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."
Building Trust and Transparency
In this keynote we will explore:
- Why trust is the critical issue facing most organizations
- How to maintain trust, even when difficult things must be done
- Some local and worldwide trends in trust data
- The results that are achieved by improving trust
- A model for how to build higher trust that works in today's environment - practice using the model
- The impact of technological trends on the nature of trust
- The ratchet...
Understanding e-Body Language: Building Trust Online
Value to Participants:
Building Trust in Transition
Nearly all organizations (large and small) go through some kind of restructuring effort every few years. Sometimes these changes take the form of mergers and acquisitions, but even smaller internal restructurings can be incredibly disruptive. In many cases, these efforts to improve the bottom line have a negative impact on morale, productivity, and trust. If this rings true for your situation, you will profoundly benefit from this program.
In this...
Curing a Toxic Environment
In this program we will focus on topics like
Planting a Seed of Trust in the Critical First 10 Seconds
In this program, you will master the following 12 Tips:
Improving Your Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand your own emotions and those of other people and to respond in ways that create better outcomes. For professionals, EQ is not only the most important skill to have, it is also one of the easiest to acquire. This 30 minute keynote will show you a pathway to higher EQ that you can start using today.
In this meeting we will explore the following:
"The Trust Ambassador"
