Dr. Robert Watts
Dr. Watts has audiences marveling about his special ability to make every listener feel unique and empowered!
A vanguard and thought leader in shaping healthy organizational culture and growth, through people and smart technologies.
• Uses a mastery of storytelling, digital learning tools, humor, and athletic gusto, to deliver presentations that leave people feeling informed, inspired, invigorated, and ready to shape healthy culture and growth.
• Applies core values:
- Every audience is unique and deserving the impact they desire.
- Uses a pre-event questionnaire to identify the needs, goals, and logistics particular to each client to ensure delivery of desired impact.
UNIQUE THOUGHT LEADER BACKGROUND
• 30+ years combined of experience as a keynote speaker, corporate consultant, executive coach, author, psychologist, university professor, and collegiate and professional athlete.
• Domestic and international experience before diverse audiences.
• Creator of SOIG (Show Observe Interact Grow) mobile organizational development and performance platform.
• Successfully lead broad scale and single subject interventions for a diverse clientele of small businesses to Fortune 500 companies across various industries, as well as non- profit entities, including major colleges, universities, and charitable organizations.
• Author of the acclaimed books "People Are Never the Problem – Refuse to Play the Blame Game.
• Published poet.
• Holds a doctorate degree in organizational psychology and a masters in speech communication.
• Award-winning university professor
• Former NFL football star with the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders.
RARE DISTINCTIONS
• First recipient of the International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) "Fostering Partnership Award", (2016).
• Recipient of the Vermont Academy Florence Sabin Award, (2014).
• Inducted into the Police Athletic League (PAL) Hall of Fame, (2010).
• Awarded the Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award from the great state of California, (1986).
• Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame (1997).
• Inducted into the Vermont Academy Hall of Fame for athletic excellence, (1983).
• Named to Eastern College Athletic Conference first defensive team (1976).
• Named to the American Press International Football All American 3rd team, (1976).
• Named to the East West Shrine Team (1976).
• Second runner up for the Boston College Scanlon Award for academic achievement (1976).
• Named to the North South Senior Bowl team, (1977).
OVERCOMe OBSTACLES IN PURSUIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Conquered childhood illiteracy at age of 15 and parental abdication to earn a four year scholarship to the Vermont Academy and used that opportunity as a springboard to acquire the highest degree in academia.
LOVE FOR LIFE
Dr. Watts is most proud of being a cancer survivor and touching people's lives with his story of triumph over his greatest life challenge and being a father to three very wonderful children and seven grandchildren.
Dr. Watts has audiences marveling about his special ability to make every listener feel unique and empowered!
A vanguard and thought leader in shaping healthy organizational culture and growth, through people and smart technologies.
• Uses a mastery of storytelling, digital learning tools, humor, and athletic gusto, to deliver presentations that leave people feeling informed, inspired, invigorated, and ready to shape healthy culture and growth.
• Applies core values:
- Every audience is unique and deserving the impact they desire.
- Uses a pre-event questionnaire to identify the needs, goals, and logistics particular to each client to ensure delivery of desired impact.
UNIQUE THOUGHT LEADER BACKGROUND
• 30+ years combined of experience as a keynote speaker, corporate consultant, executive coach, author, psychologist, university professor, and collegiate and professional athlete.
• Domestic and international experience before diverse audiences.
• Creator of SOIG (Show Observe Interact Grow) mobile organizational development and performance platform.
• Successfully lead broad scale and single subject interventions for a diverse clientele of small businesses to Fortune 500 companies across various industries, as well as non- profit entities, including major colleges, universities, and charitable organizations.
• Author of the acclaimed books "People Are Never the Problem – Refuse to Play the Blame Game.
• Published poet.
• Holds a doctorate degree in organizational psychology and a masters in speech communication.
• Award-winning university professor
• Former NFL football star with the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders.
RARE DISTINCTIONS
• First recipient of the International Association of Workforce Professionals (IAWP) "Fostering Partnership Award", (2016).
• Recipient of the Vermont Academy Florence Sabin Award, (2014).
• Inducted into the Police Athletic League (PAL) Hall of Fame, (2010).
• Awarded the Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award from the great state of California, (1986).
• Inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Hall of Fame (1997).
• Inducted into the Vermont Academy Hall of Fame for athletic excellence, (1983).
• Named to Eastern College Athletic Conference first defensive team (1976).
• Named to the American Press International Football All American 3rd team, (1976).
• Named to the East West Shrine Team (1976).
• Second runner up for the Boston College Scanlon Award for academic achievement (1976).
• Named to the North South Senior Bowl team, (1977).
OVERCOMe OBSTACLES IN PURSUIT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Conquered childhood illiteracy at age of 15 and parental abdication to earn a four year scholarship to the Vermont Academy and used that opportunity as a springboard to acquire the highest degree in academia.
LOVE FOR LIFE
Dr. Watts is most proud of being a cancer survivor and touching people's lives with his story of triumph over his greatest life challenge and being a father to three very wonderful children and seven grandchildren.
You Are The Course; Now Teach It and Get What You Always Wanted!
You Are The Course; Now Teach It and Get All You Ever Wanted! ®
Imagine finally getting what you want from your customers, merchants, suppliers, friends, family, boss, vendors, and/or staff! In this highly entertaining and immediately applicable discussion, Dr. Robert Watts will impart to audiences the knowledge and techniques that will empower their relationships at work and...
PEOPLE ARE NEVER THE PROBLEM: REFUSE TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME®
People Are Never The Problem - Refuse to play the blame game!
We rely on people for everything we need in life. They are inextricably tied to our success as individuals and/or organizations. However, sometimes people fall short of helping us achieve our goals. As a result, we may treat people like problems and...
Achieve Peak Performance: Manage Yourself, Not Your Time!
Achieve Peak Performance: Manage Yourself, Not Time!
Self and Task Management in the Context of Time ®
Ever since time was introduced as means of measuring performance against production, business leaders have pursued mastery of time management in order to achieve high efficiency standards in organizations. The dawn of a new day and more practical way of achieving performance and production...
EFFECTIVELY SWIMMING SIDEWAYS: LIVING AND LEADING IN THE STRONG CURRENTS OF LIFE AND BUSINESS ®
BEYOND DIVERSITY TO INCLUSION and Equity
Diversity! Every organization is talking about it and trying to achieve it, but what is it really? Moreover, what does it look like in action? In this powerfully informative and conscious-raising presentation, Dr. Robert Watts teaches audiences the value of incorporating a strategy of inclusion and equity in their strategic initiatives.
As a result,...
BE AN AGENT FOR CHANGE: SOAR! ®
BE AN AGENT FOR CHANGE: SOAR! ®
In this informative, humorous and entertaining discussion, Dr. Robert Watts teaches audiences how to be agents for change by including change as a vital ingredient of their personal and organizational values. Using lessons learned from business consulting interventions; and personal triumph in overcoming poverty, illiteracy and cancer, Dr. Watts teaches audiences how...
BEYOND DIVERSITY TO INCLUSION
BEYOND DIVERSITY TO INCLUSION
Diversity! Every organization is talking about it and trying to achieve it, but what is it really? Moreover, what does it look like in action? In this powerfully informative and conscious-raising presentation, Dr. Robert Watts teaches audiences the value of incorporating a strategy of inclusion in their current diversity model.
As a result, audiences learn to value, grow...
THE ORGANIZATIONAL "LIFE PLACE" ®
THE ORGANIZATIONAL "LIFE PLACE" ®
What is the organizational "life place"? Why does it exist? Does it exist in my organization and if so, what grammar should be used to operationalize it? How do I develop and sustain it?
The answers to these questions are being pursued with vigor as organizational leaders feel the urgency to address the scarcity and deprivation of product and service...
