Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell

Army Veteran

NC, US
Inspiring keynote addresses and educational speeches brought to you by a decorated combat veteran, award winning leader and best selling author.

Rob Campbell is a retired Army Colonel, husband, father, author and leadership speaker. He is a 27-year Army veteran, paratrooper and ranger with service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rob led organizations ranging in size from 24 to 5,000 people overcoming challenges and leading change. As Commander or CEO of a 5,000-person Infantry Brigade, Rob and his team achieved Army-leading (#1 of 34 Brigades) results in personnel performance, soldier retention and promotion selection rates. Rob's core purpose: "To make a difference in the lives of others through optimistic leadership." With his book "It's Personal, Not Personnel, Leadership Lessons for the Battlefield and the Boardroom", Rob shares his years of combat-tested leadership experience adaptable to businesses of all types and sizes. In addition, he actively supports veterans and their spouses by writing, speaking and helping businesses be "Veteran Ready."

Rob Campbell is a retired Army Colonel, husband, father, author and leadership speaker. He is a 27-year Army veteran, paratrooper and ranger with service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Rob led organizations ranging in size from 24 to 5,000 people overcoming challenges and leading change. As Commander or CEO of a 5,000-person Infantry Brigade, Rob and his team achieved Army-leading (#1 of 34 Brigades) results in personnel performance, soldier retention and promotion selection rates. Rob's core purpose: "To make a difference in the lives of others through optimistic leadership." With his book "It's Personal, Not Personnel, Leadership Lessons for the Battlefield and the Boardroom", Rob shares his years of combat-tested leadership experience adaptable to businesses of all types and sizes. In addition, he actively supports veterans and their spouses by writing, speaking and helping businesses be "Veteran Ready."

Battlefield Lessons for the Boardroom

This factual, informative and even humorous speech will enlighten the audience to the ugly data coming from the modern workplace, such as 70% of workers disengaged from their job and 51% of workers actively look for new jobs (Gallup).  I display the data, share my Leadership Gap Theory and then take the audience on a journey of how to fix it using lessons learned from my 3 decades of Army leadership including 3 combat tours and service during Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.  The...
LeadershipEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

6 People-Centric Ways Leaders Build Strong Teams

This keynote focuses on my "List of 6 Desires of People," from my book "It's Personal, Not Personnel, Leadership Lessons For the Battlefield and the Boardroom.  In it I share combat-tested practices of forming and leading strong teams by meeting the needs of people. It starts with the "Foundation of Leadership" which is the support structure upon which teams are built and led. It then prepares the leader to meet the needs of their people leveraging the "List of 6" desires of people....
Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Valor in the Modern Workplace

This key note will inspire and move the audience then leave them with something practical to take into their teams.  It will motivate leaders to create environments where acts of devotion and selflessness flourish.  Most modern businesses operate in very volatile and ambiguous environments.  Demands on individuals can be extreme and problems may appear quickly and without notice.  While these problems may fall outside the job descriptions of individuals, they must be...

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Managing Your People, Your Boss and Yourself

This keynote address strikes at the heart of what many leaders struggle with, managing their people, their boss and themselves.  I'll take the audience on a humorous and educational journey of how to apply leadership in these three closely located but vastly different areas.  Complete with stories and practical steps and philosophies leaders can practice, I share my 3 decades of leading following and dealing with bosses I did not see eye-to-eye with.  It will steer leaders...

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny