Robert’s speaking exudes his broad experience as researcher, consultant, writer, teacher, and CEO in dealing with the challenges of modern organizations and a decade of hands-on personal experience in the gritty world of inner-city homeless families. He captivates his audiences with his ability to tell stories, cite research, and give practical application that informs, entertains, inspires – and most importantly paints a new vision. One of Robert’s strengths is tying together and tailoring the broad message of our relational demise – across home, work, politics, and faith – to the interests and focus of specific audiences. He offers the following as keynote addresses, half-day retreats or full-day workshops:

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His message, customized to different audiences, is thought-provoking and inspiring for:

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• For-profit and non-profit boards facing the Relational Risk of new stakeholder demands – generational change, decline of leadership trust, growing political uncertainty and rapid technological disruption. 

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• CEOs and C-suite Executive facing challenges of customer, employee and management engagement in the midst of immense shareholder pressure for short-term results.

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• Parents, grandparents, teachers, and counselors who want to better grasp the context, cause, cost, and cure for relational decline on children.

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• Foundations, non-profits, public service agencies, social service workers, case managers, and church groups who serve those trapped in a world of relational chaos.

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• Businesses challenged to deliver enhanced customer, employee, management, and shareholder relationships in a marketplace of distrust and relational erosion.

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• Citizens, political interest groups, and activists concerned about the partisan divide that has rendered our government impotent to address urgent economic, social, and cultural problems.

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• Church and secular groups caught in the midst of heated debate and vitriol that obstructs constructive disagreement, tolerance of differences, and espoused values for getting along.

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• Associations, learning or book clubs, and special interest groups focused on learning more about the single most important unreported strategic trend that crosses all of society.

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University and study groups who want to discuss the most researched book available on the state of relationships.