Chris Roebuck

Leaders everywhere tell Chris the two key challenges they face are “not enough time” and “too much work.” These cause a ripple effect of problems—potentially 25% less work done than achievable, 30% less effort from people than they could give, and poor strategic alignment, reducing organisational performance by up to 25% and even 10%+ of potential lost profit. Over 80% of leaders have this significant challenge as, unknown to them, they’ve never been given the key skills they need to the depth they need to be successful. Chris’s Accelerate Your Success approach is proven to help leaders solve this—get more time (most get half a working day a week, some a full day) and get more control of their workload. They can then reverse those deficits to deliver the success which they and their organisations should be getting, potentially becoming top 20% leaders versus peers for the rest of their career. You are probably asking if this is credible and does it really work. “What you said was really interesting so I took notes to think about what actions I can now take.” Thierry Garnier, CEO of Kingfisher Group, top FTSE 100, said that to Chris after hearing him speak, and he knows what delivers success and what doesn’t. Chris’s innovative approach interacts with audiences to reveal the amazing potential hidden in their own experience and inspires them with ideas which they won’t have heard before, all in a fun way. He blends business examples, neuroscience, hard data, and his insights to present a compelling call to action which each individual takes forward via a personal action plan supported by an implementation guide. Chris demonstrates the return on investment (ROI) for his speaking—proving a significant ROI not only afterwards but even before he has finished. For over 30 years Chris has led global teams growing C-suite and other leaders to be more successful at HSBC, London Underground, UBS, KPMG, NatWest, UK NHS. As a leadership speaker, he’s helped leaders achieve and grow in Goldman Sachs, Tata, Cardinal Health, UK & UAE Prime Ministers’ Offices, Huawei, BASF, Reuters, Barclays, Red Cross, Chinese Space Programme, and more. Over 24,000 leaders across 27 countries, all built on his unique experience as a British Army Officer, in senior HR leadership roles, and advising across business and Government. Chris’s leadership expertise has earned him wide recognition. He served as Honorary Visiting Professor of Transformational Leadership at Cass Business School from 2009 to 2022 and has been named one of HR’s Most Influential Thinkers a record 10 times. He was recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the HR “Hall of Fame” for his lasting impact on leadership and keynote speaking. A regular media voice, Chris has been interviewed over 350 times as the BBC’s go-to expert on business leadership and hosts a global podcast with listeners in 78 countries.