LeaderTribe

Hi, I’m Dr. Rob. I’ve led the largest leadership company in the world for John Maxwell. But I started LeaderTribe long before that.

I had friends who were either caught up in the whirlwind of all things leadership development or they were just “stuck” in their own journey. I’ve been there. That’s when my discipline goes out the window or I get a little discouraged (or maybe just a little insecure). We all need a roadmap to be on the right path at our own pace.

Yes, my PhD is in Leadership and I’ve taught at some cool places around the world, but I’m 100% on the journey with you. LeaderTribe is my best ongoing effort for a reliable source of insights, trustworthy advice and, every once in a while, a lifeline to pull you out of uncertainty. Jump in, look around. Let me know how I can help.

Who is Dr. Rob?

A Game-Changer Executive Coach

Hi friends, I’m Dr. Rob. My best friends call me Robster. My PhD is in Organizational Leadership; my dissertation was one of the first research studies in the field of Executive Coaching.

Who went through poverty as a kid?

Me? I grew up in abject poverty, but I didn’t want my classmates to know. I pretended I had it together on the outside, while my life was falling apart on the inside. I developed some fairly significant insecurities, attempting to overcome those by acting cool and pretending everything was ok.

And learned lifelong lessons about overcoming insecurities

It wasn’t Eventually, in my teenage years, a family took me in and gave me milk. Three times a day if I wanted it! I had never experienced anything like it. Then they gave me love that I didn’t have to earn by trying to look good. They gave me security in the midst of all my insecurities. I became… loved.

Which helped him excel in learning leadership

Since then, I’ve developed a passion for leadership and learning what it takes for me and others to be the person we always wanted to be. I earned a PhD in Leadership and I’ve had some unbelievable opportunities.

I’ve led a College Campus in Washington DC, a great organization with Hospitals, clinics and schools on six continents, and the largest leadership development firm (for my friend John Maxwell). Today I’m a Senior Consultant in the nation’s top-rated business growth consulting firm, and I train business owners how and when to exit for maximum value. I want to see leaders go from good to exceptional.

I hope you see a pattern developing. I equip leaders of leaders after loving God, my family and my friends. Period.

He has a secret to leading well…

Here’s my secret to leading great companies: I recruit GREAT people, then I empower them and trust them. Of course they blow it sometimes… we all do! But that’s how we learn, and keep growing, and become our best.

As for this site and my training: forget boring lectures! I’ve been named “most popular professor” at multiple universities, and I love speaking at conferences for great people. My insight and my solutions are tried, tested, and proven in the real world. No fluff. Only the real war stories and learning from my many failures.

And you are invited to grow along with him

If you have been wanting to take your leadership growth up a notch or two, consider subscribing to my weekly leadership videos. See the samples and check out all my free resources. You’ll be satisfied that my paid content will be worth every penny.

Oh yeah… my biggest claim to fame? Being married to Dawn for 40 years and having three adopted kids (and now four super-fun grandkids who call me “Papa”).

Jump in! I look forward to growing our friendship.