Bob is a game-changer. It is one avenue to hold myself accountable for my actions as a leader. Being accountable to Bob is a key in my development.

Bob develops good leaders into great leaders. Taking a holistic approach, Bob teaches us that actions speak louder than words. We learn to ask the right questions, pursue those tough conversations, espouse accountability, speak the truth, and hear the truth. Bob is my secret sauce.

Bob is an amazing influence; he is a force to be reckoned with from the standpoint that he is very strong and confident in who he is. As a result Bob is able to look eye level with a CEO and any other person on his team and level the playing field, not only holding them accountable but also keeping …

Bob has encouraged me personally, as well as the entire executive team at Riverside, to stay curious. By that I mean that he has encouraged us to look at things from a different perspective, think broader, and realize that we often learn more by asking the right question rather than having the right answer. I have learned that everyone has …

For several years, Bob volunteered to teach a leadership seminar at the Walter Payton College Prep for our students.  The moment he incorporated a discussion on “stress”, it was the talk of the school.  Additional conversations followed and we established several avenues for stress relief at the beginning of the school day for students to “focus” their work and day.   “Living” in a high achieving high school in Chicago is …

I had the pleasure of having Bob Berk speak to one of my CEO Groups this summer. He said something that resonated and that I have used subsequently to reduce stress for myself and others. “Everything in Life is Neutral …it’s the story that you tell yourself that creates Stress”. Now when events happen that would have traditionally been stressful, …

In her book Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott points out “everyone wants one person in the world to whom they can tell the truth and from which they will hear the truth.” Bob Berk is that person. In my personal and professional lives, Bob has helped me understand that control is just an illusion and effective leaders must employ strategies to …