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 …
I have known Bob for a little over 10 years now. In that time, Bob has been a tremendous help to me both professionally and personally. His model of “Living All-In” has vastly improved my business and home life. True to his methods, over the last 10 years, Bob has been “All-In” assisting and teaching me and my team. Because …
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 …
Over the years, I’ve experienced a number of career moves that put me in increasingly challenging CEO roles. Through my one-on-one coaching sessions with Bob, he has helped me tremendously in identifying where and how I should focus my time and effort in leading my teams. Bob has an uncanny ability to see through all the issues facing a CEO, …
Bob excels in helping leaders achieve new levels of leadership success. His ability to impact others is grounded in the belief that the whole person shows up to lead. This means he focuses on building self-awareness; challenging limited thinking; and encouraging leaders to access their full potential. Key to his success is that he works in a non-judgmental way and …
…As my Vistage chair, Bob continually challenged me to move beyond my comfort zone. We often joked about my resolute refusal to move down the j-curve of making significant investments in advance of expected returns. Due to Bob’s persistence in reiterating that failure to take risks could result in mediocre performance in a mediocre company, I reluctantly stepped outside my …
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 …
