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Colonel Bob Stewart DSO MP

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An army officer for 26 years, Colonel Bob Stewart is best known for his command of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Bosnia. He has worked in some of the toughest circumstances in the world, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership and gallantry. He has been a broadcaster in news and current affairs - seen regularly as a commentator on all the main television channels - and he is now an MP for Beckenham in Kent, having been elected in May 2010.

During his long career in the Army he has been an intelligence officer, company commander, Sandhurst instructor, staff officer, military assistant, commanding officer and Colonel, serving in countries across the world.

He holds a 1st Class Degree in International Politics from the University of Wales and is a fellow of Kingston University Business and Law School. He is also the Chairman of the Independent Defence Media Association.

Bob speaks to differing audiences on subjects such as leadership in adverse conditions, negotiation, crisis management, planning a complex operation, team building, peace-keeping, the military and politics and the future utility of defence policies and military power. He uses all his operational experiences, backed up by extensive visuals as an invaluable aid to business decision-making.

Recent bookings include the Police, Universities, British Nuclear Group, NHS Private Health Association, London Business Forum and companies such as KPMG, Bayer Plc, IoD, Honda and many others.

“Bob was superb, he was truly inspirational, a powerful subject and he gave true lessons on leadership. Bob was by far the best conference speaker; he understands his audience and delivers on the brief.”

Manufacturing Institute

“Brilliant story, which made the audience think deeply about their own situations. Bob was excellent in both planning and delivery.”

Keele University

“Bob took a lot of trouble to be briefed, was very well prepared and gave an excellent presentation. A pleasure to work with and highly recommended. The nearest thing to 10 out of 10 you can get!”

British Association of Removers

“Your speech was inspired and thought provoking and has energised our senior and middle managers to bring improvement firmly back on their agenda. The key role of excellent leadership during times of change came through loud and clear. Thank you for giving us your time, experience and learning.”

British Nuclear Group

“Colonel Stewart was purely magnificent. The humility of the man. How he conveyed his very personal story in such a frank and often moving way was simply inspiring. This sentiment has been echoed by the large number of delegates who have taken the time to contact me with feedback on the event.”

South Wales Police

“Feedback on your session was first rate and it fitted very well the themes explored at the conference on Friday. The whole event was a great success and all at Honda seem delighted.”

“We are delighted with the results of our conference programme this year, your hard work has paid off and the delegate audience were impressed with the level of your knowledge and your speaker delivery.”

City Directors Financial Forum

“Thank you for sharing your Bosnian conflict experiences with attendees at our recent UK Business Services Management Team meeting. The presentation that you delivered really did serve to underline the leadership messages that we were looking to reinforce to our management team and, whilst I doubt that many of us will have to rise to the scale of challenges that you faced in Bosnia, I'm sure we'll each be able to call on the messages we heard for future inspiration. Moreover, I have received some very favourable comments from attendees on how much they enjoyed your presentation and how it helped to demonstrate the importance of clear decision making and challenging the status quo when there is a demonstrable benefit.”

Astra Zeneca UK Ltd

“The boot camp workshop was very informative and your stories were very inspiring. It was really interesting to understand more about your approach – mission, factors and planning. These are very transferable ideas for business, and I Iiked the fact you could keep it on one sheet of paper, very straight to the point, with a simple visual to reinforce it. Thanks very much again for your time, your ideas, your stories and your courage. Truly inspiring.”

Head of New Product Development, Which? at London Business Forum's 90 Minute Boot Camp

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