HUMPHREY WALTERS
The Business of Winning.
Teambuilding and teamwork motivational speaker
Humphrey Walters has been developing high performing teams and leaders for the last 30 years and specialises in developing winning teams and leaders within complex and competitive environments.
He works with teams which range from the World Cup-winning England Rugby team in 2003; Premier League football teams; Government departments; industry and professional bodies.
In 2006, he developed the team for JCB which gained the land speed record for a diesel car at Bonneville salt flats in the USA.
In 1996/97 he completed the BT global challenge, dubbed “The World’s Toughest Round the World Yacht Race”, aboard Ocean Rover to further his studies in leadership and teamwork in a hostile environment. He uses this event to explain vividly what created successful Individual and team performance among the 14 yachts that took part.
Humphrey is unique in
that to study teamwork and attitudes in a hostile environment, he spent 11
months in a force 10 gale doing the BT Global Challenge – a yacht race sailing
the wrong way round the world - having never sailed before in his life!
He has written extensively about high performing teams and leaders and is the co-author of the book “Global Challenge”, which has sold over 25,000 copies. It has become standard reading in many organisations, who are interested in leadership, teamwork and creating an inspirational environment.
Humphrey Walters was born in India and spent his early life in Africa and the Middle East. He was subsequently educated in England, Canada and the USA. He completed a study on inspirational leadership at the Massachusetts Institute of technology in the USA. He works extensively, with his team, helping global organisations to take the steps necessary to develop high performing teams, leaders and individuals to perform to the maximum levels in complex and competitive environments.
He is a visiting fellow of Inspirational leadership at the Henley Management College in the UK and lectures regularly on their International MBA programme. He is also an associate of the London business school. He lectures frequently to schools and heads of academic institutions on Leadership, personal motivation and team working skills, both for staff members and school leavers.
Humphrey also works closely with the Sandhurst Military academy and trains many Global Leaders at the academy using business methodology allied to the unique atmosphere of the academy.
He is an active sportsman having been involved in rugby, squash at county level and cricket. He
is a life member of the M.C.C.
Humphrey is interested in the environment and spends time in Africa and Europe studying wildlife of all kinds. He is also attached to and raises funds for three charities in the UK and is a board member of the Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital in London. He is a qualified fixed wing and helicopter pilot, and is a member of the Helicopter club of Great Britain as well as the Royal Yacht Squadron.
He has also run over 30 marathons for charities!
Conference Speaking:
Humphrey Walters illustrates inspirational and practical examples and how to apply critical lessons in your business or professional environment:
* Team work and leadership in a hostile environment with examples from the 1996-1997 BT Round-the-world yacht race
* The Business of Winning – How to create winning teams and organisations
with examples from the England rugby team success in the 2003 World Cup
* Managing and motivating top performers examples of inspirational leadership
behaviour for superior performance.
Client Comments
You delivered the objective brilliantly. I've never been in a conference room where the emotional charge was so obvious. I saw tears, I saw smiles, I saw admiration and respect and I saw the rarest of conference features – the WOW factor.
Director of Marketing and Business Development
How on earth can I show the huge appreciation we all feel for the fantastically inspiring session you delivered. The whole team have been completely captivated by your messaging and the vocabulary has changed over night. Your messages have struck a significant cord to me and the team. Thank you.
Managing Director, Roadside Services
“Thank you for such an excellent presentation at our UK Retail Banking Conference last week. I meant what I said on the night – you delivered one of the best after dinner speeches I have heard for a long time… I think everyone enjoyed it so much because the messages you delivered were credible given your experiences – how have you managed to pack all that into your life?!”
Group Executive Director
“Everyone was inspired by your talk and greatly appreciated your readiness to mingle and talk afterwards. All were made to feel special and involved in the evening – sentiments that lie at the core of our philosophies. Your visit remains a topic of conversation amongst pupils, parents and staff” .
Headmaster
“ I would just like to take a few moments to say how interesting and inspiring I found your talk last night at the Nottingham Business Network Group meeting. It is the first time myself and a colleague had attended one of the events and what an introduction to the network it was. Thank you for lifting my levels of motivation which have been waning over the past few months!!” .
Learning & Development Director
“ Many of our directors have requested a copy of your presentation… obviously, you had a remarkable impact on everyone – I’m sure your sense of humour was most welcome after such an intense day” .
Chairman
“ I have to say that over the last few years I have seen many speakers talk about leadership and organisational philosophies and have always felt there was something missing. Your obvious passion and commitment to a new way of working is unique and inspiring… Thank you once again for the opportunity to learn so much and start a new personal development journey” .
Management and Leadership Development Director
“ Thank you so much for a brilliant and inspiring day. For me to have one of those “Eureka” moments in addition to all the relevant learning on the path to further personal growth for myself and others was simply a great experience” .
Team Leader
“ In all my years as Inset Co-ordinator I have never had so many people seek me out to say that was the best training day they have had. This undoubtedly was down to the afternoon session delivered by you” .
Training Co-ordinator
“ I came away having had some of my own ideas reinforced and with a bunch of new ones. We are undergoing considerable change just now, not without pain, and I came away with renewed enthusiasm for the task” .
Deputy Chief Inspector of Air Accidents
“ Thank you for bringing an intensity to the understanding of what can be achieved in adversity with both good leadership and great teamwork” .
Director of Marketing
“ I think you touched everyone with your outstanding performance and encounters; we have been inundated with positive feedback from the audience on your exceptional presentation… I will certainly be referring to you as my ‘inspirational role model” .
Commercial Team Manager