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Chris Roebuck is a British economist, focusing on leadership and organisational performance. He is an honorary visiting professor of transformational leadership at
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in London, a position he has held since 2009. He advises organisations on maximising performance through effective leadership, in particular developing entrepreneurial leadership. Roebuck has held senior
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and organisational transformation roles at
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, and
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. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 he was nominated by ''
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'' as one of HRs Most Influential Thinkers. Roebuck advises the
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, and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, business groups such as the Corporate Leadership Council, and the media, writing for Newsweek and being quoted in major publications such as ''The Times'', ''Wall Street Journal'' and he is interviewed on leadership and business issues by the
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and other television channels.


Education

Roebuck studied economics and geography at
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where he chaired the Students Union commercial enterprises committee, whose operations turned over in excess of £1m in 1976 and employed 32 staff. He later chaired the Union Council, overseeing the constitutional governance process, elections, and negotiations with the UCL senior leadership team and provost. Roebuck graduated in 1977.


Military service

Roebuck served with the Royal Engineer sub unit of the University of London
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and was commissioned into the Territorial Army. During this period he led the team that blew up the 150 ft high chimney at the old pottery at Sandford near Wareham in Dorset to make way for a new housing estate. Roebuck was subsequently commissioned into the regular Army
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via the
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. He was the Best Young Officer on his Course at the
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. During his service in Germany, Roebuck developed the modern pipe
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, now used by the British Army in operations globally to rapidly cross small gaps and obstacles that restrict the mobility of armoured and other units.


Career

After leaving the Army, Roebuck used his knowledge of leadership to help SMEs (small and medium enterprises) develop their leadership capability as he found they often lack resources or knowledge to achieve this. He frequently worked with entrepreneurs, helping them develop better leadership skills. This later fed into his work with larger organisations, particularly UBS, around developing entrepreneurial leadership. In 1992 he received his
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from
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in
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. His dissertation on organisational communication was featured in ''
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'', on
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and was published worldwide in the ''International Journal of Strategic Management''. In 1999, Roebuck was invited to be a member of an expert panel on improving leadership in British business in order to enhance competitiveness, reporting to the UK government. At UBS, Roebuck and colleagues led the delivery of a new development and leadership strategy for the bank's top 500 leaders. They subsequently co-ordinated the strategy via the business divisions for the other 70,000 employees. This underpinned a new corporate alignment, culture and brand, improving the bottom line and the position of UBS in the global banking rankings through entrepreneurial leadership. In 2004, he was appointed global head of talent and leadership. The project at UBS progressed well with top management support and, as a result, in 2005 UBS won the title "Best Company for Leaders Europe" and the "Best New Corporate University" awards, the "Corporate University Best Practice" and "Excellence" awards in 2006/2007, and was ranked one of the top 10 best companies in Europe in 2007. The UBS talent and leadership initiative now forms a key part of a Harvard Business School
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"UBS: Towards the Integrated Firm" on supporting strategic business change, realignment and improvement via talent and leadership activity. This case is also reviewed from the organisational culture and performance perspective. Roebuck was part of the expert group developing the 2009 report on Employee Engagement "Engaging for Success" for the
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to improve performance in British business. He also subsequently worked on its implementation. In 2011 he was commissioned by the
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, the UKs leading health sector think tank, to deliver a report and recommendations on developing leadership in the NHS to enhance patient care for their commission to the UK government.


Public speaking and masterclasses

Roebuck presents at corporate leadership and strategy events, international conferences, business schools and to professional and management groups such as
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chief executives, the
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CEO Summit,
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and the All Party Parliamentary Committee on Management.List of speaking appearances
www.chrisroebuck.co Roebuck is asked to present and run masterclasses on leadership and organisational performance focused on his new approach to leadership at international conferences, business schools and to professional and management groups such as
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chief executives, the
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CEO Summit,
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, the All Party Parliamentary Committee on Management


Publications

Roebuck has written books on leadership, communication and delegation. His book on "hands-on" leadership was a global bestseller, translated into 11 languages and was used as a best practice guide by the
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. He had regular columns in ''CEO'' and ''HR'' magazines for a number of years and has written for publications such as ''
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'', ''Governance'' magazine, ''
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'', ''
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Magazine'', and other business titles. His work has been quoted globally, for example in the UK national press, ''
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'' and more than 50 other business titles. In May 2014, Roebuck published a combined guide to both organisational and individual leadership introducing a new model of leadership in his new book ''Lead to Succeed - The Only Leadership Book You Need''.


Honours

In December 2011, Roebuck became a
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References

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