Robert Thomas
Professor of Leadership / CEO Robert J Thomas LLC at University of Florida - Warrington College of Business
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Robert J. Thomas specializes in helping CEOs and their leadership teams to get aligned and achieve extraordinary results. His model for top team effectiveness is simple: clear roles, straight talk and one foot in the future. Bob crafted this approach over a career spanning 30 years as a strategy consultant, executive coach, professor and author of seven books on leadership and transformation. High integrity. Creative. Pragmatic. Engaging. Unafraid.
Bob’s mission in life is straightforward: To help smart people solve complex problems that they care deeply about. He’s done that with companies in the US, India, Indonesia, Brazil and the UK.
Bob has written seven books and is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and the Sloan Management Review. He retired from Accenture after 18 years. While there he led the Institute for High Performance. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he enjoys fast cars and fresh vegetables.
Companies
- CEO Robert J Thomas LLC (2017)
- Managing Director, Accenture Institute for High Performance Accenture (1999 — 2017)
- Professor of Leadership Brandeis International Business School (2008 — 2014)
- Co-author Geeks and Geezers with Warren Bennis (2000 — 2002)
- Director/Vice President Arthur D. Little (1995 — 1999)
- Leaders for Manufacturing Professor MIT Sloan School of Management (1986 — 1995)
- Assistant Professor University of Michigan (1980 — 1984)
Education
- Ph.D. Northwestern University (1976 — 1980)
- BA University of California, Santa Cruz (1970 — 1974)
Videos
Robert J. Thomas: In a highly networked, global world, has the meaning of leadership changed?
Mr. Robert J. Thomas, Executive Director of the Accenture Institute, Boston
Robert J. Thomas: What did you learn from your last business "near death" experience?
Bob Thomas on Crucibles of Leadership.wmv
Robert J. Thomas: How can teams make better decisions?
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