MEET ROGER HARROP

Roger Harrop has spent over 25 years leading international businesses, including a plc, which puts him in a unique position to deal with present-day business challenges.

Based in Oxford in the UK, he’s an international business growth speaker who inspires and entertains audiences with his acclaimed Staying in the Helicopter® programmes. Over 20,000 CEOs, business leaders and others in 38 countries have achieved transformational change through his thought-provoking, entertaining talks laced with real-life stories and humour.

Roger is also an author, business advisor, mentor, consultant and independent director.

He has unusually wide leadership experience … from small start-ups to multinationals … and from high-tech products to basic commodities, people-based service businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Roger spent seven years as Group Chief Executive of a FTSE quoted, high-tech industrial group with 12 sites across 4 continents. The UK Government mentioned it in its ‘Competitiveness’ White Paper.  The US Forbes magazine included the group among its list of the top 100 overseas companies.  Two business schools have used it as a benchmark case study on culture change and business re-engineering.

Roger has tutored on a leading leadership and teambuilding programme for over 25 years.

He’s a keen windsurfer, mountain biker and classic car enthusiast.

Accreditations      

• Winner of the Professional Speaking Award of Excellence
  
• Twice Speaker of the Year with The Academy for Chief Executives
  
• Fellow and Past President of the Professional Speakers Association
  
• Certified Speaking Professional Global
  
• Member of The Global Speakers Federation
  
• Liveryman with The Worshipful Company of Marketors
  
• Chartered Engineer
  
• Fellow and former Vice-President of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  
• Accredited SME business advisor and Fellow of The Institute for Independent Busine                                                             

Speaking Topics

Roger Harrop has a unique ability to make business simple and “stay in the helicopter” to focus on the big picture.

- for improved sustained business growth - guaranteed!

Roger will tailor and craft a highly motivational, inspirational and content rich keynote speech, seminar or masterclass relevant to the needs of your organization, industry or sector and matched precisely to your objectives.

'Staying in the Helicopter®' Keynote & Masterclass Series

Each  programme gives massive value, enhanced business management skills and vital takeaways for business leaders - CEOs, VPs, MDOs, Boards, Directors, Trustees and others - from multi-national corporations, major businesses, small and medium enterprises, new start-ups, academia, government, not-for-profit organizations and NGOs.

The Key to Profitable Growth

“A quality of strategic thinking about your business like never before”

Today, more than ever before, you need to take time out, step back from the business and review your strategy.

For CEOs, Boards of Directors, Business Leaders, C-level Executives, VPs, Directors, Trustees,.

Helicopter-SmallerElectrify your Profitability™

 “Your business laid bare. No business speak, no academic theories - just the simple common sense of business with demonstrably startling results”

 For, CEOs, Boards of Directors, Business Leaders, C-level Executives,VPs, Directors, Trustees.

Helicopter-SmallerSparkling Sales - in good times or in bad

“Sales Management often focuses on the wrong things”

This Masterclass will help you to a higher level of thinking about your market, your customers and your sales teams.

 For whole sales teams, Sales & Marketing Directors, VPs, Managers, CEOs, Business Leaders.

Helicopter-SmallerEffective Leadership Today

“The role of the successful Business Leader today has changed - with a need to spend time in the helicopter whilst  keeping it simple - at the core”

For CEOs, Boards of Directors, Business Leaders, C-level Executives, VPs, Directors, Trustees, Senior Managers.


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Creativity, Technology, Speed and Change

- learn the secrets of tomorrow’s winning companies 

“The world of business is like never before. The playing field has been levelled - every company, of every size and in every part of the world now has the same amazing opportunities to thrive.”

For CEOs, Business Leaders, C-Level Executives, VPs, Directors, Trustees, Sanior Managers

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Present & Pitch for Profit

This Masterclass will change what you do - for ever..............

"The more senior we get in the organisation the more we have to present and pitch and the more important it is to be skilled at doing  so."

For  CEOs, Business Leaders, C-Level Executives, VPs, Directors, Trustees, Senior Managers, Sales Teams,   Professional Speakers

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Specialist Programmmes

If required, Roger will tailor and craft a highly motivational, inspirational and content rich, specialist programme  relevant to your organisation, industry or sector and matched precisely to your needs and objectives.

Recent programmes include:

•                Vision 2020
  


•                Futuristic Leadership
  


•                Strategies for Future Success
  


•                Add Value Today
  


•                Make things Happen
  


•                Effective change leadership
  


•                The role of the CEO today
  


•                A sparkling export business
  


•                The true role of HR today 
  


•                With the Right People
  


•                Electrify your Audience
  


•                The job of the meeting professional today
  


•                The key to cutting edge customer management
  


•                World beating BPR and BPM
  


•                How to get orders