Duncan Stevens Energises Robeco's Leaders to Take Teamwork to the Next Level
With Duncan Stevens, behavioural psychologist, keynote speaker and best-selling author
OUTCOME 1
Teams pulling as one
Robeco’s leaders left the room eager to take their collaboration to the next level, as one team with one aim.
OUTCOME 2
Energised and focused
Energy and focus rose across the group, and the teamwork message shifted how leaders see working together.
OUTCOME 3
Strategies to try now
Practical strategies for collaborating that leaders were keen to test with their own people straight away.
THE CHALLENGE
Robeco needed its senior leaders working as one high performing team.
Robeco’s leadership meeting brought together senior leaders from sales, planning and market intelligence at a time when markets were moving fast and every team had its own priorities. The pressure was on to collaborate across borders rather than protect individual patches.
Thorsten Schneider, Executive Director and Country Manager for Germany and Austria, wanted a concise keynote that would show leaders how high performing teams really work and leave them with strategies they could try straight away.
DUNCAN’S SOLUTION
A tailored teams keynote built on behavioural psychology, practical tools and real participation.
Before the meeting, Duncan spoke with the organisers to understand how Robeco’s leaders worked together, where collaboration was already strong and where it could go further.
He then delivered a focused keynote on the power of high performance teaming, weaving in on-stage behavioural psychology demonstrations and practical strategies for collaborating across teams. Leaders got simple ideas to test in their own teams, and the tone stayed warm, direct and interactive.
THE RESULT
A leadership team that left more energised, more focused and eager to experiment.
Thorsten Schneider said his team felt more energised and focused after learning practical strategies for collaborating effectively, and that the message about teamwork really resonated with the group. They were eager to try new strategies straight away. In the survey, 99% of Robeco’s leaders said they’d recommend Duncan.
The audience survey below shows how the session landed with the people in the room.
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THOUGHTS FROM DUNCAN
Great teams don’t happen by accident. They’re built on small habits, practised together.
High performing teams aren’t born from one big idea. They come from small, deliberate changes in how people listen, share and hold each other to account. So I keep my keynotes concise and practical, and I give leaders one or two strategies they can test the very next day.
Robeco’s leaders were switched on, generous and quick to join in, which made the session a pleasure to deliver. I’d love to work with them again.
HOW ROBECO'S LEADERS RATED DUNCAN'S HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS KEYNOTE
99% of Robeco’s leaders would recommend Duncan, and 98% are extremely or highly likely to use his takeaways. The words they used most to describe the keynote were practical, energising and inspiring.
Survey of Robeco’s leaders, completed straight after the keynote.
LIKELIHOOD TO USE DUNCAN'S TAKEAWAYS
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ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE DUNCAN’S KEYNOTE
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SEE WHAT OTHER CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT DUNCAN'S KEYNOTE:
“It is evident that Duncan has a passion for delivering outstanding results and look forward to partnering again!”
Jenny Tsimpouka
Events Co-ordinator, CEO Clubs Greece
“His speech was very motivational and inspirational and the entertainment part was just mind-blowing!”
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CEO, GAAP Barcelona
“I would highly recommend Duncan to anyone looking for an amazing speaker who can inspire and motivate diverse audiences!”
Natasha Amurao
Event Organiser, Abu Dhabi
“His content was delivered perfectly. Exactly what we were looking for! Actionable takeaways for everybody!”
Ashleigh Goodchild
Director, PM Collective
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Duncan Stevens is a behavioural psychologist, high performance expert and globally recognised keynote speaker. He inspires and educates leaders and teams at conferences around the world, in person or virtually.
His award-winning keynotes cover high performance, change, collaboration and influence.
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