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Christopher Robinson

“Lessons from the Battlefields”

Chris will be sharing with you his analogies from his 23 years of experience in the British Army and offer his own take on building resilience, dealing with adversity and maintaining a positive mental health approach. Chris Robinson, having fought on the front line in Iraq & Afghanistan, as well as serving time in war zone countries including Sierra Leone and Somalia, not only had to keep himself alive but also had to ensure the survival of his fellow soldiers in the Yorkshire Regiment. Chris tells his story with honesty, and compassion, with his message being centred around these:

3 main areas of development:

Building Resilience
Focussing on how challenging experiences in extreme environments can help to develop personal, and group, resilience and how to implement into the modern working environment.

Dealing with extreme adversity
Dealing with adversities inevitably faced in life, how to handle these big pressures using real times examples of life and death experiences.

Maintaining a positive mental health
Maintaining a positive mental health through the power of communication, having the ability to communicate with clarity, vision and compassion with those around us can help us maintain a positive and forward looking approach.

Having to make survival decisions and judgment calls whilst being under enemy attack in extreme situations has taught Chris some unique skills. Through stories from the front line, be inspired to achieve great success and use the tools Chris provides you, to be a resilient and ambitious individual.

These examples are geared towards empowering team members to be engaged and play their own part in an effective team environment through resilience and commitment. What it means to be resilient, having the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and toughness, being able to be knocked down and bounce back stronger from adversity. Chris engages his audiences every time and his ability to share his experiences from a life time of danger is inspiring, engaging and at the same time educational.

Testimonials from Teachers

"Chris is a fantastic speaker who delivers on point real life analogies from his time in the Army and how this can help in the modern business world with honesty and compassion. he will inspire every audience every time."

– Gary Dale, Senior Manager, Schnieder Electric

"Chris spoke live on stage onfront of 160 business owners. I believe Chris's content and knowledge was amazing and the way he wrapped it up into modern language. He has the experience of having to make life changing decisions and I believe that is what leadership is all about."

– Craig Wilkinson, Owner, The Elite Business Aademy

"Chris gave a great presentation to our entire Year 10 cohort and kept exactly to the brief which was a relief. His main message was 'education for life through tough situations' which is precisely what we wanted to hear from him. He started and finished with precision as contracted and had time to answer a good variety of questions. He arrived comfortably on time and gave an impression of getting the job done with focus on the essentials. Our Year 10s can be a tough crowd at times but they were good for Chris. One of them even came up to him afterwards and said that it was a great presentation which was the best feedback you can get from your audience. I said to him afterwards that he raised the bar for the next speaker who comes in tomorrow. Much better than most presentations I have seen. I will be recommending him to other schools through the Go Higher West Yorkshire network."

– James Davidson, C&K Careers Advisor and Higher Education Progression Officer, Appleton Academy