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Richard Gerver
Innovator, Educator, Advisor to the UK Government and Author |
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Fee Code: 2
Travels from: United Kingdom
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 Speech Topics
The Leadership Principal: It's Elementary
In 2001, The Grange School, was considered to be one of the worst schools in Great Britain. It was suffering as a result of low morale, an acute aversion to risk, lack of creativity and innovation, poor channels of communication and low levels of empowerment. Its lack of leadership had seen it spiral out of control. In December 2001 the school board appointed Richard Gerver as the new principal; at 32 years old, he became one of the youngest school leaders in the UK. By the end of 2003 Grange had been identified as one of the most innovative and successful in the world. The story of leading such dramatic change in such a short space of time and transforming an organisation under acute pressure and so close to closure will inspire and energize all of those who are facing times of change and uncertainty. The approaches that led to powerful communication, empowerment and extraordinary impact hold lessons for us all.
Leading Into the Unknown
This talk is based on Richard’s book, Creating Tomorrow’s Schools Today. It addresses the fundamental principles of successful education and human development in the 21st century and beyond. It will identify the key thinking and strategies that all learning organisations, governments and businesses with a young workforce must develop to ensure that their people reach their potential. Richard will reinforce the principles by sharing the Grange story in detail; explaining how seven year olds came to run their own television studio, ten year olds their own radio station and children as young as six their own shops and cafes. Leading into the Unknown, celebrates the approach to human development that Richard shares with Sir Ken Robinson. Richard now works around the world, sharing his expertise and experience on cultural and organisational transformation, human development, leadership, creativity and innovation. He has worked with some of the world’s largest organizations, and most recently he has been working with a large number of businesses to help them understand the visioning needed to overcome the fear and emotional uncertainty caused by the current economic crisis.
Communication, Empowerment and Impact: How to Lead a Culture of Innovation
In these ever-shifting economic times, the most successful organizations will be the ones that stay ahead of the competition through innovation and embracing the winds of change. An accomplished and respected leader, Richard Gerver has worked with some of the world's largest organizations on their change and transformation efforts. In this powerful presentation, Gerver shares his successful strategies for keeping organizations-in business, government and education-at the ready to unleash innovation and drive improved results.
Lead Happy
Recent surveys about employee satisfaction in both the US and Europe say that most people see happiness above financial reward as the most important factor in their working lives, citing shared, clear and tangible vision and values as the crucial defining factors. At the heart of any successful leadership and management strategy must be the real sense of empowerment felt by every member of the team; that starts with a strong shared and implemented vision. In this speech Richard shares his experience of leading and managing vision development and transforming organisations through employee empowerment. How, as a former educator, you create organisations where the ‘done to’ culture is morphed into the ‘done together’ community and where the mantra of ‘Living, Learning and Laughing’ led to community happiness that developed a world class service out of the pit of despair in less than 18 months.
About Richard Gerver
An educator who transformed one of the worst schools in Great Britain into a top performer, Richard Gerver shares his unique approach to transformation, leadership, creativity and innovation.
Richard Gerver, author of Creating Tomorrow's Schools Today (Dec. 2009) is a former school principal and advisor to the UK Government. In 2001 when Gerver was only 32, he was appointed the new principal of The Grange School, one of the worst performing schools in all of Great Britain. Suffering from low morale, an acute aversion to risk, lack of creativity, poor channels of communication and low levels of engagement, Gerver led dramatic change. In less than two years, the Grange School was a model of transformation and innovation. By 2003, Gerver was working with Tony Blair's government as an advisor on education policy and his work was celebrated at the UNESCO World Arts Education Conference. He's won a National Teaching Award among many honors and is profiled in Sir Ken Robinson's book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. With his trademark humor and insight, Gerver shares his experience on cultural and organizational transformation, human development and management with groups around the world.
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