Bob Hayward, The UK's leading authority on Employee Engagement

“Bob is known for enabling staff at all levels understand and get behind new initiatives. He helped us create a fun, inspiring and thought provoking approach to communication; people quickly engaged with the message and the feedback from 3500 people was easily captured”
Robin White, Management Development, Somerfield plc

50 Things About Bob

We asked Bob to define himself in 50 words and this is what he said, and no he didn't give us the list in alphabetical order, we did that bit...

Fifty words to describe Bob?

Alpha, BlackStar, Bob Dylan, Cats, Challenge, Champ Manager, Charity, Chess, Christian, Commitment, Cricket, Curry, Ecademy, Enthusiasm, Ethical, Ferrari, Foodbank, Four Children, Friends, HV71, Julie, Lands End to John O'Groats, Lifetime Learning, Lord of the Rings, Marathons, Monty Python, Ramblers, Real Ale, Robert Kiyosaki, SAAB, Spurs, Sweet White Wine, Swindon, Winston Churchill.

OK he also cheated that is 51..!

Next obvious question for each word is of course why..?

Alpha
Leading the Alpha Course for my local Church enables me to do that and share the Gospel

BlackStar
Best business club I ever joined, I’ve learnt more from the other BlackStars and had more business opportunities feed my way than in any previous environment.

Bob Dylan
I was introduced to Bob Dylan’s music in the 60’s by my older brother Paul

Cats
Bob Hayward loves most animals, in particular cats

Challenge
The elastic band doesn’t work unless it is stretched and for me that means I have be pushing myself and testing my talents to their limit

Champ Manager
How I got hooked on the game Championship Manager

Chess
Chess - the challenge of thinking ahead and managing risk fascinate me

Christian
The Lord caught up with me in 1984 and has blessed me ever since with the various highs and lessons from life

Cricket
Bob Hayward enjoys cricket

Curry
Bob Hayward likes curry

Ecademy
I never really understood on-line networking until I listened to Thomas Power CEO of Ecademy

Enthusiasm
It is probably what most people remember about me and combined with commitment this quality has opened more doors, sold more work and helped me impact some many

Ethical
Our character is all we have and without integrity we don’t even have that

Ferrari
I fell in love with the red beauty or prancing horse so early in life

Four Children
Bob Hayward has Four Children

Friends
Friends are God’s way of saying sorry for some family members

HV71
HV71

Julie
Julie - The love of my life, the women of my dreams and the one who mothers me and my children

Lands End
Lands End to John OGroats was one of the biggest challenges of my life so far when running 33 marathons and 3 shorter runs on 40 days

Lifetime Learning
This lady inspired me more than I ever realized at the time. She took me to every museum in London and taught me much of what I know about the general knowledge

Lord of the Rings
Bob Hayward is a massive fan of Lord of the Rings

Commitment
My word is my bond and through conversations you and I can create the future

Marathons
If I can finish a marathon when I am 75, I will feel like I’ve got a few more years left in me for a gradual and healthy slow down

Monty Python
Monty Python - My comedy tastes are as eclectic as my music tastes

Ramblers
By being part of the Ramblers I can consider I am doing something to sustain that great countryside and strengthen the case for the Freedom to Roam

Real Ale
Well it was a tough fight between, Southern Comfort, Cointreau or Sweet White Wine, but Real Ale won in the end.

Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Kiyosaki - Few authors have done more to challenge my thinking about my own financial management let alone approaches to business development and investme

Saab
Saab - My favourite car, after a Ferrari

Spurs
Spurs - My beloved Tottenham Hotspur, since the days of my youth the only soccer team for me.

Sweet White Wine
Sweet White Wine - A Spatslese (sweet German Riesling) to be precise

Swindon
Where I live and where the Cotswolds meet the West Country, a visit to Swindon will leave you spoilt for choice

Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill - My all time hero

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