Paul Bennett  Paul Bennett, a Member of the Professional Speakers Association, has spoken internationally to business audiences around the world on the subjects of Leadership, Motivation, Team Synergy and Emotional Intelligence. The talks are based on his first hand knowledge and experience of leading successful teams in both sport and business. His keynote talks are backed up with the ground breaking research into sustained high performance conducted by Inspiring Performance. The visual images of his talks are unique, the lessons invaluable.
Paul is recognised as delivering high energy, entertaining and totally engaging monologues based on his life experiences. The vast scope of his motivational and after dinner talks enables Paul to suit any occasion. A twenty year military career has given Paul a multitude of lessons to share during his keynote talks. It also fuels his after dinner sessions with the funniest stories of a life in uniform. As Managing Director of a very successful commercial maritime leisure business Paul speaks with authority on motivating and sustaining a high performance team. Around the world Yachtsman- In 1996, he was skipper of the yacht "Ocean Rover" in the BT Global Challenge - 'The worlds Toughest Yacht Race' sailing some 33,000 miles with an amateur crew against the prevailing winds and currents. Paul's talk "The leadership lessons from the world's toughest yacht race" has enthralled audiences around the globe. Winner-In 2000 he led the winning team in the Cape Town to St Helena Yacht Race breaking the 1800 nautical mile course record by 22 hours a record that still stands today. Paul explains how Team Synergy was the key to victory. Paul is currently Managing Director of an international research based consultancy, committed to developing people to enhance their performance. Working globally across a number of key business sectors they deliver tailored development programmes for individuals, managers, leaders and teams. His business has just concluded a rigorous 2 year research project which is summarised in the book Inspiring Leadership-Staying afloat in Turbulent Times. The groundbreaking research findings have provided an in-depth understanding of the skills and attributes required to achieve outstanding performance and to sustain competitive advantage. Paul shares these findings in his keynote talk. "Brighten the Place Up" A published columnist on the subject of Emotional Intelligence, Paul identifies the key elements of Emotional Intelligence and how they contribute to business success in his talk "Emotional Intelligence -The Emperor's New Clothes" Paul's Recent Clients:
Vail Williams AliBinAli Group
Johnson and Johnson ABIG
General Motors Dubai Petroleum Company
British Telecom Nestle
Nuffield Hospitals CBI
Land Rover National Drilling Company
Vodafone ENOC/EPPCO
Siemens Goltens Shipping
IIR Middle East QuinetiQ
Credit Suisse First Boston Gehe (Paris)
WNISEF (Ukraine) Institute of Management (London)
Southampton Institute Norwich Union Healthcare
GlaxoSmithKline Lloydspharmacy
Emirates Airline Kraft
London Business School GMAC-RFC | 
