- Conference Speakers
Topics:
- Business
- Motivation & Teamwork
- Peak Performance
Jeff Grout
Jeff Grout was, until 2000, UK Managing Director of Robert Half International, the largest specialist recruitment consultancy in the world. A graduate of the London School of Economics, he joined Robert Half International as a Recruiter at the age of 28, after an eclectic career as a van driver, passport office administrator, cleaner, world traveller and local government town planner.
Jeff remained with Robert Half International for almost 21 years and built up the UK operation from two offices and 12 staff into a business with a domestic turnover of £65 million, 18 offices and over 350 staff.
His accumulated expertise in all aspects of recruitment means that he is often in demand as a commentator, columnist and speaker. He has appeared on television and has participated in numerous radio programmes. Jeff collaborated with the BBC in producing an interview training video and has run seminars for a number of leading companies, including Marks & Spencer, Lloyds Bank, British Airways, Merrill Lynch, Guinness and Lever Brothers.
He is co-author of the book The Adventure Capitalists, which is based on public interviews with 12 leading entrepreneurs and aims to offer an insight into the ingredients of business success. The sequel entitled My Brilliant Career features the subjects of subsequent public interviews with high achievers from the fields of business, sport and the media. He has written the complete insider’s guide to the job market entitled Kickstart your Career and a book on the strategies and tactics for successful recruitment entitled Recruiting Excellence. In 2006 he publised his book on peak performance entitled Mind Games: The Making of Champions. In 2007 he looks at leaders and what makes a great leader tick in his book entitled What do Leaders Really Do?
Jeff is now an independent business consultant focusing on people management, team building, peak performance, recruitment and retention issues. He holds a number of corporate advisory and executive coaching appointments and also runs various management training workshops on effective selection and client relationship marketing. Jeff also acts as Business Manager for Sir Clive Woodward.
Jeff Grout has conducted public interviews with a group of people who know first hand, and often spectacularly, about being successful. Their frank, informative and amusing insights into the mechanics of success have informed Jeff’s thinking and provide rich material for his presentations.
Jeff has spoken to audiences in the UK, USA, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal and the Netherlands.
His keynote speeches include:
- Building High Performance Teams
- The Characteristics of Success
- The Adventure Capitalists
- Recruiting Excellence
- Creating the Right Work/Lifestyle Balance
- Making the Selection Interview More Effective
- The Changing Workplace
- Building the Recruitment - Retention Bridge
- The Making of Champions
“I really was impressed with Jeff Group - he gave a very thought-provoking and challenging presentation. Within a couple of hours of returning to my desk I’d already used a couple of Jeff’s ideas.”
HR Director, Random House Group
“Jeff Grout’s talk hit the spot….and benefited from the preparation done understanding our business and current issues”.
Finance Director, Balfour Beatty Rail Projects
