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Steve Black
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Steve Black Biography
Topics:
- Leadership
- Motivation & Teamwork
- Peak Performance
- Sport
Rob Andrew calls him a ‘one-off’. Jonny Wilkinson lays much of the credit for his unparalleled success at his door. Graham Henry, the All Blacks coach, calls him “the best motivator I’ve ever encountered”. Steve Black describes himself as a chameleon - someone who is able to evolve to suit the needs of the persons he is coaching at each individual circumstance. Widely regarded as one of the UK's best fitness conditioning coaches, Steve is in great demand as a motivational and keynote speaker, drawing on his experiences in his successful coaching career.
Steve Black's Early days
Steve first worked as a bouncer in Newcastle, before studying for a Sports Science degree and embarking on a career in sport. He has coached with Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United when they won promotion at the start of the Keegan Era, with Peter Reid at Sunderland when they won promotion to the Premiership and with Paul Bracewell at Fulham before they were promoted to the Premiership. But it was in rugby that Steve really made his mark.
Successful Career
Steve has coached at international level with Wales and the British & Irish Lions. Steve also coached with Rob Andrew at Newcastle Falcons. With his revolutionary approach, the Falcons won the League and the Tetley’s Bitter Cup. Word of Steve's huge succes began to spread, and Graham Henry, now manager of th All Blacks asked Steve to join him at Wales RFU. During his time with Wales the national team saw a renewed confidence peaking with an eleven match winning run, the longest in the side's entire history. Steve's next port of call was the British & Irish Lions rugby team. The 2001 tour to Australia further developed Steve's knowledge of elite sports competition. Steve returned to the Falcons with Rob Andrew where they went on to win the Powergen Cup. A coaching CV of some distinction, wouldn’t you agree?
The Times writes of him “Steve Black is acknowledged as the best conditioning coach in the world”. Steve’s unique approach to coaching people has been received with acclaim in all manner of different fields. The application of these immensely successful techniques into business, everyday life and even academia has consistently shown to lead to results.
An author
Steve's biography, ‘Blackie’ co-authored with Arthur MacKenzie, was published in 2004. The book has been serialised in The Times and has received very positive feedback. His latest literary accomplishment has been to co-write Jonny Wilkinson’s book ‘Tackling Life’.
Steve presents keynote speeches, seminars and management conferences all over the world centred around five main topics. These are motivation, leadership, teamwork, top-level performance and effectiveness. Many people around the world benefit from his insights, ranging from Jonny Wilkinson in sport through to Siemens and John Lewis in business, and a host of people in between!
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Blackie: The Steve Black StoryPrice: £15.99
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Steve Black News
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19th December 2007Jeff Grout writes article for the Edge Magazine due to be published in February 2008
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3rd August 2009A visionary and lauded public intellectual, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner has not only revolutionized our understanding of intelligence and creativity, but he has also established himself as one of the world’s foremost authorities on leadership and professional responsibility. He is a contender for this year's Thinker 50 poll and is a much sought-after international keynote speaker
Winner of the 2008 Thinkers 50, CK Prahalad one of the most influential business & management thinkers of our time, is a definite contender for the 2009 poll
7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
7th July 2009The winner of the bi-annual Thinkers 50 survey in 2007 was CK Prahalad. He is one of the most influential management and business thinkers of our time and is a definite contender for this year's poll. Coimbatore Prahalad is Professor of Strategy at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and is a world renowned business speaker
Lessons learnt from Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple - one of the greatest speakers ever
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
19th November 2009The Times is featuring extracts from Simon Maier and Jerremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and lessons from 100 of the greatest speeches ever delivered'. Read The Times article on lessons learnt from one of the world's best speakers - Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and former chief executive officer of Pixar Animation Studios.
What can conference speakers learn from the great orator, Martin Luther King
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
22nd October 2009The first of 10 articles in The Times yesterday featured an extract on Martin Luther King from Simon Maier and Jeremy Kourdi's book 'The 100: Insights and Lessons from 100 of the Greatest Speeches Ever Delivered'. Over the coming weeks, other of the world's greatest speakers will be featured including Napoleon Bonaparte, Barack Obama and Socrates. No doubt, there will be much that today's conference speakers can learn.
An insight into Pierluigi Collina's thoughts about Management
18th June 2008Pierluigi Collina, the most globally recognisable football referee, discusses his management style in a recent edition of the Financial Times.
18th June 2008Pierluigi Collina, the most globally recognisable football referee, discusses his management style in a recent edition of the Financial Times.
Will The Stig’s Identity be Revealed?
24th August 2010The original Stig Perry McCarthy is now an after dinner and motivational speaker, so will the identity of the new Stig be revealed thus demolishing the massive publicity created by the allure of hidden identity?
24th August 2010The original Stig Perry McCarthy is now an after dinner and motivational speaker, so will the identity of the new Stig be revealed thus demolishing the massive publicity created by the allure of hidden identity?
Greg Dyke and Stuart Hampson take up advisory roles with the NHS
17th April 2009The NHS has recruited two captains of industry in an effort to improve leadership in the health service. Greg Dyke, who ran the BBC for four years and Sir Stuart Hampson, former chairman of John Lewis are among a group of health outsiders drafted in to provide the NHS with insights on raising standards in larger corporations.
17th April 2009The NHS has recruited two captains of industry in an effort to improve leadership in the health service. Greg Dyke, who ran the BBC for four years and Sir Stuart Hampson, former chairman of John Lewis are among a group of health outsiders drafted in to provide the NHS with insights on raising standards in larger corporations.
The Human Polar Bear: Lewis Gordon Pugh on the Discovery Channel
28th June 2010Tonight environmentalist and keynote speaker Lewis Gordon Pugh features in an incredible documentary on the Discovery Channel about his swim in the Arctic ocean – a feat thought impossible prior to his achievement.
28th June 2010Tonight environmentalist and keynote speaker Lewis Gordon Pugh features in an incredible documentary on the Discovery Channel about his swim in the Arctic ocean – a feat thought impossible prior to his achievement.
Top 20 sporting moments of the decade
16th December 2009The Telegraph is conducting an online poll to discover what its readers think was the greatest sporting moment of the last decade. Some of Speakers Corner's favourite speakers appear in the top 20 including Sir Steve Redgrave wining a fifth Olympic Gold medal at a fifth consecutive Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, and when Dame Kelly Holmes won the 800 metres and 1,500 metres gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. You can vote on the Telegraph's website.
16th December 2009The Telegraph is conducting an online poll to discover what its readers think was the greatest sporting moment of the last decade. Some of Speakers Corner's favourite speakers appear in the top 20 including Sir Steve Redgrave wining a fifth Olympic Gold medal at a fifth consecutive Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, and when Dame Kelly Holmes won the 800 metres and 1,500 metres gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. You can vote on the Telegraph's website.
Steve Black Reviews
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"Working with Steve Black has been a privilege. He has the unique capacity to engage with people at any level in any organisation. I have worked alongside Steve with sports teams, senior executives from a variety of business sectors, including blue chip law firms and pharmaceutical companies. His coaching style is nothing short of inspirational. He only ever leaves performance improvement in his wake. "
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