Speaking & Writing

SPEAKING

Robin speaks on a broad range of topics relating to leadership, innovation, and the human aspects of organizational performance. She engages her audience around fresh and provocative questions that stir conversation and create momentum for change.

She has keynoted, presented, and led executive roundtables in the U.S., Canada, U.K., France, Italy, Singapore, and Australia at venues such as The Conference Board, Braintrust, The Institute for International Research (IIR), HR.com Employers of Excellence, KM Asia, Harvard University, Columbia University, and INSEAD.   Her skills as a speaker benefited greatly from the tutelage of Elise DeRosa and the talented coaches at the TAI Group as part of their year-long Speaker Development program in New York City.

WRITING

Robin’s writing challenges conventional wisdom by offering fresh perspectives inspired by emerging trends.  She has written across a broad range of topics including talent strategy, collaborative and social networks, the changing workforce, emerging technologies, and organizational learning. Below are past publications.

Talent Strategy

Why Acquisition and Retention Strategies Don't WorkDeloitte Research
It’s 2008: Do You Know Where Your Talent Is?
Why Acquisition and Retention Strategies Don’t Work, 2005
Connecting People to What Matters Most, 2006

Journal of Business Strategy (Emerald Group Publishing)
It’s 2008: do you know where your talent is? Connecting people to what matters
Journal of Business Strategy,” Vo. 29, Issue 4, pp. 4-14, 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Leadership in Action (John Wiley & Sons)
Engaging and Developing is Key to the Challenge
Leadership In Action, Volume 27, Number 4, pages 19-21, 2007, John Wiley & Sons

KM ReviewKM Review
New Tools to Link the Changing Workforce: Engaging generations with Web logs and social networking
KM Review, Volume 7, Issue 4, September/October 2004, Melcrum Publishing Ltd.

Collaborative Knowledge Networks

Collaborative Knowledge NetworksDeloitte Research
Collaborative Knowledge Networks: Driving Workforce Performance through Web-Enabled Communities

KM Review
New Tools to Link the Changing Workforce: Engaging generations with Web logs and social networking
KM Review, Volume 7, Issue 4, September/October 2004, Melcrum Publishing Ltd.

Mobile Technologies and Organizational Performance

Deloitte Research
Mobilizing the Enterprise: Unlocking the Real Value in Wireless

Organizational Learning

Deloitte Research
From eLearning to Enterprise Learning: Becoming a Strategic Learning Organization

Consumer Strategies

Serving the Networked ConsumerDeloitte Research
Serving the Networked Consumer: Strategies for Multi-Channel Marketing and Commerce

Creating a Privacy Value Strategy: Emerging Opportunities for Competitive Advantage