Robert A. Simpkins is an acclaimed international advisor and organizational educator, focusing on the development of planning professionals to maximize their capabilities in the domestic and global environment. His expertise is in the functions of strategic planning and strategic management, change management, sales management, sales, competitive intelligence, communications, and cross-organizational effectiveness.

Mr. Simpkins has advised on, and deployed, performance improvement initiatives in more than fifty-one different countries ? around the world and all across the United States. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards for his knowledge-transfer efforts. He is a Board Member at the Institute of Management Consultants, and is listed in the International Who?s Who in Business and Finance,Global Register?s Who?s Who in Executives and Professionals, Personalities of the West, and the Biographical Role of Honor.

Robert Simpkins is an accomplished public speaker and writer, having been published by Competitive Intelligence Magazine, the Journal of Business Strategy, Employment Relations Today, Emerald Press, and the American Management Association. He has also been interviewed on CNN International and MSNBC International, and is a writer for Examiner.com. His articles can be viewed at www.examiner.com/dc.

He has written three internationally-acclaimed books. His first book, "Secrets of Great Sales Management: Strategies for Enhanced Performance" (AMACOM, 2004), has received international recognition and been translated in five languages. He has also written the highly successful "Not Another Pretty Binder: Strategic Planning That Actually Works" (HRD Press, 2008), which was co-authored by Ms. Behnaz S. Paknejad. His latest book is "The Global Crosswinds of Change: How Organizations Can Successfully Recognize and Respond to Change in a Changing World" (Xlibris, 2009).

In February,2010, Robert will be releasing a new book entitled "The Cultures in the Cubicles: The Power of Cultural Diversity in Global Organizations".