The Management School

As a Management Consultant and Coach at The Management School in Paris, I specialize in leadership development, offering tailored coaching and educational programs to help leaders and managers excel in their roles. With a focus on peak performance, I have authored books on management and leadership, sharing valuable insights and strategies to drive success in the workplace of today.

President

ICI ICARE

Developing tailor-made training programs for companies using participatory ideation techniques.
• Led training sessions as a Senior Associate at ICI-ICARE School of Management.
• Specialized in creating innovative programs to enhance company performance and employee engagement.Expertise dans l'enseignement du management hôtelière.

Associate

Le Méridien Etoile

As the General Manager at Le Méridien Etoile, I spearheaded a team of 750 employees to execute the commercial and leadership strategy of the 4-star hotel. My role involved overseeing the day-to-day operations of the 1025-room property in Paris, focusing on enhancing guest experience and driving revenue growth through innovative operational processes.

General Manager

Disneyland

Managed a team of 300 employees at a 1000 room hotel in Disneyland Paris, overseeing daily operations and business strategy.
• Implemented innovative guest experience initiatives to enhance customer satisfaction and drive revenue growth.
• Spearheaded cost-saving measures resulting in a 15% increase in profitability for the hotel.

The Management school

• Founded RHS Consulting to develop bespoke training programs for leaders and managers in business schools and hotel companies.
• Collaborated with clients to design tailored solutions that enhanced leadership skills and improved overall performance.
• Implemented innovative strategies to address specific needs and challenges within the industry.

Concorde hotels and Resorts

Managed a team of 750 employees at the Concorde Lafayette 4 star hotel in Paris, overseeing daily operations and ensuring exceptional guest experiences.
• Developed and implemented business and leadership strategies to drive revenue growth and enhance operational efficiency.
• Spearheaded initiatives to improve employee engagement and customer satisfaction, resulting in a 15% increase in revenue and a 20% boost in guest loyalty.

Corinthia Hotel Budapest

Resident Manager Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal
Luxury 5 star hotel in the heart of Budapest
Managing a team of over 400 employees

Resident Manager

The RRoyal Meridien Bristol

Led a team of 400 employees at the 5-star luxury hotel The Royal Meridien Bristol in Warsaw.
• Oversaw operations and ensured high-quality service delivery to guests.
• Implemented strategic initiatives to optimize efficiency and enhance guest experience.

Director of Operations

Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts

Le Meridien Etoile* (1,025 rooms) - PARIS; Managing a team of 248 employees including Front Office Manager, Executive
Housekeeper, Head Concierge, Chief of Security and Assistant Managers; Managing a team of 143 employees and 17 floor supervisors

Rooms Division Manageer

Exectutive Housekeeper

As President of RHS Consulting, I specialize in driving transformative leadership and coach professional managers and leaders to help them achieve peak performance. My extensive experience in hospitality management and corporate training fuels my passion for empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of their teams.

At RHS Consulting, we design customized training programs and leverage participatory methods to inspire employee engagement, foster autonomy, and develop innovative strategies that drive organizational success.

In addition to my consulting work, I am a published author, contributing to the discourse on leadership and management excellence. My books and insights offer actionable guidance for leaders navigating today’s dynamic business environment.

Connect with me to explore how RHS Consulting can support your leadership development goals and create lasting impact within your organization.

For enquiries on training programs, coaching and public speaking, please contact me on:

robertsonhunterstewart@gmail.com

The question isn’t why good people leave.
It’s why bad managers are allowed to stay...



And here’s the uncomfortable truth:


🚫 Bad managers don’t just push people out.


They silently drain:

     Productivity

     Motivation

     Innovation

     Trust

     Profit


Most companies don’t have a “talent problem.”
They have a management accountability problem.

💡 Good people rarely leave companies.

They leave because:

     They aren’t listened to

     They aren’t respected

     They aren’t supported

     They aren’t recognised

     They aren’t developed

     They don’t feel safe speaking up

     They don’t see a future


And all of these are leadership responsibilities — not HR initiatives, and not corporate slogans.

🔍 So why do bad managers stay?

Because organisations often:

     Reward technical skills over people skills

     Confuse seniority with leadership

     Avoid difficult conversations

     Promote the loudest, not the wisest

     Measure KPIs instead of behaviour

     Accept mediocrity because “results are fine”

     Forget that people experience the company
      through their manager


🧩 Culture isn’t created by posters or PowerPoints.

Culture is created by:

     The conversations managers have

     The behaviours they tolerate

     The mindset they model

     The fairness they show

     The support they give

     The standards they enforce

The way they make people feel, every single day


⭐ If you want to keep your best people:

Start by choosing, training, and holding accountable your managers.

Great leadership is simple:
Listen. Empower. Articulate. Delegate.
(It’s the core message of everything I write and teach.)

Because when you fix the managers,

     🔥 you fix the culture

     🔥 you fix the engagement

     🔥 you fix the performance

     🔥 you fix the company



Everything rises or falls with leadership.

Robertson Hunter Stewart

Management Consultant & Coach | Author of Management & Leadership Books

True leadership has nothing to do with authority, titles, or hierarchy.. .


It has everything to do with impact.


A true leader doesn’t stand above others.
A true leader stands with others — and lifts them higher.


Because leadership isn’t about collecting followers…

   It’s about developing people.

   It’s about seeing potential that others don’t see
    yet.

   It’s about giving confidence, not taking it.

   It’s about creating the space where others can
    grow, rise, and eventually lead.

   The strongest leaders are the ones who build
    other leaders.

   The ones who inspire, empower, and elevate.

   The ones who leave people better than they
    found them.

That is the real legacy of leadership.


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Leadership isn’t a title — it’s a behaviour....


And the best leaders don’t talk about leadership… they model it every single day.


Here are the Top 5 Leadership Behaviors every team notices (long before any strategy slide or KPI dashboard):


     1️⃣ Lead by example — your actions set the
           culture.

     2️⃣ Communicate effectively — clarity beats
           complexity every time.

     3️⃣ Empower others — real leaders create
           more leaders, not more followers.

     4️⃣ Show appreciation — recognition is rocket
           fuel for engagement.

     5️⃣ Develop and mentor — because potential
           only becomes performance when
           nurtured.

The truth?

👉 Your team won’t remember every decision you make…

But they’ll always remember how you made them feel, and how you helped them grow.

If you want stronger results, start with stronger leadership behaviours.

💬 What’s one leadership behaviour YOU believe makes the biggest difference?


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The best gift a company can offer isn’t a bonus, a perk, or a title...


It’s a manager who genuinely wants you to succeed.


A manager who:

     ✨ Gives you space to grow

     ✨ Challenges you without breaking you

     ✨ Shares knowledge instead of guarding it

     ✨ Celebrates your wins

     ✨ Has your back when things get tough

     ✨ Pushes you because they believe in you

In today’s workplace, this kind of leadership is rare… and priceless.


Because when a manager truly wants you to be successful, you don’t just perform better —
you become better.


Great leadership isn’t about power.
It’s about empowerment.


And if you’re lucky enough to have a manager like that, don’t take it for granted — it’s one of the greatest gifts you’ll ever receive.


What’s one thing a great manager did that changed your career?

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Image credit : Anna Chernyshova

I create educational content and books which help managers and leaders create great work cultures focused on purpose, empowerment and engagement.

I am the author of three books on leadership and management and a skilled motivational and keynote speaker. I have over 30 years of management experience from leading teams of between10 to 800 employees.  I am also a professor of leadership at several well known schools in Paris (level Bachelors & MBA / MBA Executive).

I am also ranked at number 6 in the Leadershum Top 100 mangement thought leaders listing and in the  top 50 management thought leaders of thinkers 360.   


My services and expertise include:

Keynote & Motivational speaking
Coaching managers and management teams on how to become more effective
Advice and consulting on the improvement of employee engagement and commitment
Leading group coaching & brainstorming for team building and devloping organisational strategy
 

To find out how I can help you contact me on:  robertsonhunterstewart@gmail.com


NB:  BOOKS ON LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

TIME TO MANAGE    -  An agenda for effective leadership (2022)
ONE- to- ONE           -  Manging quality time with individuals for engagement and success (2020)   
EMPLOYEE POWER    -  How to gain competitive advantage by treating your employees well (201

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Bohdan Chornoivan

“Later” is where dreams go to die....



We always think we have more time.


More time to call someone back.

More time to say “I’m proud of you.”

More time to start the project we’ve been imagining for years.

More time to become the person we know we can be.


But “later” is a thief.

     👉 Later, the coffee gets cold.

     👉 Later, enthusiasm fades.

     👉 Later, days become months, and months
           become years.

     👉 Later, people grow up… and grow old.

     👉 Later, opportunities disappear as quietly
           as they appeared.


And eventually:

You’re left with one thing — the regret of not trying when you had the chance.


This quote hit me like a punch:

> “Don’t leave anything for later… Later, you regret not doing something when you had the chance.”

— Toshikazu Kawaguchi



So here’s a simple thought for today:

     Do the thing.

     Send the message.

     Start the book.

     Launch the idea.

     Book the training.

     Take the step.

     Choose courage over comfort.

Because “later” is not a time.
It’s an excuse!

And life is happening now....

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If you want to become a better leader, start here....


Too many leaders chase strategies, titles, certifications, and new tools…
and still feel uncertain about their direction.


Here’s the truth:

👉 If you don’t know what to pursue next in your leadership journey, pursue yourself first.

Work on becoming:

     • the most self-aware version of yourself

     • the calmest version of yourself

     • the healthiest and most balanced version of
        yourself

     • the most emotionally intelligent version of
        yourself

     • the most confident, grounded version of
       yourself

Because leadership isn’t something you “get.”
Leadership is something you grow into.


When you improve, your leadership improves.

When you evolve, the culture around you evolves.

When you become clearer, your team becomes stronger.

Great leadership doesn’t start with a plan.

It starts with a person.

You.

The more you invest in becoming the best version of yourself,
the more the right leadership path will reveal itself.

In the words of Tony Robbins :

"Keep your goals in front of you and your fears behind you"


💬 What’s one quality you’re currently working on to elevate your leadership?


Let’s inspire each other below.


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Frederick Talbott

One bad manager can spoil an entire team.....


Just like one rotten apple can spoil the fruit around it.


We often talk about retention, culture, engagement, and “the war for talent.”
But the truth is far simpler — and far more uncomfortable:


🍎 Good people don’t leave companies.

They leave the rot they’re forced to sit next to.

A single toxic manager can silently destroy:

     Motivation

     Trust

     Team spirit

     Performance

     Innovation

     Mental health

     Customer experience

     Your brand


And yet…
Companies often keep them because:

   “They hit their numbers.”

   “They’ve been here a long time.”

   “They know the job.”

   “It’s complicated to replace them.”

   “We’ll deal with it later.”


But later is when your best people are already gone.

🚨 Culture doesn’t collapse in a day.

It decays one bad manager at a time.

If you want a high-performing, healthy, thriving team, start here:

     ✔ Hire leaders, not bosses

     ✔ Reward empathy, not ego

     ✔ Hold managers accountable for behaviour,
           not just results

     ✔ Protect your best people from toxicity

     ✔ Never tolerate the rot

Strong leadership is the antidote.

And as I always say: Fix the managers, and the culture will fix itself...

Andres Castro Morales

The world doesn’t need more leaders who divide us....


It needs leaders who bring us closer.


I’ve met “leaders” who created walls — invisible, but powerful:

     Walls that made people feel small.

     Walls that made teams compete instead of
     collaborate.

     Walls that made individuals feel alone,
      unheard, or unimportant.


And then…

I’ve met leaders — the real kind.

     Leaders who bring people together.

     Leaders who build bridges where others built
      barriers.

     Leaders who lift people up instead of pulling
      them apart.

     Leaders who unite, include, listen, and inspire.

👉 A true leader heals the spaces where others create separation.

     They don’t lead from above.

     They lead from beside.

     They don’t shine alone.

     They make everyone around them shine
      brighter.

And the impact is profound:

When people feel connected, they give more of themselves.

     When they feel safe, they speak up.


     When they feel included, they grow.

     And when they grow — the whole team grows
      with them.

If you want to lead with real impact, ask yourself:

“Do people feel closer because of me… or further apart?”


Leadership is not about being in front.

Leadership is about bringing hearts together.

Who is one leader who made you feel connected, valued, or seen?

Tag them — remind them of the difference they made.


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Most leaders get communication completely wrong...


And your team feels the difference every single day!

Look at this simple comparison 👇


❌ Poor leaders think communication is:

     Talking

     Giving orders


That’s it.

They believe that speaking at people is the same as communicating with them.

But here’s the truth…


✅ Great leaders know communication is so much more:


     Active listening

     Constructive feedback

     Mentoring

     Open dialogue

     Clarity in messages


Great leaders create conversations, not monologues.

They build trust, not fear.
They open doors, not shut them.

Because communication isn’t about being heard.

👉 It’s about making others feel heard.

And when people feel heard, they perform better, stay longer, and grow faster.

🎯 Leadership lesson:

If you want to lead more effectively, start by talking less — and listening with intention.

Your team will tell you everything you need to know…

If you let them.


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