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Professor/Researcher/Consultant/Speaker

Co-Founder of Black River Performance Management*

Dr. Rob Lion

TOPICS - • Behavior • Change • Decision Making

• Human Resources • Leadership • Management
• Master of Ceremonies • Motivation

• Performance • Strategy • Team Building

• Workplace Culture

Dr. rob lion - PROGRAMS

 

  • The Dynamic Art of Leadership: Beyond Merely a Recipe
  • From Flop to Flourish: Why Great Ideas Fall Short
  • Motivation is an Inside Job: A Guide for Leaders
  • The 5 Powerful Leadership Insights That Drive Performance and Well-Being (and nobody is talking about) 
  • Beyond the Buzzwords: What Really Fuels Employee Engagement

Dr. rob lion - Biography

With over 20 years of expertise in workplace culture, leadership development, and performance improvement, Dr. Rob Lion is a seasoned authority in human resource development and organizational behavior. Rob collaborates with executives and community leaders to design sustainable, people-first workplace systems that drive success.


As a dynamic speaker and thought leader, Rob is passionate about transforming workplace environments through innovative, evidence-based solutions. His consultancy, Black River Performance Management, specializes in improving leadership practices, optimizing team performance, and addressing complex organizational challenges. By leveraging a deep understanding of the psychology of work, human behavior, and relationship development, Rob delivers strategic insights that produce measurable and lasting results.


Rob’s guiding philosophy—“work should fuel the human spirit, not drain it”—has inspired transformation in organizations across industries such as nonprofits, education, government, natural resources, health, beauty, Tribal government, food and beverage, and financial services. His work emphasizes clarity in leadership processes, aligning organizational strategies with a profound understanding of staff talents and organizational attributes.



Renowned for his creative and innovative approaches, Rob’s expertise extends to team development, employee engagement, strategic planning, and leadership training. By collaborating closely with leaders, he helps organizations build thriving teams, foster employee well-being, and cultivate workplace cultures that support long-term growth and success.

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Below is a link to Rob’s blog posts that provide a unique view of organizational issues. 

-      Do Athletes Really “Just Do It” Better? Unpacking the Research

-      It’s Great to Have Values, but Do You Have the Skills?

-      Give Me Growers, Not Show-ers

-      Dylan’s Dis-ease – How Our Energy Affects Others

-      Growth Requires Nourishment – Where Are You Getting Yours?

-      Big “G” or Little “g” Grievance? The Difference Matters

-      Feedback is Like Most Other Gifts; We Appreciate it More When it is Something We Want

-      Would You Rather Climb a Mountain or Provide Someone Feedback?

-      The Significance of the Position Description Build

-      Annual Reviews, an Annual Blunder?

Dr. rob lion - MEDIA

Below is a selection of Academic papers Rob has

authored/co-authored

-      Athletic Identity and Discretionary Effort at Work (examination of athlete motivation and mental framework spillover into the workplace) Organization Management Journal

-      Can Pronouns Predict Work Intentions? (study of the relationship between pronoun use and job engagement) Journal of Organizational Psychology

-      When Autonomy and Empowerment Become Neglect: A Case on Guiding Employees to Complete Undesirable Tasks (an examination of how autonomy and empowerment can lead to less than desirable outcomes) Journal of Business Cases and Applications

-      Facebook Fail: When the Social Media Posting of an Employee Harms the Organization’s Image (case study of image and brand management) Journal of Critical Incidents

-      When Feelings Matter (the role emotions play in influencing motivation and behaviors) Advances in Developing Human Resources

-      Do Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Spoil the Broth? (a case examination of leadership impact on restaurant outcomes and employee retention) Journal of Business Cases and Applications

-      An Assessment of Pronouns as Linguistic Cues for Predicting Work Attitudes (research proposes that pronouns are windows to the soul. This examined that assumption as it relates to work attitudes) Performance Improvement Quarterly

-      Do Athletic Experiences Lead to Desirable Workplace Motivation? A Proposed Exploratory Framework (paper in response to a commonly held assumptions that athletes are more desirable hires) Human Resource Research

-      Do Short Wait Times in Pharmacy Lead to Unexpected Side Effects? (case study examining the balance of quotas against quality) Journal of Business Cases and Applications

-      Individualized, Purposeful, and Persistent: Successful Transitions and Retention of Students at Risk (examination of how support mechanisms serves as scaffolding to garner at-risk student success) Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice

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