Manley Hopkinson

BIO

Manley Hopkinson is a world renowned Keynote Speaker, Explorer, Author, Former Naval Officer in the Royal Navy and is a leading voice for compassionate leadership. Manley draws on his experience after serving in the Royal Navy which included two tours in the Gulf War. Manley has also been an inspector for the Hong Kong Marine Police. In 2000, Manley was chosen to skipper a yacht in the BT Global Challenge World Yacht Race, where he managed a group of novice volunteers for nine months covering 32,000 miles. As an Adventurer and Explorer, Manley set a world record time by winning the inaugural race to the Magnetic North Pole, overcoming polar bear attacks, sub zero temperatures, all whilst learning life changing lessons in survival and competing in extreme environments.

SKILLS

Leadership Development | Culture Change | Change Management | Mentoring | Team Building | Emotional Intelligence | Motivation | Performing Under Pressure

ACHIEVEMENTS

Expert - Leadership and Sustaining High Performance World Record - Race to the Magnetic North Pole Skipper - BT Global World Yacht Race Keynote Speaking - Delivered over 500 talks Author - Compassionate Leadership: How to Create and Maintain Engaged, Committed and High-Performing Teams