Humphrey Walters is a high-performance consultant and motivational speaker with over 30 years of experience in developing winning teams and leaders across various sectors, including sports, business, and education. He is an active sportsman with years of experience in rugby, cricket, and football.
Humphrey's career began in 1972 when he founded the MaST Organisation. His company became the leading management and skills organisation with 22 offices in the UK. This was the beginning of his work in developing high-performance teams and leaders across various sectors, and he successfully led MaST for 22 years. Humphrey then changed his path, focusing on leadership and teamwork skills in unpredictable environments, and now dedicates his time to educating others on this topic.
In 1997, Humphrey was selected by Sir Clive Woodward to work with England Rugby. He played a pivotal role in developing the England rugby team that won them the World Cup in 2003. His success at this time led him to take up the offer of more work in the sports industry, as well as schools, businesses and government departments. In 1996/97 he also sailed in the BT Global Challenge “The World’s toughest round the World Yacht Race”. In more recent years he has worked with Team GB Olympic Teams where he contributed to the development of high-performance strategies for Olympic athletes. He has also worked with Chelsea Football Club and Marussia Formula 1 Team where he focused on enhancing team dynamics and leadership in the high-pressure environments of these industries.
From his extensive knowledge oh high performance Humphrey has gone on to co-author the book “Global Challenge” which has sold over 55,000 copies. He is also the author of “The Little Book of Winning”, “The Little Book of Inspiration” and “The Little Book of Nutrition”.
As a speaker he specialises in applying critical lessons in your business or professional environment, teamwork and leadership in a hostile environment, managing and motivating top performers, and inspirational leadership. If you are interested in hiring Humphrey for your next conference or team-building event then do not hesitate to contact us today!
Books
The Little Book of Winning Book Cover
The Little Book of Inspiration Book Cover
Global Challenge Book Cover
How to hire Humphrey Walters
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"I have been to many conferences but I could have listened to you all day. Your anecdotes and stories were outstanding and people enjoyed your humble style having achieved so much"
"Many of our directors have requested copies of your slides. You had a remarkable impact on my colleagues and your sense of humour carried a very tough day. Thankyou"
"You are unique. I have heard sports people talk about their environment but it is rare to have someone who has worked in world class sporting environments and a so built business. The lessons you gave us make it so live. You have set us on a path to World class achievements – we now have no excuse!!"
"You have been rated the best speaker that a lot of people have heard on conferences. Not only the way you presented but also the insights into world class performance. The main thing people commented on was that you were ‘real’ not a theorists"
- 1990 - Co-Founder of MaST International
- 1997 - BT Global Challenge
- 2000 - Authored "Global Challenge"
- 2003 - Contributed to England Rugby's World Cup Victory
- 2004 - Consultant for Premier League Football Teams
- 2010 - Consultant for Team GB Olympic Teams
- 2010 - Consultant Marussia Formula One Team