Bob is an international consultant and author, specialising in all aspects of leadership development. His particular focus is to help organisations and managers distinguish between “management” and “leadership” and how they can then apply development processes to develop both managers and leaders. Bob started his career in banking and finance, having worked in three financial organisations during which time he experienced the full range of organisational challenges – line operator, technical expert, middle & senior manager, and functional specialist. Along the way, he developed a keen interest in “how people grow and develop” and so in addition to his “learning by doing” approach, he found the need to gain formal qualifications in management and psychology. All of this led to the development of his passion in life – helping other people grow. His personal vision? “Learning is about seeing things from a different perspective. My role is to help people improve their vision” An Australian, currently living in New Zealand, he has worked or consulted with organisations in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Europe and the US. As an author, he has written many articles and amongst others, been published by the Australian Human Resources Institute and the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resources. He was interviewed by the US financial publication The Investor's Daily and was recently featured on Jon Rennie’s Leadership Blog, “Deep Leadership”. He's the author of the best-seller, “What To Do When You Become The Boss: How new managers become successful managers” which has now sold in excess of 75,000 copies and been published in four languages. His personal favourite, “Don’t: How using the right words will change your life”, is gaining much attention and traction, with one reader commenting, “This book really has changed my life”. Since then, he’s co-authored “Setting The Tone From The Top: How leaders’ conversations shape a positive culture” with Dr. Melinda Muth, and “What To Do When Leadership Is Needed”, a workbook for managers who aspire to become leaders. Bob Selden has been a part time member of faculty specialising in management and leadership development at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney Australia and the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne Switzerland. Currently, his focus is on family businesses as a Senior Consultant with Family Business Central, helping “Families manage the business of family so that the family can manage the business”.

"What To Do When You become The Boss" was nominated as a finalist in the 2008 INDIE Business Book of the Year Awards, and recently his book "Don't: How using the right words will change your life", achieved the same award.