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At Navy Bob, we partner with you to unlock the transformative power of Leading with Love.
Leaders aspire to achieve high performance, cultivate strong cultures, create a positive impact, and engage in meaningful work. However, challenges such as market disruptions, rapid workforce changes, and uninformed leadership practices can make leaders vulnerable to poor performance, negative cultures, diminished well-being, and burnout.
Beyond the Sea promotes and teaches Leading with Love, drawing from diverse experiences and offering practical tools for leaders to transform themselves, overcome challenges, build meaningful relationships, and elevate organizational performance.
The three core ideas from Leading with Love include:
Leading with Love: Adopting a leadership approach that prioritizes empathy, understanding, and compassion not only fosters well-being but also creates a positive work environment.
Measurable Impact: Using the research-based Leader Member Exchange assessment, you can see firsthand how Leading with Love significantly boosts positive cultures and outcomes. This method is backed by over 50 years of real-world evidence, showing improvements in job turnover, burnout, and productivity.
Realize True Success: Embracing Leading with Love transcends the pursuit of material gains or power. It's about achieving a fulfilling life through serving and assisting others, ultimately embodying what it truly means to lead a 'good life.'
The Book
Beyond the Sea
Leading with Love from the Nuclear Navy to the White House and Healthcare.
By: Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska
Available Now.
“This is a book everyone should read. A true behind-the-scenes story about leadership, humility, and duty in the navy and in life. Robert ‘Navy Bob’ Roncska is a real-life American hero and role model.”
- Daniel Silva
New York Times Best Selling Author
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What People are Saying about Beyond the Sea
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Steven C. Preston, President and CEO, Goodwill Industries International, Former Secretary of HUD
From the first time I met "Navy Bob," it was evident he was a special breed of leader, living out of his heart. In Beyond the Sea, he has moved well beyond the typical lists of leadership traits and how-to's to invoke the most powerful force in humanity—love. Reminding us of the essential needs of the people we lead and enriching his guidance with compelling and relatable real-life stories, Bob shows the power of love in building a rich culture, getting results, and changing lives. He shows that love shapes our own motivations and awakens the commitment of others. It is what we need in our leaders today.
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Admiral Bruce Grooms
Dr. Bob Roncska's book "Beyond the Sea, Leading with Love" is an enthralling study of practical leadership. I have read countless leadership books, most of which are formulaic, mechanistic, or simply experiential. This is a significant paradigm shift, rightly premised on the importance of "Love First". If your heart is right, inspirational leadership and organizational success will follow. Although Navy Bob credits many leaders for their influence on his leadership style, I believe the attributes he highlights in this book have been a deep rooted part of his DNA his entire life. This book is a must read for those who are serious about improving their leadership skills.
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Anita McBride, Former COS to Mrs. Bush
Our country is blessed by patriots and people of integrity like "Navy Bob" Roncska. Molded by examples of leadership, sacrifice, and love throughout his personal life and career, Bob Roncska is a man of character and compassion and the epitome of a servant leader. His heartfelt and beautifully written book reminds us that a good life is about service and caring for the well-being of others. I am delighted he has shared his lessons learned about different styles of leadership. His experiences will surely encourage readers to approach personal and professional decisions the way he did - with humility and courage and love.
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Dana Perino, Former Presidential Press Secretary
I remember well President and First Lady Laura Bush teaching us government can help a person out, but it can never heal a person's heart. They led with love and principles, and our favorite Navy Bob has captured their approach well in his must-read book on the best way to lead.
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Matt Higgins, Author of "Burn the Boats"
When I think of Navy Bob, one word immediately comes to mind: trust. This is a man who was entrusted with the entire fate of the free world at his fingertips. As you read Beyond the Sea, you'll learn that the secret to earning unqualified trust - from the President on down - is leading through love and compassion. His story is as gripping as it is inspiring. Bob burned the boats for his country. This is a must read!
Why invest in unlocking the transformative power of Leading with Love?
Because when you lead with love you drive superior outcomes.
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Leading with Love Cultivates Purpose and Trust.
Leaders who exhibit traits of love, such as forgiveness, humility, and genuine concern (agape), cultivate trust within their teams, as highlighted by research.
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High-trust Organizations Yield Significant Benefits.
High-trust organizations yield significant benefits. 74% reduced stress, 106% increased energy, 50% higher productivity, 76% greater engagement, and 40% decreased burnout.
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A High Sense of Purpose Cultivates Loyalty.
For every one thousand employees who find their work highly meaningful, companies can save an average of $5.94M in annual turnover costs.
Kellerman, G. R., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2023). Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work with Resilience, Creativity, and Connection—Now and in an Uncertain Future.
Our Services
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Speaking
Elevate your events.
Discover a tailored experience for your speaking engagements, from dynamic company trainings to engaging conferences and insightful podcasts.
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Leading with Love Training and Development
Access meaningful learning experiences.
We equip all levels of leaders with the mindsets and behaviors needed to foster Leadership with Love, trust-based relationships, caring standards, and align teams with a shared sense of purpose.
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High Reliability Training and Development
Make high reliability a reality.
We teach the Five Pillars of High Reliability from the Nuclear Navy. The Five Pillars set the benchmark for organizational behavior to enhance performance and cultivate a resilient and reliable environment where excellence thrives.
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Consulting
Gain insights and practical strategies.
We bring together a unique blend of expertise from decades of experience in the Nuclear Navy, the White House, and healthcare, making us the ideal partner to help you drive superior outcomes. Our solutions use your data to create insights and develop action plans, while fostering a shared language, mindset, and behaviors that cultivate high reliability and cultures of love.
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Professional Coaching
Transform your leaders and teams.
Our unique approach leverages the Leading with Love model to develop leaders, teams, and organizations. Through evidence-based coaching, positive psychology, and behavioral sciences, we enable thought-provoking, courageous, and supportive conversations to ensure coaching leads to sustainable improvement. Our coaching services include complete and flexible engagements for individual leaders, teams, and groups.
“During my twenty-eight-year career in the Navy, I commanded a nuclear-powered submarine, led the largest submarine squadron in the U.S. fleet, and even carried the nuclear football for President George W. Bush, who affectionately named me "Navy Bob.” In this journey I learned invaluable lessons. Among them, the significance of sacrificial love stands out profoundly. Drawing from these experiences, I've come to understand that serving others is the ultimate pathway to prosperity for families, communities, organizations, and nations worldwide. My mission is to promote and teach leading with love to enable human transformation, foster positive cultures, and promote well-being globally.
Robert “Navy Bob” Roncska, DBA. Author and founder of Navy Bob.
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