Robyn Pearce CSP

Robyn has learnt her skills and knowledge about time management and productivity from the ground up. In fact, she's made just about all the mistakes in the book, and survived! She reckons this gives her the world's best qualifications for running a time management business - she really does understand how it feels to be out of control!

Her path has taken some interesting turns. First she went from librarian to farmer's wife and mother of six (including an intellectually handicapped foster son). Then a solo mother on government benefits, and from there to a very successful real estate agent, (an obvious career path, wouldn't you suppose!) Robyn had to learn better time management skills - or sink!

For years no one else in the house would answer the phone. She's been kicked out of meetings because she was late. She's burnt out numerous times from overwork. In fact, she thinks she wrote the handbook on stress! And then, one day a friend pointed her in the direction of a decent diary and a few key time management principles. Since then she's turned her biggest weakness into a major strength.

Since the early 90's she's worked as a keynote speaker and trainer in many countries. These days she speaks to thousands of people a year, has written two best-sellers 'Getting a Grip on Time', continuously in print since 1996, and 'About Time - 120 Tips for Those with No Time' (2001). In 2003 two new titles emerged - 'Getting a Grip on Life - Goals Toolkit' and 'Getting a Grip on the Paper War - Managing information in the modern office'. There are many more titles in the pipeline, she writes for a wide range of business publications, and makes frequent TV and radio contributions.

As a professional speaker she is one of only less than 600 professional speakers world-wide to hold the international accreditation of CSP (Certified Professional Speaker), and the first in New Zealand. In November 2003 she was awarded the Spirit of Excellence, the premier annual award given to a member of the National Speakers Association of New Zealand to honour both excellence in the profession of speaking and commitment and contribution to the speaking industry. She's also Past President (2006-2007) of the International Federation for Professional Speakers http://www.iffps.org/ - the worldwide umbrella organisation serving all the national professional speaking associations worldwide.

Products by Robyn Pearce CSP

• Getting A Grip On The Paper War (Books)
• Getting A Grip On Time (Books)
• Top Time Tips (E-books)