RTTA
Am Sandberg 36
60599 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
“The atmosphere in this workshop was one of the best I ever had: Rob was very helpful and flexible in terms of topics, participants could discuss freely about their thoughts and opinions. It was relaxed and open but never boring. Thanks for a very good workshop, the content is useful for everyone!”
PhD. Candidate,
ETH, Zurich.
“It was my first workshop with Rob and the experience was just amazing. Very interactive and dynamic. All the problems presented were attacked from different angles and the solutions were not just presented, he lead us to them through brainstorming and logic. I will definitely attend more workshops from him.”
PhD. Candidate,
International Max Planck Research School for Ultrafast Imaging & Structural Dynamics / DESY, Hamburg.
“Amazingly the workshop was tailored specifically to the needs of the participants, no other workshop I attended managed to have such an immediate impact on my work and career.”
PhD. Candidate,
University of Luebeck.
“I would strongly recommend people to go to Rob’s workshops which are really tailored for your specific needs and wishes with a really non-traditional point of view.”
Postdoc,
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich.
“I really enjoyed your workshop and your workshop style. There was and still is a lot of stuff to think about and to digest and the workshop definitely made me much more aware of certain points.”
PhD. Candidate,
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig.
“Thank you very much for your excellent talk in Münster. I gained some new insights which will be very useful in everyday business situations.”
Business Unit Manager,
Management Consultancy, Münster.
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“Excellent! I felt very energetic after the workshop. The workshop made me think about different aspects of leadership and better understanding myself and others in leadership and conflicting types of situations.”
Postdoc,
Max Planck Institute of Brain Research. Frankfurt am Main.
“Just want to let you know that your workshop was the most fun one ever, and I also have the feeling that it will turn out to be the most useful one.”
Postdoc,
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried.
“If there is any workshop I would love to attend over and over again or recommend it to anyone, then it must be Rob’s. Thank you so much for the wonderful seminar that left me positively energized and ready for any leadership role.”
PhD. Candidate,
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover / Hannover Medical School.
“The workshop was brilliant, made me think about different points of views that I have never thought before. It is a great amount of material and information to process, however it opened my mind to different perspectives regarding work strategies and personal communication.”
PhD. Candidate,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“It was indeed one of the most helpful and motivating workshops I’ve ever attended.”
Postdoc,
University of Würzburg.
“What impressed me most was Rob’s self-confidence model and how you can overcome low self-confidence. I feel like this is a skill not only useful in job hunting, but also in daily life. I would definitely recommend it to anyone.”
PhD. Candidate,
Cluster of Excellence Engineering of Advanced Materials (EAM), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU).
“I finally found somebody who could analytically describe many (if not all) of the negative and positive behaviours I see around me almost every day. And I didn’t expect to hear anything like that during the workshop, so I was really positively surprised.”
Postdoc,
University of Basel, Switzerland.
“If you look back at your life and try to identify the moments that influenced your career, your workshop would be one of them.”
Postdoc,
Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
“I wanted to thank you again for the course and the extra-material you sent us afterwards. I especially liked your style of moderation – instead of suggesting a fixed schedule you supported the positive dynamics in the group and helped us to reflect and reinvent ourselves. Thank you!”
International Max Planck Research School Coordinator.
“Thanks again for the best ever workshop we had this week. I’m already implementing the ideas we discussed and have a positive outcome.”
Postdoc,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“I have attended many workshops of this kind over the past years, but this was by far the best one, mainly because of all the easy-to-follow daily-life advices. I also liked that we covered so many different aspects, that are or will become essential for our future career planning.”
PhD. Candidate,
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover / Hannover Medical School.
“My first intention was to attend the workshop for 1 hour, as I was not actively looking for a new job. However, at the end of the workshop, I did not want to leave, as there is so much more to learn from Rob about ways to excel at work and beyond. Thank you!”
Management Consultant,
Sofia, Bulgaria.
“I have never seen a more engaging and passionate life coach. I am glad I attended. The content was very transformative.”
PhD. Candidate,
European Forest Institute. Joensuu, Finland.
“Thank you again for your wonderful and inspiring course.”
Postdoc,
University of Bayreuth.
“Thanks for your very entertaining and insightful workshop.”
Professor,
University of Luebeck.
“Very interesting and inspiring workshop with participants completely in control.”
Professor,
University of Luebeck.
“Really enjoyed the two days and learned a great deal. The red, blue and green liners will remain with me forever!”
Postdoc,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“Thank you for your workshop, it was resourceful, entertaining and refreshing all at the same time. I feel more confident, even my colleagues (!!!) noticed that.”
Postdoc,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“Rob was very approachable and found a very accessible way to convey useful theoretical concepts in a very digestible form for the typically social science limited natural scientist.”
PhD. Candidate,
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover / Hannover Medical School.
“The teamleading workshop given by Rob Thompson was one of the best workshops I ever attended. Due to its interactivity and the topics chosen directly by the participants time was flying. I really learned a lot and will probably also make use of this knowledge in my daily life. I am looking forward to the next workshop. Thank you!”
PhD. Candidate,
University of Luebeck.
“Thank you very much for the notes. I am also thankful for the new perspective I got on the workshop, it certainly helps with the handling of some people!”
PhD. Candidate,
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität, Hannover.
“The fact that Rob allows participants to choose their own topics allows him to tackle every issue so that everyone is satisfied.”
PhD. Candidate,
Charité-Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin.
“I would like you to know that your workshop had a huge impact on me and I will be forever grateful for that!”
PhD. Candidate.
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried.
“Thank you again for the seminar. I liked the day. And I was already able to make use of some of the things we talked about.”
Professor,
University of Frankfurt.
“The course was the one with the most “Aha!” experiences I ever had. Many possibilities for self-reflection. Rob was a great and inspiring teacher.”
Researcher,
University of Luebeck.
“We wanted a Scientific Management workshop and a colleague recommended RTTA – it was a good choice: All participants agreed it was one of the best workshops they ever attended!”
Coordinator of the Integrated Graduate College,
University of Würzburg.
“We appreciate the reliable and engaging cooperation with Rob. He is a very professional and experienced trainer. His workshops regularly receive very good reviews by participants. Our doctoral candidates and postdocs cherish especially the open structure and the fact that they decide on the topics dealt with in the workshops.”
Coordinator,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“One of the best workshops ever!”
Postdoc,
University of Würzburg.
“Thanks for the great workshop! It really made me see things from a different angle even though it is common sense. The atmosphere was amazing!”
PhD. Candidate,
Max f. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna.
“Thanks for an awesome workshop!”
PhD. Candidate,
Max f. Perutz Laboratories, Vienna.
“First ever workshop after which I implemented the ideas and noticed some change.”
Postdoc,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“I attended Rob’s course several years ago. His advices (and actual insights) regarding leadership and conflict management were extremely valuable to me and have left their footprint in my leadership qualities and thus helped me during my career.”
Professor,
University of Wuerzburg.
“Rob’s workshop provided me with an effective intelligible framework to disentangle my apprehension of tricky professional interactions. If only I had been told all this much earlier! I’m sure I would have spared myself months of listening unavailingly to the wrong persons and trying to follow the wrong advice. I feel better armed now.”
Postdoc group leader.
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“Thank you for the wonderful workshops, I enjoyed them very much!”
PhD. Candidate.
Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin.
“I was very glad to join in your perfect workshop.”
PhD. Candidate,
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) - Centre for Materials and Coastal Research.
“I want to thank you Rob, because every single advice you gave during your workshop was important, especially those about the things that are between the lines.”
Dr. Inga Oberpichler, Managing director,
Center for Doctoral Studies Lübeck (CDSL), Universität zu Lübeck.
“It is amazing how much I learned during this two days of workshop! The skills we discussed and developed there will definitively be of great help for me in the future not only for my career path but also in my everyday life. Rob knows how to make the atmosphere pleasant for everyone to feel comfortable, speak and exchange ideas. Thanks a lot!”
PhD. Candidate,
ETH, Zurich.
“Finally, a program that does not TELL you to be more confident or come with a RECIPE book (neither ever worked anyway), BUT someone who makes you REALIZE confidence and strengths and simply WANT to go after them and enforce them in your everyday behaviour.”
PhD. Candidate,
Dahlem Research School, Freie Universität, Berlin.
“If I have to describe the workshop in one word, I would say it was fantastic. Great atmosphere, friendly brainstorming about topics that matter not only in your work but also in private life. One of the best workshops I attended so far.”
Postdoc,
University of Luebeck.
“The whole perspective I had for dealing with people completely changed after this workshop.”
PhD. Candidate,
Max Planck Institute of Iron Research, Düsseldorf.
“The workshop was indeed remarkable.”
PhD. Candidate,
University Caen Basse-Normandie, France.