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...rt Organisation) specialising in mine clearance. At this time he supervised and trained former Cambodian soldiers in mine clearance, something described by many as the ultimate leadership and management challenge. He successfully prevented execution and negotiated his release and that of two Cambodian colleagues after being abducted by the Khmer Rouge with two members of local staff.
In 1995 he was blown up walking in a cleared area. He lost his right arm and leg but does not consider himself a victim, accepting total responsibility. He survived against all odds due to his high level of fitness and because of his knowledge of first aid. After leaving hospital, he took a Master’s Degree in Security Management and later set up a small company called MTB (Making the Best - his philosophy in life) which solves problems in the fields of human resources and security management. In 1996 he was awarded an MBE for services to the HALO Trust clearing anti-personnel mines. He also holds other awards including the Snowdon Special Award for leadership and help to the disabled.
Less than a year after leaving hospital, he completed the London Marathon to raise funds for mine injured in Cambodia and in April 1997, he was the first leg amputee to complete the 250km Great Sahara Run. Later the same year, he ran 200km in 4 days with the Australian Army to assist mine victims. In July 1999, he was the first amputee to complete the Badwater Death Valley Ultra-Marathon.
He is involved with many charities assisting the disabled and disadvantaged and is an Ambassador the Prince’s Trust. He is a well-known speaker on the subjects of change-management, motivation, leadership and the concept of limitation.
Testimonials
Andrew Duncan (Head of Sales, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group) - ‘I would like to thank you for your superb presentation at the Conference on Friday. You played a vital part in making the day a huge success and to help achieve our objectives. The feedback I have received has been excellent, all have said what an interesting, funny and thought provoking talk you gave. You left the audience totally inspired’.
Sandra Hill (Leadership & Management Development Consultant – University for Lloyds TSB - ‘I wanted to just say thank you once more for the excellent presentation that you delivered at our Leadership Development Week. A flavour of the overwhelming response from the attendees regarding your session: ‘Chris Moon was excellent, for me it underlined the almost limitless potential of human endeavour and power of positive thought; Chris was very motivational in terms of giving ideas and making me feel empowered to change; Chris painted a vivid picture, many elements of which will be memorable and will aid my performance’
George Hills (Regional Manager – St. James’s Place Group) - ‘Many, Many thanks for a truly fantastic talk … the messages of thanks have been non-stop, well done!’
Marie-Luce Feugier (Executive Director, IFMA European Bureau) - ‘The time and energy you put in delivering your presentation helped to make this event a great success. The delegates (over 600) all appreciated your speech, which was the best quoted in the overall conference evalutation.’ May 2003
Richard Smith Wright (Chairman, Kingfisher Housing Association) - ‘To say how delighted we were to have you as our guest speaker … many of our guests commented afterwards on how much they enjoyed your thought provoking and highly amusing talk, and I indeed found it fascinating to hear of your outstanding achievements.’
Tony Gordon (Thomson’s Wealth Management) - ‘On behalf of everyone who attended, a big thank you for your part in the success of our annual sales conference. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, you really are an inspiration to us all.’
Amanda Hill (Market Programme Manager, Oce UK Ltd) - ‘Every year Oce have a guest speaker at their Annual Sales Conference and it gets harder and harder to find someone who is inspiring, motivational and at the same time funny. Chris Moon exceeds these criteria in every way. No matter what message you want to portray Chris is the perfect finale to any business presentation. Chris’ positive attitude to life and entertaining yet sometimes poignant recount of his experiences will both amuse and astound your audience. Our delegates talked about how motivated they felt for ages, which was exactly the result we were looking for.’
Paul Byrnes (Director of Sales – Ethicon Endo-Surgery) - ‘Your presentation really fired up the troops and references were constantly being made throughout the conference, your presentation was terrific, it had a great combination of humour, wisdom and honesty’
Duncan Mitchell (VP and MD UK and Ireland, Cisco Systems Ltd) - ‘Your session was perfectly targeted, thanks for spending time with me and really listening to what we wanted to achieve, you passed through the ‘Finish Gate’ with considerable style. For many people, your session was the highlight and left everyone feeling very uplifted.’
JWF Sweeting (Chief Executive – Treloar’s - ‘Your achievements are breathtaking and Olympian in their range and you combine your amazing story with a presentation style that grips the audience throughout.’.
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- Smashing the Concept of Limitations
- Triumph over Adversity
- Attitude - The Ultimate Liberty
- Leadership
- Risk Management
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