Praised as "a national treasure" by Stanford Business School Professor Michael Ray and named "the ultimate business guru for the new millennium" by USA Today (July 16, 2001), in recent years Robert Cooper has been the highest-rated faculty member in the Lessons in Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series™ sponsored by universities and business schools from coast to coast. He is the developer of the new Breakthroughs in Leadership® seminar offered in major cities in 2002.

Dr. Cooper has proven the effectiveness of corporate EQ in leading companies including 3M, Verizon, Ford, American Express, Disney, Morgan Stanley, Sun Microsystems, Marriott, PNC Bank, Georgia-Pacific, GlaxoSmithKline, Scientific-Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, and Coca-Cola.

Cooper wrote The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Life and co-authored the best-selling Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Leadership & Organizations and The Performance Edge: New Strategies to Maximize Work Effectiveness and Competitive Advantage.