ROB BARNES PH.D

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend and classmate Robert Barnes.  Rob passed away in Cape Town on 11^th February after a battle with Cancer.

Below is Rob’s bio on his company’s website.  He was a world authority in his area of expertise, and his loss will be sorely felt by his colleagues and friends.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

I am a broad-minded, rather academically inclined, theoretical psychologist with proficiency in organisational consulting (as a registered industrial psychologist) and both extensive one-on-one and group counselling experience. I am deeply influenced by Buddhist spirituality and Ken Wilbur's Integral approach, both of which I strive to apply in my daily life and therapeutic approach. Motivated to provide people with usable information and guidance that will enable them to leave their emotional baggage behind and live fuller lives, I was attracted to the Enneagram a while back and still use it extensively.

In creating and refining the 5LQ and its reports, I have drawn on my professional insights coloured by my spiritual convictions in balance with my knowledge of life-sciences and neuro-biology to integrate a number of different models of human personality into our assessment. My experience in applying statistical analysis and item-response theory has also contributed here.

These models are used in a way that can hopefully assist respondents find their way to increased effectiveness in their work and private lives. I recognise that awareness of an imbalance is the first important step in accepting it and then transcending it. I continue to explore and write on group and team dynamics which enables us to effectively apply these and other models in our nine stages of team development.

CLASSMATE MEMORIES

So sad to hear this. We all have our memories of Rob and it’s just a pity that he can’t read all our reminiscing (or maybe he can!!?). I do remember him having a vast chemistry set and I thought he was a master at mixing weird stuff together. But I do also remember that Rob was the custodian of a little book that managed to get past the Censors, called Sex Manners for Men. It was very dog-eared and was passed around with a long waiting list of eager scholars who thought it was prescribed reading!! So funny.

I was really hoping to get him to come to our 50^th and I think with a bit of encouragement, he would have come.

RIP my friend.

Tubs

Tubby Reid

Rob was one of the kindest guys I knew at school.

He used to come around to my house in St Matthews Rd, and cram information into my lazy brain before exam time.

I am very grateful for the hours and hours he gave me and I seem to recall Andrew Bergman,  also being there to learn from the genius of Rob.

RIP Rob.

Mat Van Heerden

The Barnes' lived next door to my Gran in Gateley Street - first a semi detached and then the house next door. So I grew up with Rob as the friend next door. His parents were incredibly good to us and we spent much time there. His dad would pack us all in the car and take us to tea rooms on Sunday afternoons - the only time we were allowed out of hostel! Hulu mouth, Shelly Beach, Copocobana Corner, Cintsa. Cream soda floats while the adults had tea and scones. Uncle and aunt Barnie. And Rob. The productions we put on for the adults under his directorship! Brings a smile of remembering good times with him. 

RIP Rob

Mike Perks