SERVICES:

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
This is at the core of what I do. The objective is to help the client elevate their effectiveness as a leader of a department, a division, a company and/or an institution. Content areas include talent acquisition, talent development, strategic planning, execution, leadership vs. management, culture, ethics and high performing work teams.
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At the end of the day what most leaders want is to run a better business. And often it helps to have an experienced partner or coach riding in the passenger seat with you – offering feedback, insight and suggestions on how to become a more effective GM. Many agree, there’s an advantage of ‘being coached’ from a professional who is not from inside your business.
READ MORESPEAKING:
My speaking services routinely touch on all of the content areas within my leadership development framework. Perhaps my differentiator is in the manner in which I deliver my remarks. My style is less formal. I work hard at being ‘easy to listen to.’ This approach is augmented by a fair bit of story-telling - all of which has a specific end purpose in mind.
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT:
This is at the core of what I do. The objective is to help the client elevate their effectiveness as a leader of a department, a division, a company and/or an institution. Content areas include talent acquisition, talent development, strategic planning, execution, leadership vs. management, culture, ethics and high performing work teams.
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CONSULTING:
At the end of the day what most leaders want is to run a better business. And often it helps to have an experienced partner or coach riding in the passenger seat with you – offering feedback, insight and suggestions on how to become a more effective GM. Many agree, there’s an advantage of ‘being coached’ from a professional who is not from inside your business.
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SPEAKING:
My speaking services routinely touch on all of the content areas within my leadership development framework. Perhaps my differentiator is in the manner in which I deliver my remarks. My style is less formal. I work hard at being ‘easy to listen to.’ This approach is augmented by a fair bit of story-telling - all of which has a specific end purpose in mind.
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David is uniquely different. He makes ample use of stories to bring home a point, believes in active participation of those he’s communicating with, places an emphasis on humility and sharing of mistakes made, and projects a speaking style that engages both the head and the heart.
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ABOUT DAVID:
David is a seasoned executive whose career spanned 35 years in the private sector of higher education. The last nine of those years were spent as CEO/President of DeVry University (DVU) and its Keller Graduate School of Management. At its peak, DVU had an enrollment of 90,000 students with an employee base of 8000 and revenues in excess of $1.4 billion. David has considerable experience in strategic planning, operations, developing effective cultures and building high performing work teams. He also speaks to the importance of ethics in business, leadership presence, the ability to carry a succinct message and a list of board room best practices. David holds a master’s degree in leadership which has helped him ‘go deep’ within this subject area to the benefit of his clients.
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CEO, Healthcare Recruiter
Higher Education Headhunter

CEO
Career Quest Learning Centers

English Professor
Nanjing Technical University