I empower professionals and leaders to “SCALE UP” their careers, their leadership, and their organizations. I infuse a global perspective and multicultural sensitivity when facilitating leader development - having worked with leaders from across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. I leverage my scholarship and partner-level consulting experience to design and deliver engaging and impactful keynotes and workshops. I draw on evidence-based practices from my own research and years of practical experience working with the globe’s best organizations. Every engagement focuses on practices that your people can immediately implement in their daily work and careers.
Partial Client List:
Abbott Laboratories
Cisco Systems
Coca-Cola
Danone (France)
Ford Motor Company
Hewlett-Packard
IBM (US & Ireland)
Köhlig Logistics
NCR
Pfizer
Remy Cointreau (France)
SPIE (France)
and more
For the past 25 years as a scholar and executive educator, I have travelled the globe helping leaders SCALE UP their careers, their resilient leadership, and their organizational transformation efforts. I share heart-felt personal stories from my own career – from starting a record company at 19 years old to being a partner at a consultancy at the age of 28 to helping organizations build resilient leadership during traumatic times (e.g., COVID-19).
Building on decades of research, I share profound examples from many, many professionals and leaders from whom I have had the pleasure to learn. All of this with the never-ending goal of providing evidence-based practices. Practices that your professionals and leaders can implement immediately in their career and work life! Let’s see what type of hyper-growth we can inspire in your organization!
I empower professionals and leaders to “SCALE UP” their careers, their leadership, and their organizations. I infuse a global perspective and multicultural sensitivity when facilitating leader development - having worked with leaders from across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia. I leverage my scholarship and partner-level consulting experience to design and deliver engaging and impactful keynotes and workshops. I draw on evidence-based practices from my own research and years of practical experience working with the globe’s best organizations. Every engagement focuses on practices that your people can immediately implement in their daily work and careers.
Partial Client List:
Abbott Laboratories
Cisco Systems
Coca-Cola
Danone (France)
Ford Motor Company
Hewlett-Packard
IBM (US & Ireland)
Köhlig Logistics
NCR
Pfizer
Remy Cointreau (France)
SPIE (France)
and more
For the past 25 years as a scholar and executive educator, I have travelled the globe helping leaders SCALE UP their careers, their resilient leadership, and their organizational transformation efforts. I share heart-felt personal stories from my own career – from starting a record company at 19 years old to being a partner at a consultancy at the age of 28 to helping organizations build resilient leadership during traumatic times (e.g., COVID-19).
Building on decades of research, I share profound examples from many, many professionals and leaders from whom I have had the pleasure to learn. All of this with the never-ending goal of providing evidence-based practices. Practices that your professionals and leaders can implement immediately in their career and work life! Let’s see what type of hyper-growth we can inspire in your organization!
Scaling up your career NOW - L.O.V2.E. your job framework
Format: 60-90 minute keynote or customizable workshop
This program is perfect for:
Professionals in your audience that need inspiration to accelerate their career and engagement at work
Based on David's FastCompany article and research, your high-potential professionals will learn the L.O.V.E. framework to accelerate their career growth within their current role and future roles in their...
Scaling up resilient leadership
Format: 60-90 minute keynote or workshop
Scaling up your team’s resilience is now a “must-have” leadership competency. Your team and organization must be resilient in (1) responding constructively during a crisis, (2) “bouncing back,” and (3) building agile capabilities.
Based on his Harvard Business Review article and more than a decade’s research, David provides in-person and virtual keynotes (and seminars) on how to build your...
How to lead organizational change AT SCALE!
Format: 60-90 minute keynote or customizable workshop
Scaling change and transformation is more than a project – it is the new organizational way. Scaling transformations require strong change leadership capabilities such as strong vision, governance capabilities, and an ability to harness the creative power of those across your organization. Scaling transformations require you to put the “right” people, in the “right” places, and at the “right” time...
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Association Management Center
Virtual
A.L., Manager, Association Management Center
[Verified on LinkedIn] "I had the honor of moderating David's keynote presentation for the American Association of Medical Society Executives' virtual annual meeting. David was kind, professional, and eager to teach the group why resilience is a key leadership competency - something that is needed now more than ever. He was engaging and truly welcomed any and all questions from our virtual audience. I highly recommend David as a speaker for your conference or even as a leadership trainer. It was truly a pleasure to work with him! I had the honor of moderating David's keynote presentation for the American Association of Medical Society Executives' virtual annual meeting. David was kind, professional, and eager to teach the group why resilience is a key leadership competency - something that is needed now more than ever. He was engaging and truly welcomed any and all questions from our virtual audience. I highly recommend David as a speaker for your conference or even as a leadership trainer. It was truly a pleasure to work with him!"
Navy Federal Credit Union
On-Site
J.H., Senior VP, Navy Federal Credit Union
[Verified on LinkedIn] "David is an engaging educator who brings energy, executive presence, and valuable insights. I worked with David on contributions to our annual Mortgage Lending Leadership Conference in 2019 where he was the keynote speaker. His content is top notch, both entertaining and intelligent, and the associated activities drove a high level of participant engagement and enrichment. David certainly made me look good...."
Coca-Cola
On-Site
T.T., Manager, Coca-Cola
[Verified on LinkedIn] "David is an outstanding executive educator at Georgia Tech. He conducted leadership and team development workshops within a 2-week supply chain leadership program I led during my career at The Coca-Cola Company. David’s sessions were expertly facilitated due to his keen ability to read and connect with global audiences, his depth of experiences, and his pragmatic insights to applying skills in the workplace. His ability to create a highly interactive and engaging learning environment is truly outstanding. David is personable, learner-focused, and artful as he engages the group to achieve the learning objective. He is a very nice, authentic person and an excellent business partner!"
Bank of America
On-Site
B.K., Digital Transformation Leader, Bank of America
[Verified on LinkedIn] "I have had the privilege of attending several executive education sessions at Georgia Tech over the last few years and Dr. Sluss’ presentations were the highlights of those events. Dr. Sluss is a rare combination of compelling content delivery and deep subject matter expertise. His presentations are highly interactive in which he translates abstract concepts into practical, thought provoking, and impactful learning sessions. The content is highly actionable and is not “repackaged” but specifically tailored to the audience. I recently went back and looked at some the decks he had previously reviewed. In particular, his “Managing Change” seminar is excellent and I was pleased I could share the content with a colleague who is looking to drive fundamental change within their organization."
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