ADVISING PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
David works with leaders, organizations and institutions who are seeking more effective and adaptive ways to develop people. This now includes helping clients to leverage the Ovida platform and his innovative work on feedback to get better outcomes.
He is focused on game changers who are leaning into the challenges we face, particularly at the interface of our humanity, our technology, and our planet.
His clients love the depth of his knowledge and gifts as a muse, thought partner, and guide who creates safe and generative spaces for learning and growth.
He integrates OD, training and coaching in a single approach he calls The ID Way. He invites clients to work on real issues in real time. He helps clients to see what is present as their curriculum rather than striving to plan everything in advance.
He is at his best when he is free to just be David rather than limited to a single role as he works. So much more is possible that way...
Advisory services for organizations and institutions using Ovida
He works with organizations that are using Ovida to fully leverage the value of the feedback that is generated. Using his research and resources, key stakeholders will increase their capability to give feedback, receive feedback, and act on feedback. The result is more individualized learning, new habit formation, and better outcomes.
He also helps clients use his Narrative 720° process to identify and address organizational and relational factors impeding the implementation of feedback.
How I can help you get the most out of your investments in Ovida:
- Designing customized user journeys and feedback processes
- Developing resources and people who can help users turn insights into action
Testimonials
Founder, Ovida
"David's work with Ovida has been fundamental to our success. He believed in Ovida before it had any substance, and his subtle yet incisive guidance has helped us craft a product that is both highly ambitious and deeply pragmatic. David's ability to challenge and extend our thinking at both a conceptual and practical level has been invaluable in honing our value proposition. You know someone truly gets your business when you hear them describe it better than you can."
Global training manager, Nike
"David Drake is visionary, looks for and brings out the best in others, and always leaves people and groups better off than when he found them. He is an effective and cogent business partner. David Drake’s work is valuable to any organization today. "
Chief Learning Officer, PwC
"David partnered closely with us for three years, contributing his extraordinary coaching skills and expertise to assist us in crafting and driving a significant cultural change journey for the Firm with coaching at its foundation. His wise counsel, combined with a genuine interest in people, deep experience with OD and commercial acumen, make him a trusted business advisor to us."
Director of Coaching, Melbourne Business School
"David’s narrative work is very powerful. He was a very astute choice for working with us. There has been such a positive response to his philosophy, models and personal style; his visit has exceeded all my expectations and made a significant contribution to the development of our coaches."
Chief Financial Officer, Westpac
"If we could talk like this every day, it would fundamentally change our organization."
Clients
ARM
Designed and delivered an innovative program for emerging leaders using advanced narrative methods
Australian Public Service Commission
Co-developed new learning architecture, design, and evaluation methods for federal leadership programs
CEO Forum
Taught narrative leadership to 70 CFOs and integrative development to 100 HRDs of global companies
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Worked with CEO and 400 business and change leaders to tell new vision story and engage employees
Dropbox
Provided executive coaching in support of change initiative as the company grew out of start-up mode
European Patent Office
Using Integrative Development to enable teams to engage in and contribute to culture change
Google
Provided executive coaching and advised leadership development team on using The ID Way
Logitech
Provided executive coaching and leadership development to improve the integration of core functions
NikeÂ
Enabled global IT team and change champions to successfully resolve three issues hindering global launch
PwC
Developed and delivered innovative three-year transformation project; trained 200+ coaching champions; integrated coaching into development programs and client services; created wiki as collective resource
US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Led coaching and leadership initiatives to transform how people delivered services
Westpac Bank
Designed and delivered a program for Finance Team leaders transforming their actual presentations
Victorian Public Service Commission
Developed and led coaching-based leadership program for Barring Djinang Aboriginal Employment Unit; trained Victorian Leadership Academy coaches; led innovative ID-based program for top senior leaders
What I look for in collaborations
I am seeking opportunities with senior practitioners and providers as well as initiatives and institutions who are around mission and would benefit from my expertise. I am focused on game changers who are bringing generative change to the people and systems they care about - and showing others a better way in the process.
What I care about these days are:
- Using The Five Maturities to support the evolution of coaching and coaches to become
a more integrative and generative force for the evolution of humanity - Liberating the human capacity to learn and grow from the forms in which it is trapped
Are you looking for:
- A co-author on an article or book?
- An expert for your research or development project?
- A co-designer or co-facilitator for a cool initiative or event?
- A co-creator to bring a new product or program to life?
Let us know where we can help you get more value from your investments in change, coaching, and learning & development.
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