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Credentials

Clients

FORTUNE 500

  • Adidas
  • Cisco
  • Ernst & Young
  • Genentech
  • Intuit
  • Nike
  • Stryker
  • Washington Mutual Bank
  • An iconic semiconductor company

ENERGY

  • Bonneville Power Administration
  • Energy Trust of Oregon
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board

HEALTH CARE

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Midwest Bioethics Institute
  • MultiCare Health System
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

EDUCATION/NOT-FOR-PROFIT

  • Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan
  • Reed College
  • University of California-San Francisco
  • University of Michigan

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Degrees and certifications

MBA, University of Michigan

BA in Public Policy Studies, Duke University

Certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West

How I got into this field and how my approach has evolved. A brief biography

Boards

External Advisory Board, Erb Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan (1999-2004)

Association of Coach Training Organizations (2002-4)

Published

Practice Greatness: Escape Small Thinking, Listen Like A Master, And Lead With Your Best (JZ Leadership Press, 2013). Available on Amazon. Fast Company ran an excerpt of one of my favorite chapters: How To Make Peace With Your Enemies At Work And Beyond.

Leading When You’re Ticked Off: And Other Tips On Mastering Complexity (JZ Leadership Press, 2014). Available on Amazon. Fast Company ran an excerpt: How To Keep Your Cool At Work At All Times.

DJT’s Enneagram Type: The Case for Three (2017)

Co-authored seminal article on Integral Coaching, published in 2004 in the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations

Home and family

I live in Portland, Oregon with my wife, Julie, two gregarious sons, a zippy electric car, and six solar panels.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, writing, lifting weights, and meditating. I follow a modified Paleo diet.

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