David Roberts
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Kevin Bain
David has an exceptional skill to engage with humility and openness while asking the
Billy Lane
I began meeting with David about four months ago. I needed guidance as a new executive and I was open to the idea of professional coaching, although I held some apprehensions on its effectiveness. Fortunately, I was introduced to David. He proved very engaging and knowledgeable. Our conversations have been thought provoking and challenging. I deeply appreciate his analysis and recommendations as a coach. His feedback has helped me to discover and own my abilities as an executive as well as find peace with my inabilities.
Richard Ho, PhD
He helped me develop into an effective team leader in a highly complex, matrixed organization. He's a great option if you're thinking about getting this kind of help.
Kevin Bain
David has an exceptional skill to engage with humility and openness while asking the
Billy Lane
I began meeting with David about four months ago. I needed guidance as a new executive and I was open to the idea of professional coaching, although I held some apprehensions on its effectiveness. Fortunately, I was introduced to David. He proved very engaging and knowledgeable. Our conversations have been thought provoking and challenging. I deeply appreciate his analysis and recommendations as a coach. His feedback has helped me to discover and own my abilities as an executive as well as find peace with my inabilities.
Richard Ho, PhD
He helped me develop into an effective team leader in a highly complex, matrixed organization. He's a great option if you're thinking about getting this kind of help.
Kevin Bain
David has an exceptional skill to engage with humility and openness while asking the
Billy Lane
I began meeting with David about four months ago. I needed guidance as a new executive and I was open to the idea of professional coaching, although I held some apprehensions on its effectiveness. Fortunately, I was introduced to David. He proved very engaging and knowledgeable. Our conversations have been thought provoking and challenging. I deeply appreciate his analysis and recommendations as a coach. His feedback has helped me to discover and own my abilities as an executive as well as find peace with my inabilities.
Richard Ho, PhD
He helped me develop into an effective team leader in a highly complex, matrixed organization. He's a great option if you're thinking about getting this kind of help.
Kevin Bain
David has an exceptional skill to engage with humility and openness while asking the
Billy Lane
I began meeting with David about four months ago. I needed guidance as a new executive and I was open to the idea of professional coaching, although I held some apprehensions on its effectiveness. Fortunately, I was introduced to David. He proved very engaging and knowledgeable. Our conversations have been thought provoking and challenging. I deeply appreciate his analysis and recommendations as a coach. His feedback has helped me to discover and own my abilities as an executive as well as find peace with my inabilities.
Richard Ho, PhD
He helped me develop into an effective team leader in a highly complex, matrixed organization. He's a great option if you're thinking about getting this kind of help.
Experience
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theDifference
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Partner
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Sep 2007 - Present
theDifference is a creative consultancy that specializes in building communities of enabled employees by teaching them to think and work differently. Using collaborative practices and creative process, theDifference accelerates innovation and generates the stakeholder alignment to implement solutions. Our philosophy is part of a longer lineage - over 30 years of collaborative work amongst multiple organizations that have relentlessly sought out leading practice facilitation tools, social connections, methodologies, and environments to unleash the full potential of group design work. We believe work should work. Our work hours should be spent as well as our best personal hours: engaging, rewarding, learning from challenges, and always continuing to grow with compassion. My responsibilities include executive coaching, designing and facilitating collaborative experiences, developing change management strategies, creating leadership development, stakeholder engagement & communications programs, and leading creative teams. Show less
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Capgemini
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France
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Lead, Strategy Lead, Lead of Collaborative Decision Making
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2000 - 2008
Lead strategist, facilitator, and center leader for west region ASE (Accelerated Solutions Environment). Worked with Fortune 500 companies to accelerate business transformation using a high-energy facilitation methodology in a very cool environment. Worked across industries and problem sets, typically at CXO and Senior Director level clients. Worked frequently with HP, Google, DHL, Genentech, Microsoft, Clorox, Intel and SAP. Lead strategist, facilitator, and center leader for west region ASE (Accelerated Solutions Environment). Worked with Fortune 500 companies to accelerate business transformation using a high-energy facilitation methodology in a very cool environment. Worked across industries and problem sets, typically at CXO and Senior Director level clients. Worked frequently with HP, Google, DHL, Genentech, Microsoft, Clorox, Intel and SAP.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategic Change / Technology Transformation Strategist
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1999 - 2000
Worked with high tech companies (Microsoft, Cisco Systems, HP, Sun, Agilent Technologies, etc) to define changes in strategic direction. My clients were primarily high level execs who needed middle management to execute on strategies they often did not create. These strategies ranged from entering new markets to integrating centralized systems to merging with other companies. I worked alongside deep consulting expertise on almost every engagement, and I learned a little about a lot, picking up patterns as I went. I recognized that helping teams find "solitary of purpose" and then make that purpose as concrete as possible was my most useful skillset. Show less
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Education
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2019 - 2020
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
Executive Coaching Certification -
1989 - 1993
Pomona College
Psychology -
2019 - 2020
Duke University
Challenges of Global Health - Certificate of Achievement, Global Health Institute
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