A. Dale Thompson, PhD

“Uncommon Coaching: Lessons from 45 Years of Changing Leadership, Changing the World”

Long before executive coaching became an established field, Dale Thompson, PhD, was studying who changes, how much, and why. His 1986 research has been recognized as possibly the very first formal study of executive coaching and its effectiveness.

A licensed psychologist and the Founder and Executive Chair of Leadership Worth Following, Dale has devoted more than four decades to helping leaders, executive teams, boards, and organizations address consequential questions of selection, development, succession, and leadership impact. He founded Leadership Worth Following, LLC, in 2004 around the belief that leadership should do more than produce results: it should elevate individuals, organizations, and society. In his keynote, Dale will draw on 45 years of experience to examine what makes coaching genuinely transformational and what the profession has learned and still needs to learn about lasting leadership change. This keynote is an opportunity to step back from the latest tools and trends and consider the enduring principles behind coaching that change leaders and ripple far beyond them. What he says might surprise you.