Crisis Leadership

Becoming a Resilient Leader

Are you or your organization prepared for a crisis? Do you have the Leadership skills necessary to negotiate a disaster? I have over 30 years of Leadership Experience in Risk, Security, and Crisis Management; both in the Public and Private Sectors; and in international environments around the globe. Whether in your personal or professional life, every person and every organization will sooner or later go through a severe hardship that will test their will to survive and triumph. Some examples include:

Individual: Medical Illness, Divorce, Job Loss, Lawsuit, Criminal Arrest, Family Death, Financial Hardship, Violent Attack, Public Defamation, and more. Organizational: Cyber Attack, Economic Espionage, Insider Threat, Employee Kidnapping, Natural Disaster, Workplace Violence, and more.

In order to successfully negotiate these crises; the organization and leader must learn to be resilient. Learn the leadership skills in becoming a Resilient-Leader. Stay focused during times of hardship and have trust in you and your organization´s abilities to weather the storm and keep marching forward. Become Resilient and you will be able to lead in times of Adversity.

China leadership

Becoming an International Leader 

Does your organization plan to have strategic relations or operations in China or Asia? Western businesses who do not successfully negotiate the China challenge will not succeed on the top edge of the competitive international market. I am a China Expert who can help your organization successfully and safely negotiation the hurdles of dealing with China/Asia so that your international projects or transactions are safe, reliable, and clear. Some examples of the pitfalls and hardships that organizations face when dealing in China/Asia include: lack of stakeholder management, unreliable information, lack of due diligence, language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, localized corruption, strategic misalignments, breakdown in trust, incompetent management, 

unclear vision, weak communication plan, no governance oversight and unforeseen project shortfalls. Terebinth Leadership can assist with your China/Asia projects in either two ways:

China-Leadership Consulting: We take an active role in providing both management consulting advice regarding your China/Asia project, but more importantly, we also provide on-the-ground implementation support in order to help ensure you and your organization achieve success in China/Asia.

China-Leadership Coaching: David provides leadership coaching, training, and mentorship on how you or your organization and management can become more Internationally oriented. Learn the leadership skills and nuances of "thinking globally" and "doing locally". Learn about the many human facets of doing business in China/Asia

Change leadership

Becoming a Bold Leader  

Do you want to become a better person, do you understand what ailments are setting you back, do you realize that fear is the number one obstacle in your path? I have dedicated my entire life to understanding and implementing Transformational Leadership.

Whether for personal or professional reasons, every person and organization must be able to transform as our world is in constant flux. A person and organization must understand the leadership principles behind successful transformations. Whether a person who is a living a life of unsatisfaction; or whether an organization is underperforming; transformation is only possible through communication that encompasses candour and actions that encompass courage. 

Transformational Leadership focuses on Man's relationship with nature in the form of Fear-Courage and Ethics-Faith. We are all dead men walking, sooner or later our time on this earth will end. Learn to let go of your phobias and seek a higher purpose in life for yourself or your organization. The study of Change-Leadership begins with yourself in the solitude of that empty quiet space where spirituality is kindled.