Dawson Consulting Group has done a great job partnering with us to take our leadership programs to the next level. Their people and methods are top-notch, and they consistently look to add value year after year. They are professional, seasoned, and senior partners for us. - I'd recommend them highly.
Andy Billings _ VP Profitability & EA University
Electronic Arts
Dawson Consulting Group was invaluable in coaching our senior executives through a difficult culture change. They have a collection of tools, method and expertise that allowed to customize in several global geographies, but saved us the time of reinventing best practices that they had readily available.
Richard Dahl _ Former President & Chief Operating Officer
Inc. & former Chairman CEO James Campbell Company
Dawson [Consulting Group] did great work in helping us toward building and optimizing a better functioning executive team. They helped us create the additional tools we needed to grow to the next level. We found Chris to be a seasoned, experienced professional, who dealt effectively with challenges and created valuable guidelines that provided us with a roadmap to higher performance levels, he did so efficiently and effectively. Highly recommended.
Bob Hagerty _ former Chairman & CEO
Polycom now Poly, Inc
Chris Dawson and his consulting team helped me successfully identify and develop the organizational capabilities that the company needed during a critical transition time. He and his colleagues at Dawson Consulting Group provided an invaluable service and I'd recommend them to anyone who is serious about building organizational capabilities that provide sustainable competitive advantage
Scott Kaspick _ former Chairman and CEO
Kaspick & Co. (now part of TIAA-Cref)
Chris Dawson worked with me, as both an individual and executive team coach, over the last couple years at Jewish Hospital and St.Mary's HealthCare. Chris interweaves individual and team issues, aligning both with the business and strategy imperatives, in a highly effective way that creates true value for the organization. The work he did with us was intense, yet highly professional, and always respectful of privacy boundaries. Chris did a terrific job and I would recommend him highly to any executive team that wanted to elevate its performance level - whether stuck, in disarray, or wanting to stretch to high performance. As healthcare organizations across the country must re-invent themselves to prepare for healthcare reform, so then must the executives leading those organizations. Chris's approach and expertise would be of benefit to any healthcare executive team seeking to improve its effectiveness.
Tom Gessel _ former CEO St Mary’s Healthcare
Current CEO at Asante
Chris Dawson and I have worked together for more than 10 years, first at VISA and more recently at Advent Software. Chris is one of those true professionals that I’ve seen handle sensitive and complex organizational situations with finesse and integrity. He is a master executive coach with the ability to describe and then communicate development areas to senior executives in ways which motivate them to change. He also has a great skill in corralling a team of independent executives to break down the silos for a common mission. Whatever the formal assignment at the outset, he quickly grasps the bigger picture to navigate through complicated waters and take the right actions to add value. I have seen Chris operate in multiple cultures and he adapts well in different situations. I would (and have) definitely hire Chris again.
John Brennan _ former VP HR, Visa International
VP HR Advent Software
I've gone through two detailed performance review / executive coaching sessions with Chris over a 4 year period. It's been a highly illuminating and rewarding experience. Chris won't pull any punches, but his advice will be specific and actionable. His reviews are data-driven at the core, but also have a critical layer of human intelligence and sensitivity based on his experience. His process is well-worth the effort.
Will Clemens _ former VP Marketing & Sales Advent Software
Current CEO at Progress Learning
Strong tools, great experience, brilliant - that's sort of par for the course. What makes Dawson different is that they are insightful, brilliant senior people who deliver their ideas in a way that made me use them. And guess what? They worked!
VP HR
Applied Signal Technology
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