DAVID J. LeSAGE


DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT TO ORGANIZATIONS, THEIR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES AND THEIR TEAMS



GOAL Get people excited about their life... and their work.

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Prior to starting the consulting business in 1997...

Over twenty years of managing programs and conducting workshops for the development of engineers, scientists and professional administrative personnel in technical organizations

Fourteen years were with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), working agency-wide with senior executives, managers and team leaders in interpersonal skills required to manage and influence other people.

The preceding six years were at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), providing organization, management and career development programs.

ACHIEVEMENTS ...


... AS A CONSULTANT (1997-Present)

Contributing to organizations' productivity by conducting The Human Element Seminar, Management Training (using 360` Survey Feedback), Team Skills Training, and responding to client needs in public and private organizations, in the U.S. and Europe.

... AT THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) (1983-1997)

Conducted workshops, of at least a week in duration, for an
average of 650 executives, managers, team leaders and individual contributors every year. Primary content of these workshops includes:
360` Survey-Feedback Team Dynamics
Interpersonal Communications Managing Change
Conflict Resolution Influence Strategies
Self-Assessment Instruments Outdoor Learning Activities


Received reports of increased productivity from participants:


Greater self-confidence Organization viewed as a system
Respect for others’ ideas Difficult people confronted positively
Effective team player Diversity is valued
Overall better communicator Better listener
Consistently received outstanding performance ratings for
program management, for the content taught, and for the collegial relationships maintained with peers, with consultant partners, and with the support staff at the Management Education Center.
Facilitated several organization “retreats” for strategic
planning and team-building.

... AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST) (1976-1983)

Developed a NIST-specific supervisory development program,
using NIST Functional Managers as instructors.
Led a team of NIST managers and professional outplacement
counselors in reducing the negative impacts of a major downsizing, finding jobs for 96% of the outplaced employees within six months, at salaries equal to or above their NIST salaries.
Conducted a study on the “Profile of a Successful Professional
at NIST,” suggesting behaviors managers could encourage, and employees could initiate.

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