About Dr. Dave

Dr. Dave Resilient Servant Leader

Dr. Dave is a Thought Leader on the Forbes Coaches Council

Dr. Dave Cornelius is a contributor to published insights and articles on Frobes.com.  Topics include leadership, coaching, and innovation.

 


Dr. Dave Cornelius, aka “Dr. Dave,” is a business, executive, organization and agile coach and trainer, partnering with leaders and teams in for-profit, start-up, and non-profit organizations to deliver a level of awesomeness that meets their goals. He works with Fortune 50 to Fortune 500 companies, helping them to deliver more than $1 billion in customer value. His clients include General Motors (GM) Financial, Pet Smart, Schneider Electric, Accenture, Improving, Centene, Citigroup, Cognizant, Univision Television, and others.

Dr. Dave is a coach facilitating the commercialization of startup ideas that can be introduced to market.

Dr. Dave holds a doctor of management in organization leadership (IS/IT emphasis), a master’s degree in business administration, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science. His professional certifications include professional coaching (ICF PCC and ICF ACTC), business agility practices (SPC6, PMI-ACP, CSP, PSM-I), design thinking (Advanced Design Thinking), public speaking (Toastmasters DTM), product management (PMC II), project management (PMP), IT service management (ITIL), and lean six-sigma process optimization (SSBB).

Dr. Dave delivers in-person and virtual immersive learning experiences in agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.), design thinking, lean start-up, and professional speaking. His doctoral manuscript focused on “The Value of Scrum to Organizations” in support of his management and organizational leadership doctoral path. He also holds a BS in computer science and an MBA.

Dr. Dave is a big community contributor and the founder of the Agile for Humanity conference and meetup that supports the BIPOC community to have a voice in the product development and technology fields. He is the founder of the 5 Saturdays (5saturdays.org) STEAM program that empowers under-estimated high school students to pursue knowledge and careers in STEM fields.  He received a letter of acknowledgement from Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States for his STEM work

He is the author of six books on Amazon.com that include: 1) Innovation Catalyst, Leading with Empathy, 2) Deliver Value: happy contributing people, satisfied customers, and thriving business, 3) Belonging and Healing: Creating awareness for yourself and others, 4) Elastic Minds: What are you thinking?, 5) Prayers to my Abba Father God, and 6) Transforming Your Leadership Character: The Lean Thinking and Agility Way,.

You will find his monthly podcast and blog, “KnolShare with Dr. Dave, on popular podcast streaming services, which includes Spotify, Audible, Apple, Google, and others as well as KnolShare.org.

Dr. Dave believes servant leadership is the best way to guide and provide value to all individuals involved in the transformation process. He is guided by the mandate that we are called by his Lord and Savior to serve each other and to live by faith and works. With a focus on leading and paying it forward, Dave actively participates and volunteers in the community.

Dr. Dave looks forward to learning from others and sharing his experiences and knowledge with each and every client.  Learn more about Dr. Dave by visiting LinkedIn. You also can follow Dave on Twitter @DrCorneliusInfo.

Dr. Dave is a husband, dad, and grandfather.

Professional Certifications

Professional Certifications demonstrates the growth mindset to continually improve.  My professional certifications include professional coaching (ICF PCC and ICF ACTC), business agility practices (SPC6, PMI-ACP, CSP, PSM-I), design thinking (Advanced Design Thinking, Foundations in Design thinking, and Business Innovation), public speaking (Toastmasters DTM), product management (PMC II), project management (PMP), IT service management (ITIL), and lean six-sigma process optimization (SSBB).

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PMI Agile Certified Professional (ACP)
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