Dan Gallagher

About Dan Gallagher

Strategy sets direction. Power determines speed.Executives create new moments to boost performance every day — through strategic shifts, M+A, reorgs, and growth pressure.My advisory work accelerates the redesign of leadership patterns so power sits closer to execution — enabling faster decisions, clearer ownership, and sustained performance in the moments that matter most.How the work unfolds:1. Align executives on the design of critical moments2. Rally middle managers around new leadership patterns3. Scale team performance by intentionally directing power Learn more at gallagherleadership.com—My work is informed by 15+ years building and pressure-testing The Self-Aware Leader (SAL) — a validated leadership ecosystem of assessments, training, and certified facilitators. SAL provides the shared language and behaviors that allow leadership patterns to scale inside organizations. Learn more at theselfawareleaders.comI’ve done this work across industries and operating contexts. Different moments. Same challenge. Stronger performance when leadership patterns and power are intentionally aligned.Let’s connect.

Experience

1. Founder and CEO

   Gallagher Leadership

   Apr 2012 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   Gallagher Leadership is a performance advisory practice partnering with executive teams to redesign leadership patterns so execution scales. Work includes embedded advisory during strategic shifts, reorganizations, growth mandates, and post-M&A integration. The goal is systemic change with clearer decisions, distributed ownership, and scaled execution velocity. Gallagher Leadership engages in retainer/fractional advisory partnerships that integrate coaching, facilitation, and development only where they accelerate performance.Learn more at gallagherleadership.com.

Education

• Saint Joseph's University

  BS, Sociology

  1990 — 1994

• Saint Joseph's University

  MS, Training and Organizational Development

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Onboarding
• Strategic Communications
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• Performance Management
• Employee Training
• Training Delivery
• Executive Management
• Call Centers
• Workshop Facilitation
• Program Management
• Vendor Management
• Executive Development
• Mentoring
• Presentations
• Consulting
• Career Development
• Leadership
• Deferred Compensation
• Training
• Organizational Design
• Customer Experience
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Recruiting
• Staff Development
• Culture Change
• Business Process
• Employee Relations
• Organizational Behavior
• Change Management
• Employee Engagement
• Team Building
• Management
• Personnel Management
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Performance Improvement
• Facilitators
• Management Consulting
• Public Speaking