Dave Jennings

About Dave Jennings

I help leaders align on strategy, implement change, and upskill their teams with best-in-class retreats, training, coaching, and keynotes. Topic areas include strategy, leadership, change, high performance teams, communication, and resilience. I want all leaders to know,\"You are not in your job because you have all the answers; you are in your job because you have what it takes to find the answers.\" What you need is learnable. I help leaders learn faster. My research interests focus on how leaders can continually step up and succeed at progressively demanding leadership roles. Organizations I have worked with include Salesforce, Microsoft, Deloitte, ExxonMobil, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Myriad Genetics, Panasonic, Schneider Electric, and the FBI-\"Dave is an incredible coach.\" Jim Alkove, former Chief Trust Officer, Salesforce 2023 -“All our employees are itching to get into your accelerated leadership program. A huge testament to the impact you make on our organization! Thank you for your partnership.” Destanee Casillas, Sr. Employee Development Specialist, Myriad Genetics 2023 -\"Back by theory, grounded in research, and drawing on experience.\'The Pit of Success\' gives leaders-and all people-the ability to reinvent, reimagine, and transform their success.\" Dave Ulrich, New York Times Best-selling author and #1 Most Influential Global HR Leader -Rated Best Leadership Program at Salesforce;#1 Speaker at Microsoft Leadership Excellence Conference

Experience

1. President

   Learnable Solutions

   Apr 1997 — Present

   Partner in making leadership and change easier. Providing skills and mindsets you will use throughout your career. WHAT\'S THE CHALLENGE Leaders must consistently deliver results. However, competing goals, changing market landscapes, silos, and low psychological safety cause attrition, low engagement, and lower profitability. To succeed, leaders must: 1. Create hope and alignment about the future 2. Build trusting relationships up, side, and down 3. Upskill their own and team\'s capabilities 4. Enhance team\'s ability to embrace change WHAT WE DO We make the job easier through new skills and mindsets. We provide training, retreats, coaching, and keynotes that have repeatedly created success in top organizations. WHO AM I I\'m Dave Jennings and I will partner with you to make your leadership life easier. I have worked with start ups to Fortune 100s. I am #1 WSJ Bestselling author of \"The Pit of Success: How Leaders Adapt, Succeed, and Repeat\" and have spoken to leaders in 22 countries. My research is in change resilience and how leaders step up to master new levels. Please contact me to discuss your challenges and find solutions for your organization, your team, or yourself.\"Your strategy process and facilitation really delivered on getting our leadership team fully aligned on where we are going and how we are going to get there.\" Jon Atkinson, CEO, Idea Village \"Your leadership lessons at the Microsoft Bench program have stayed with me over the years. Well done!\" Joe Lee, VP & Deputy General Counsel, Cisco \"Dave\'s training will stick with me forever.\" Jeff Jorgenson, City Manager of City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada \"I took a leadership course from you at Myriad Genetics ~4 years ago and I still use the ideas you taught me. I can definitely say you changed my life.\" Becky Peterson, Scientist

Education

• University of Utah

  PhD

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor's of Science