Dave "Lefty" Lefkowith is a dynamic hands-on change agent, successful as an executive, a corporate consultant, an entrepreneur and a speaker/trainer. Dave "Lefty" Lefkowith is a dynamic hands-on change agent, successful as an executive, a corporate consultant, an entrepreneur and a speaker/trainer. Dave provides leaders and organizations with the practical insights they need to be successful in the 21st Century.

In today's business environment of unprecedented speed, turmoil and opportunity, Dave helps 21st Century Leaders with the right attitude, passion and guts stay focused on prosperity. From Koosh Balls to Pampers, from power plants to pizzerias, Dave has worked with public and private organizations of every size to help them achieve unprecedented success.

Effective at working with every level of the organization, Dave pushes the envelope to go beyond incremental improvement, all the way to personal and organizational transformation.

Dave earned his BA from Yale University (summa cum laude) and his MBA from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business (as an Arjay Miller Scholar).

Dave started his career at Procter & Gamble, where he helped launch six new national brands. He served as the COO of a national chain of retail stores in his late 20s, and for almost 20 years has worked as a corporate change agent specializing in growth-oriented initiatives, new product development, leadership skills development and cultural / organizational change.

Topics:

21st Century Leadership - discovering the power of "leadership with emotion" through practical guidelines that teach executives how to create an organization of performance, commitment and innovation;

Organizational Transformation - exploring the artistry of insightful transformation, using hands-on methods that transform traditional companies into high performing new economy teams;

Creating Alliances with Potential Enemies - honing the instinct to partner with potential enemies by learning the rules for proactive "issue anticipation" that turn strategic threats into business opportunities; and

Transformational Innovation - discovering the intensity of focused innovation, using practical methods for breakthrough product development and bottom-line innovation.