David Cottrell

Speaker and author David Cottrell has created a legacy of leadership excellence. During his three decades of leadership experience in corporate America, Cottrell has lived the obstacles, frustrations and issues today’s leaders face. He has held sales and executive management positions with FedEx and Xerox, and helped pioneer the successful turnaround of a Chapter 11 company. His wisdom and sincerity come from one who has “been there.” Cottrell’s depth of knowledge and experience make for content-rich learning experiences that few other speakers can match.

Cottrell’s leadership lessons are grounded in the real world and reinforced with compelling examples, stories and creative exercises. He has an uncommon talent for making complex issues simple and for anchoring business concepts to concrete subjects people are familiar with and can easily relate to. Cottrell is committed to giving participants solid solutions and practical strategies they can and will use to succeed back on the job – not just the next day, but the next month and the next year, too.

Cottrell is the author of more than 30 books, including the best-selling book "Monday Morning Leadership," "Tuesday Morning Coaching" and "LeaderShift: Making Leadership Everyone’s Business." He is also the President & CEO of CornerStone Leadership Institute, one of the nation’s largest publishers of management and leadership resources. Cottrell has shared his leadership philosophy and lessons with more than half a million managers and leaders worldwide.