Director, Center for Narrative Coaching
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Director at Center for Narrative Coaching
- Past
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- President at Catalyst Communications
- Education
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- Fielding Graduate University
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David Drake’s Summary
*Fifteen years training and consulting in support of systemic change, coaching and communication projects.
*Doctorate in Human and Organizational Systems; research on narratives, identity and transformation; involved in international coaching research community; author of ten papers on coaching as an evidence-based practice, the use of stories in coaching, and the psychodynamics of the coaching process.
*Global thought leader on stories and coaching; developed narrative coaching as an integral approach to development and change; teach it internationally.
*Consult to and teach in advanced coaching and graduate programs on the use of narrative practices and the art of an interdisciplinary approach.
David Drake’s Specialties:
Graduate-level management/leadership education
Advanced coaching skills
Narrative-based practices
Spiritual direction and rites of passage work
David Drake’s Experience
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Director
Center for Narrative Coaching
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
The Center for Narrative Coaching is based near San Francisco and works globally with organizations to improve their internal coaching capabilities, develop integrated coaching strategies, and foster coaching cultures. David also teaches advanced narrative and coaching skills to professionals around the world (www.narrativecoaching.com) drawing on his background in Jungian psychology spiritual development, rites of passage and systems theory. He has written over twenty publications on narratives, evidence, and coaching. He was the chief editor for “The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching” (2008 — www.practiceofcoaching.com).
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President
Catalyst Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
October 1993 — December 2006 (13 years 3 months)
My management consulting firm focused on organizational change, leadership development and coaching skills. I worked with over 60 clients in that period, largely in health care, education and high tech. I was an adjunct faculty in several Masters programs and taught coaching skills to nearly 2,000 professionals in organizations. I closed the firm in order to focus my work more explicitly on coaching and coaching culture development as well as my narrative work.
David Drake’s Education
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Fielding Graduate University
Ph.D. , Human and Organizational Systems , 1997 — 2003
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