Practice and improve upon leadership and teams skills through collaborative leadership training or a facilitated team development process.
Training: Leaders, Teams, and Organizations
Leadership Coaching
Gain clarity around your leadership vision and goals and receive expert support in developing and pursuing your strategy for success.
Keynotes & Presentations
Spice up your conference or seminar with a highly interactive and engaging keynote address focused on collaborative problem-solving or leadership.
Based in San Francisco Bay Area; Available Nationwide and Beyond!
Real Success Stories
As the Winter Site Manager for the South Pole and organizer of a totally new Team Building experience for the Winterover crew, Shawn delivered exactly what we needed to give our personnel the necessary tools to prepare them for the challenges that lay ahead. Living in a small community of 50 or less strangers, in the harshest most extreme place on earth, with 8 1/2 months of total isolation, offers some of the most extreme interpersonal challenges one can imagine. Shawn and I spent months preparing what we thought felt would be the best curriculum to prepare the Winterover staff for such a unique situation, and in the end Shawn delivered exactly what was needed. South Pole Research Station Winter Site Manager
While at AssetWorks, we hired Shawn Dunning to be a part of our annual Users Conference, a continuing education event for our customers. He gave the keynote address and managed to get the whole audience involved in a very friendly, collaborative manner. People got really into his presentation and learned a lot. Shawn and his team also facilitated an afternoon workshop for the leaders of our biggest customers. The group was fairly large and diverse. Shawn structured the afternoon with small working groups and then brought everyone together for shared learning. He was very prepared and his genuine nature brought out the best in the group. It was an excellent session that presented complex ideas into easily understood activities. I recommend him to groups of any industry or size that could benefit from the guidance of a leader like Shawn. Carey Picklesimer
Shawn and I worked together in the leadership development and professional development field for five years, and I would have no reservations about recommending him. He’s motivational, innovative, organized, and thorough in approach to presenting collaborative problem-solving exercises for adults that emphasize teamwork and full participation. Shawn’s classes and leadership vignettes were always rated as the highlight of our training sessions. Thomas Wilson
Praise for Shawn's Skills and Approach
- “Shawn Dunning has been the example of a professional facilitator/instructor. His unmatched ability to be flexible on the fly with a group of high performing government executives is remarkable. Always a professional but entertaining.”
- “Shawn once again was awesome! Everyone loved the program and him.”
- “Shawn Dunning goes the extra mile for us, every time. He’s flexible and able to tailor the program on short notice. Thanks again!”
- “Shawn was able to adapt the program to suit the environment, the target audience, and space available.”
- “Shawn was exceptional. His attention to detail and profound listening skills assisted our group in getting the most out of this experience.”
- “Our staff retreat was a great success due in part to our wonderful facilitator. His contributions and direction really helped our teams to gain some insight into how we do things and ways we can improve. Everyone thought he was extremely helpful.”
- “Shawn was outstanding. It was a great experience for our staff and many people are still talking about the fun, interesting, and engaging way we began our conference.”
- “I loved the program and Shawn was an extremely skilled facilitator. He took the time to understand the group and also modify as the days proceeded appropriately.”
- “Shawn was a fantastic facilitator – totally comfortable and confident with the programs he was leading, yet still very approachable and personable. He was able to provide clear direction and to reassure people if they were experiencing any concerns. He made everyone in the group feel comfortable, regardless of their skill level and he did a great job of recapping the programs and leading a group conversation about what was learned from the experiences.”