Engineering Leadership | Coaching by DrZ

For much of my professional career, I have worked at the intersection of leadership, people, organizations, and purpose.

Through Engineering Leadership Design Company, LLC, I have served executives, emerging leaders, teams, and organizations through professional coaching, leadership development, training, and consulting.

Today, I intentionally limit my coaching practice. I continue to work selectively with existing clients and occasionally with individuals or organizations where my experience and coaching approach are particularly well suited to the need.

Professional Coaching Grounded in Real Leadership Experience

I am an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC), a professional engineer, and hold a Doctor of Ministry in Organizational Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary.

My approach to coaching was shaped not only through professional coach training, but through more than three decades of actually leading organizations—as an entrepreneur, founder, CEO, president, COO, CFO, executive leader, educator, and consultant.

I believe effective coaching is not about giving people someone else’s answers. It is about helping leaders see more clearly, identify what matters, recognize obstacles and opportunities, and move intentionally toward meaningful results.

Leadership by Design

Engineering taught me that good outcomes rarely happen accidentally. We identify what needs to be accomplished, understand the conditions and constraints, evaluate alternatives, and intentionally design a path forward.

I brought that same philosophy to leadership development: Leadership by Design.

At the heart of that work has been a desire to artfully bridge meaning, purpose, and calling in people and organizations.

Developing the Next Generation of Leaders

A significant part of my coaching career focused on developing emerging and next-generation leaders. My doctoral research explored ways to increase engagement, productivity, and loyalty among Millennials in the workplace, and that research eventually developed into practical leadership coaching and organizational development programs.

Through the Next Generation Leader Development Process, I worked with organizations to identify future leadership needs, develop emerging leaders, transfer institutional knowledge, strengthen succession, and intentionally prepare people for greater responsibility.

That work also contributed to my book, Unleash the Millennials and Save the World.

Coaching Today

Engineering Leadership Design Company, LLC is no longer a large-scale coaching and consulting practice. I continue to coach selectively because I still enjoy helping people think through leadership, transition, purpose, organizational challenges, and the opportunities ahead.

If you believe a conversation with me might be helpful, you’re welcome to reach out.

Reach Out to DrZ

Engineering Leadership Design Company, LLC

Leadership by Design — Truth • Trust • Integrity • Confidence