David Peace

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  Shanti Consulting, LLC

  Jan 2013 - now

  David PeaceDirector/ Coach/ Consultant, Shanti ConsultingExpertiseDavid is the senior consultant and director of Shanti Consulting and has lived in Delhi since 2001. He guides executive leaders and teams to increase their global effectiveness. His understanding of global leadership behaviors comes from years of multicultural interaction and is foundational to his work in increasing productivity in international organizations. David has also assessed and trained virtual teams and has developed models for effective trust building. Qualifications• Master of Professional Studies - Nyack College, New York, USA• Course Work - Intercultural Communications Institute, Portland, USA • Member of International Coach Federation (ICF)• Berlitz Certified for cross-cultural relocation training using the Cultural Navigator Assessment.ExperienceDavid has been active as a professional and life coach helping his coachees develop momentum in achieving their goals. He has developed cross-cultural competencies for executive leaders and virtual teams with a broad range of clients including: The Canadian High Commission, The World Health Organization, The World Bank, IBM, Convergys, Sears/Kmart, CPA Global, Canon, Samsung, L'Oreal R &I, Covidien, SafeNet, COWI, Dayton Phoenix Group, Accor Hotels, YUM Restaurants, BMW Financial, and Bombardier. As part of a training initiative for HCL Technologies David designed workshops and led a team to train over 2,500 IT engineers.Interests David reads widely in the areas of history, sociology and current events, and enjoys several Indian authors including Amartya Sen, Dipankar Gupta and Gurcharan Das. He enjoys travelling, competitive sports and morning walks and can be found exploring Delhi on foot. He lives with his wife in Delhi and stays connected with his three kids by Skype.Shanti Consulting - Bringing people together across cultures Show less As part of the World Bank Coaching program in Delhi, David has coached both Indian and Expatriate personnel. Comments from coachees are below.Very useful. David is amazing. Provides very simple solutions. Would like to continue next year. Very effective. Gives guidance on how to think. Very cordial. Feel very comfortable to talk to him. He has done wonders for me.David is always available. He follows up. He is great. The coaching sessions are very useful. Has helped me think through issues, made me more aware. Helped me think about what I needed to change to adjust in India.Overall brilliant. David is very good. Very constructive. Brings a lot of energy to our meetings. Come out of the meetings feeling energized. Contacts me 10 days in advance. Gives me options for dates. Feel very positive. Helps to reflect. World Bank Coachees Show less

  • Director/Consultant

    Jul 2001 - now

  • Coach

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2015