"The David Hanson training is a success story not only for myself, but for many of my teammates. I’ve experienced and seen dramatic changes in my personal ability to lead and coach others with the help of the Hanson training. This training class is a great tool to help create leaders for any company. This program changed my life and I have seen it change teammates lives too." — Darrell Jones, Supervisor
Professional Endorsements
“I have known and worked with Dr. David L. Hanson and can say without reservation that he is the consummate professional. His intelligence, wit, understanding of human behavior and positive regard for others conspire to make him one of the most effective coaches I have encountered. For anyone interested in enhancing personal / leadership effectiveness for self or others, David is a valuable resource that you would do well to access.” — Michael J. Vittorio, Ph.D.
“Over the years, he has transitioned himself into a business consulting who is a trusted leadership advisor for managers and executives throughout the United States. He understands the importance of connection and relationships. He has written about this and has developed an excellent assessment tool designed to evaluate human potential and relationship growth for individuals and organizations." — Gary L. Patrick, Ph.D., ABPP
“David is a very highly trusted colleague. I have observed his work on numerous occasions over the past decade when we collaborated to provide coaching and consulting services in both the public and private sector across the country. His natural curiosity, deep conceptual understanding, methodical approach, keen business sense, and genuinely caring attitude assure that I always learn something while working with David. His witty humor promotes a stimulating, safe, and creative atmosphere that yields practical insights and encourages appropriate risk-taking stretch behaviors leading to innovative solutions. His focus on measurable outcomes assures clients they can receive valuable results by working with David.” --
Dennis M. Dennis, PhD.
“Over the years, he has transitioned himself into a business consulting who is a trusted leadership advisor for managers and executives throughout the United States. He understands the importance of connection and relationships. He has written about this and has developed an excellent assessment tool designed to evaluate human potential and relationship growth for individuals and organizations." — Gary L. Patrick, Ph.D., ABPP
“David is a very highly trusted colleague. I have observed his work on numerous occasions over the past decade when we collaborated to provide coaching and consulting services in both the public and private sector across the country. His natural curiosity, deep conceptual understanding, methodical approach, keen business sense, and genuinely caring attitude assure that I always learn something while working with David. His witty humor promotes a stimulating, safe, and creative atmosphere that yields practical insights and encourages appropriate risk-taking stretch behaviors leading to innovative solutions. His focus on measurable outcomes assures clients they can receive valuable results by working with David.” --
Dennis M. Dennis, PhD.
Participant experiences
"My husband works for Nucor Steel and he has been through your classes. He is still using the techniques that he was taught and having good success. He is actually using what he learned to teach the new people your process. And it's working out really good. Thank you." — Kim Barnard, Accounting, Robinson Brothers Ford Lincoln, Louisiana
“Through David’s guidance, I was able to achieve courage, confidence, and leadership presence as a young leader. His step-by-step approach gave me ownership and accountability for my own development. I owe a lot of my success to his program, and I still use it daily in my current position as I am helping develop others.” — Garrick Wilson, Day Melting Supervisor
“With the QLJ, David has engineered a professional growth and development system that will not fail to produce results if used consistently. I started out with the intention of getting better and learned something about myself in the process. The act of writing down my actions during my Two-Minute Drills forced me to look at my performance more critically. I was no longer able to fool myself into thinking I was developing needed habits, I had the proof, one way or the other, on the paper in front of me." — John Ackerman, Caster Electrical Supervisor
“I have been on both sides of David's training techniques. I went through his course as a participant and I also use his style in my own day-to-day coaching. His system is designed to hold each teammate involved accountable. This is done by helping teammates set targets, create action steps, and follow-up for feedback and coaching. I believe this method helps guide leaders in the right direction by building their team and themselves.” — Adam Rapert, Hot Mill Technician
“Through David’s leadership skills, knowledge and coaching process, I was able to transform negative habits into healthy and successful leadership traits. David’s insight guided me: first, to recognize those habits; and second, to transform them. He showed me how to change my behaviors by working with and around them through planning goals and achieving those goals. David’s program has been a positive influence on my life once I was willing to be honest with myself and put forth the effort to implement what I learned through him.” — Richard E Dean II, IT System Administrator
“David provides a unique and structured approach to acquiring new skills, including leadership skills. His methods are easy to follow, quick and very effective, both short term and long term. Anyone, especially a leader or aspiring leader, would be remised if they did not use David’s methods to improve themselves and their team. David’s workshop and coaching method has allowed me to excel in my field and be a more productive and effective leader. In addition, after great praise and insistence from both my supervisor and manager, I have been pursuing supervisory roles within the company. Thanks for all your help.” — Demetri Kampourogiannis, Cold Mill Lead Project Electrician
“Meeting and working with David has been very beneficial to me. Over the years I have worked with David I have grown both personally and professionally thanks to his help and guidance. Even though I interact with David in my work professional work environment, everything we discuss has translated in to personal growth in all aspects of my life. David has an excellent understanding of his subject matter. He does a very good job of breaking things down so that information and instruction is relevant to my growth and development targets. David is very organized and that helps him teach in a way that is simple to comprehend. It is obvious David cares a lot about what he is teaching and I look forward to working with him in the future.” — Robert Clark, Supervisor, Power Systems
“David’s approach for coaching individuals into becoming a better leader and a better coach is one that I personally found very motivating. David’s approach allows you to find out who you are through not only your team’s eyes but the eyes of your peers. This approach allows you to see what you “Do Well” and what you can “Do Better”. By identifying development opportunities through David’s process of personal continuous improvement a person can find his/hers inner self and begin to set goals and take action on those goals. After completing this process, I found myself very empowered and motivated into coaching and developing others and helping them find the courage of becoming a leader someday.” — Mark Petracek, Shipping Supervisor
“There are many resources out there on developing valuable habits and coaching, which are focused on “what” a good leader looks like. Good ideas without effective implementation are only good ideas until they can be turned into good habits. David has a simple but thorough method of providing the “how” part of the equation. With his understanding of learning and human nature; his road map is well organized, iterative, and provides feedback along the way to help you take on the characteristics of a successful leader.” — Jacob Cunningham, Maintenance Tech/Planner
"David's approach to coaching and developing the individual is a brilliant. It offers an honest look at one's self from many different directions, bringing to light one's strengths and one's development opportunities. Once that is figured out, the individual is able to put a hyper focus on the areas he/ she wants to improve. A quick two-minute drill keeps the individual mindful of whatever this area is, and keeps him/her accountable to practice this change when the opportunity arises. Whether for work or your personal life, I would recommend David's program to any person serious about making positive changes in their life." — Noah Myers, Melt Shop
“I was exposed to this program as an up and coming technician. It taught me how to prioritize my goals and implement a strategy for continued growth. The program is simple yet effective in its goal of promoting skill sets and developing ownership. I used this program as a tool to develop and hold myself accountable for my growth and development. As a leader you constantly roll around and review ideas that will have the greatest impact on the team. The philosophy of the program is quick and requires minimal time to achieve desired results. It allows you to encompass the entire team and channel focus where the individual and the company attain value.” — Jared Woodward, Maintenance - Electrical
“Through David’s guidance, I was able to achieve courage, confidence, and leadership presence as a young leader. His step-by-step approach gave me ownership and accountability for my own development. I owe a lot of my success to his program, and I still use it daily in my current position as I am helping develop others.” — Garrick Wilson, Day Melting Supervisor
“With the QLJ, David has engineered a professional growth and development system that will not fail to produce results if used consistently. I started out with the intention of getting better and learned something about myself in the process. The act of writing down my actions during my Two-Minute Drills forced me to look at my performance more critically. I was no longer able to fool myself into thinking I was developing needed habits, I had the proof, one way or the other, on the paper in front of me." — John Ackerman, Caster Electrical Supervisor
“I have been on both sides of David's training techniques. I went through his course as a participant and I also use his style in my own day-to-day coaching. His system is designed to hold each teammate involved accountable. This is done by helping teammates set targets, create action steps, and follow-up for feedback and coaching. I believe this method helps guide leaders in the right direction by building their team and themselves.” — Adam Rapert, Hot Mill Technician
“Through David’s leadership skills, knowledge and coaching process, I was able to transform negative habits into healthy and successful leadership traits. David’s insight guided me: first, to recognize those habits; and second, to transform them. He showed me how to change my behaviors by working with and around them through planning goals and achieving those goals. David’s program has been a positive influence on my life once I was willing to be honest with myself and put forth the effort to implement what I learned through him.” — Richard E Dean II, IT System Administrator
“David provides a unique and structured approach to acquiring new skills, including leadership skills. His methods are easy to follow, quick and very effective, both short term and long term. Anyone, especially a leader or aspiring leader, would be remised if they did not use David’s methods to improve themselves and their team. David’s workshop and coaching method has allowed me to excel in my field and be a more productive and effective leader. In addition, after great praise and insistence from both my supervisor and manager, I have been pursuing supervisory roles within the company. Thanks for all your help.” — Demetri Kampourogiannis, Cold Mill Lead Project Electrician
“Meeting and working with David has been very beneficial to me. Over the years I have worked with David I have grown both personally and professionally thanks to his help and guidance. Even though I interact with David in my work professional work environment, everything we discuss has translated in to personal growth in all aspects of my life. David has an excellent understanding of his subject matter. He does a very good job of breaking things down so that information and instruction is relevant to my growth and development targets. David is very organized and that helps him teach in a way that is simple to comprehend. It is obvious David cares a lot about what he is teaching and I look forward to working with him in the future.” — Robert Clark, Supervisor, Power Systems
“David’s approach for coaching individuals into becoming a better leader and a better coach is one that I personally found very motivating. David’s approach allows you to find out who you are through not only your team’s eyes but the eyes of your peers. This approach allows you to see what you “Do Well” and what you can “Do Better”. By identifying development opportunities through David’s process of personal continuous improvement a person can find his/hers inner self and begin to set goals and take action on those goals. After completing this process, I found myself very empowered and motivated into coaching and developing others and helping them find the courage of becoming a leader someday.” — Mark Petracek, Shipping Supervisor
“There are many resources out there on developing valuable habits and coaching, which are focused on “what” a good leader looks like. Good ideas without effective implementation are only good ideas until they can be turned into good habits. David has a simple but thorough method of providing the “how” part of the equation. With his understanding of learning and human nature; his road map is well organized, iterative, and provides feedback along the way to help you take on the characteristics of a successful leader.” — Jacob Cunningham, Maintenance Tech/Planner
"David's approach to coaching and developing the individual is a brilliant. It offers an honest look at one's self from many different directions, bringing to light one's strengths and one's development opportunities. Once that is figured out, the individual is able to put a hyper focus on the areas he/ she wants to improve. A quick two-minute drill keeps the individual mindful of whatever this area is, and keeps him/her accountable to practice this change when the opportunity arises. Whether for work or your personal life, I would recommend David's program to any person serious about making positive changes in their life." — Noah Myers, Melt Shop
“I was exposed to this program as an up and coming technician. It taught me how to prioritize my goals and implement a strategy for continued growth. The program is simple yet effective in its goal of promoting skill sets and developing ownership. I used this program as a tool to develop and hold myself accountable for my growth and development. As a leader you constantly roll around and review ideas that will have the greatest impact on the team. The philosophy of the program is quick and requires minimal time to achieve desired results. It allows you to encompass the entire team and channel focus where the individual and the company attain value.” — Jared Woodward, Maintenance - Electrical