Welcome to David Novak Leadership

David Novak | Co-Founder & CEO

David Novak is CoFounder, retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, one of the world's largest restaurant companies with over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories.

His passion is to make the world a better place by developing leaders at all ages through David Novak Leadership, his family’s Lift-a-Life Foundation, Lead4Change, Global Game Changers and The Novak Leadership Institute at the University of Missouri.

A renowned expert on leadership and recognition culture, Novak is also a bestselling leadership book author. His highly respected and critically acclaimed books include The New York Times bestseller Taking People With You: The Only Way to Achieve Big Things, The Education of an Accidental CEO: Lessons Learned from the Trailer Park to the Corner Office and his latest parable, O GREAT ONE! A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition. Read More

Become a people first organization

with practical leadership principles that have been successfully taught all around the world, by the actual CEO’s that made it happen.

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Leading by taking people with you rather than the traditional top down, hierarchical leadership style.

You can inspire others to do their best and make a positive difference in their world.

2.

Profound truths, practically applied rather than textbook, theoretical answers to your leadership questions.

You can learn to lead from real world experience, not cookie cutter approaches or the latest academic theory.

3.

Transformational change that sticks rather than checklists that quickly fade.

Imagine your employees focusing on both who they are & what they do to bring out the best results in others.

4.

Leadership training for how today’s leaders learn.

You actually get trained. And it’s all delivered in a unique integrated learning format relevant for your team.

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Attract and retain top talent by providing your managers with "must-have" leadership skills.

Purposeful Recognition

The Secret to Achieving
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Essential Leadership Traits

Learn the Soft Skills
that Drive Hard Results

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Meet Our Team

David Novak

Co-Founder & CEO

David's passion is to make the world a better place by developing leaders at all ages through David Novak Leadership, his family’s Lift-a-Life Foundation, Lead4Change...
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Gregg Dedrick

Co-Founder, President

Gregg is a business executive, strategist and consultant with over 30 years of experience in personal and organizational transformation...
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Dr. Tim Galbraith

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

Tim is a Leadership and Organizational Development consultant. He earned his Ph.D in Industrial & Organizational Psychology...
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Ashley Butler

Leadership COnsultant

Mrs. Butler serves as a leadership consultant and millennial voice for David Novak Leadership. She is the Executive Director of Lift a Life Foundation...
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John Hamilton Implementation Coach

Cliff Hilton Creative Director

Alexanne Riggle Creative & Social Assistant

Harrison Watters Podcast Technician

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Welcome to David Novak Leadership

Become a people first organization

1.

Leading by taking people with you rather than the traditional top down, hierarchical leadership style.

2.

Profound truths, practically applied rather than textbook, theoretical answers to your leadership questions.

3.

Transformational change that sticks rather than checklists that quickly fade.

4.

Leadership training for how today’s leaders learn.

Attract and retain top talent by providing your managers with "must-have" leadership skills.

Building People Capability First Leads To:

Purposeful Recognition

Essential Leadership Traits

Meet Our Team

David Novak

Co-Founder & CEO

Gregg Dedrick

Co-Founder, President

Dr. Tim Galbraith

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

Ashley Butler

Leadership COnsultant

John Hamilton Implementation Coach

Cliff Hilton Creative Director

Alexanne Riggle Creative & Social Assistant

Harrison Watters Podcast Technician

Sign up for the David Novak Leadership Newsletter

Welcome to David Novak Leadership

Become a people first organization

1.

Leading by taking people with you rather than the traditional top down, hierarchical leadership style.

2.

Profound truths, practically applied rather than textbook, theoretical answers to your leadership questions.

3.

Transformational change that sticks rather than checklists that quickly fade.

4.

Leadership training for how today’s leaders learn.

Attract and retain top talent by providing your managers with "must-have" leadership skills.

Building People Capability First Leads To:

Purposeful Recognition

Essential Leadership Traits

Meet Our Team

David Novak

Co-Founder & CEO

Gregg Dedrick

Co-Founder, President

Dr. Tim Galbraith

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

Ashley Butler

Leadership COnsultant

John Hamilton Implementation Coach

Cliff Hilton Creative Director

Alexanne Riggle Creative & Social Assistant

Harrison Watters Podcast Technician

Sign up for the David Novak Newsletter