IF YOU WILL LEAD, LLC

Enduring Leadership Wisdom For Those Who Choose To Lead

Leadership is about personal choice.  First, we must choose to lead.  Next others must choose to follow.  Building the skills and competencies required to be a great leader is also about choice.  We must choose to invest our time and energy.  We must choose to challenge our competence and awareness.  What will it take to become a great leader?

• Great leaders learn from other great leaders.  Do you understand the attributes great leaders possess? 

• Great leaders are aware of their strengths and weakness.  Are you ready to honestly and critically assess your strengths and weakness?

• Great leaders know that leadership is like any other skill.  It requires hard work and practice.  Are you willing to invest the time and energy to become a great leader?

Becoming a great leader requires answering these and many more questions.  Leadership is like any other discipline.  It requires learning lessons from a variety of sources – from enduring wisdom to the latest theories. 

If You Will Lead philosophy recognizes and embraces the choices and commitment inherent in true leadership.  Our leadership framework, “The If 16”, is based on sixteen essential leadership attributes.  The attributes are easy to understand, but they require dedication and practice to master.  Our approach to leadership development embraces the challenge, and we have the skills to guide you on your journey. 

Our services include:

Leadership Development to enable organizations and individuals achieve their leadership potential

• Executive coaching for both seasoned and rising executive leaders

• Group coaching - innovative approach to developing high potential leaders

• Speaking to leaders through keynote presentations and executive seminars

• Infrastructure Consulting to help organizations optimize their people, processes, and systems.

Our Leadership Experience:

Doug Moran has more than twenty-five years of leadership experience in a variety of industries.  Doug is the author of the forthcoming book, If You Will Lead:  Enduring Wisdom for 21st-Century Leaders.  He is also the founder of If You Will Lead, LLC.  His leadership consultancy focuses on leadership development, executive coaching, organization excellence and infrastructure strategy.  His book, speaking engagements, coaching and consulting leverage the power of story-telling and traditional wisdom to help leaders and their organizations excel and grow. Doug spent ten years with Capital One Financial Service.  Most recently he served as the Divisional CIO for Capital One’s Financial Services Division – with domestic and international responsibilities.  Doug was also responsible for establishing and implementing the technology solutions for a variety of businesses and for mergers, acquisitions and new business ventures. During his tenure with Capital One, Doug has served in a variety of leadership roles.
   

Doug served the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Social Services, and the state’s Telecommunications Director.  Doug began his career with Verizon where he served in roles including operations management, strategic planning, marketing and sales.   Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University.  Doug is married and has two children.  He is active in the community and has served on numerous boards and commissions.  He currently serves on the boards of the Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program Advisory Commission and on the Better Housing Coalition.