David Town & Associates

DAVID TOWN & ASSOCIATES (DTA)  is committed to building capability in people and organizations through the application of specialized tools and expertise. We focus on providing customized Leadership Development programs, Executive Coaching, Profile Assessments for individuals and teams, Management Training, and Performance Management consulting.

Note: Beginning in 2024 David Town began providing services under the “David Town & Associates” banner after years of servicing clients as the President of “Your Leadership Matters Inc.

David Town of David Town & Associates is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

As an Associate Certified Coach, David provides clients with an opportunity to engage in a coaching process that is fundamentally about facilitating movement from a current state to a more desirable future state. David partners with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires the client to maximize their personal and professional potential. Ultimately, whatever the goal – whether it involves working through a leadership issue or a personal development goal – the client chooses the outcome they wish to achieve from a coach who will enable them to “see the light by helping them discover the switch.”

Our Services

Executive Coaching

Professional Coaching to enable individuals to develop strategies that will enable them to maximize their personal and professional potential.  As a member of the International Coaching Federation with the Associate Certified Coach accreditation, a Coach can enable clients to “see the light by helping them discover the switch.”

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Leadership Development

DTA has extensive experience in designing, developing and implementing comprehensive Leadership Development programs designed to build leadership capability required to: achieve the long-term strategic plan; improve retention of key performers; support the culture of the organization; and improve operational performance.

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Virtual Learning Sessions

The trend toward having more employees work from home has been dramatically accelerated by the Covid-19 Pandemic. With this in mind, David authored the book “Don’t Mistake Presence for Performance. Discover How Effective Leaders Manage Remote and Hybrid Work Environment”. Contact David to learn more about how to master the skills required to lead virtual teams.

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Team Dynamics

DTA recognizes that high performing organizations, must have high performing teams. We work with organizations and leaders to provide an assessment of the team and establish a strategy for improving the internal dynamics of the team by helping to build the skills and structures necessary to become a high performing team.

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Don't Mistake Presence for Performance Book by David Town

Don’t Mistake Presence for Performance.

Discover How Effective Leaders Manage Remote and Hybrid Work Environments.

By David Town

The new reality of having to manage remote teams accelerated the imperative for examining the effectiveness of “traditional” leadership approaches. Don’t Mistake Presence for Performance delves into eye-opening research that challenges the assumptions of leaders who believe that the only place workers can be productive is in a common workspace.

Leaders want to avoid falling into the trap of settling for mediocre results. They can increase their effectiveness by changing their approach and applying the appropriate mindset shift and leadership skills. By fully embracing the concepts and practices outlined in this book, they will maximize their leadership effectiveness. With the proliferation of remote work and hybrid working environments, the forward-thinking leadership approaches outlined in this book will enable leaders to confidently manage any work environment.

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Testimonials

Dave has coached me for the last several years and his contribution has definitely grown the business. He helps define priorities and then determine how to engage the team so that the organization acts with clarity and focus. Dave is a masterful interpreter of the energy that drives me and in turn drives the company. I consider Dave to be a key partner in my business.

We have been thoroughly impressed with Dave’s ability to provide timely and insightful facilitation to our leadership team. Over the last few years, we have utilized Dave’s skills to train leaders in customer service; core leadership essentials; and most recently, guidance in managing teams in a virtual environment.

Dave brings practical business experience to his clients, and I would not hesitate to recommend him as a highly effective facilitator.

David has proven to be an exceptional business coach during my time spent with him. He has a wealth of real-world corporate experience, which enables him to offer informed opinion and analytical commentary on how to navigate difficult business decisions, while at the same time being able to provide significant insight into driving performance and engagement in my area of responsibility. David has proven to be a reliable, honest and trustworthy coach who has provided me with a new perspective on how to approach challenges and opportunities.

I recommend Dave Town, of Your Leadership Matters, as a keynote speaker and course leader. Dave presented a talk on “Difficult Dialogues” to 200 people at our Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg, and he conducted two smaller workshops. He combined a highly engaging presentation style with excellent, relevant content. Participant feedback was extremely high. And as organizer I was delighted.

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Managing Employee Performance – Setting Expectations Part 2

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This blog is the third in a series focusing on the topic of “Managing Employee Performance”. Managing employee performance in the workplace is comprised of all of the interactions and activities that take place between an employer and an employee that result in the achievement of goals and expectations. The previous blog offered insights into how to set expectations. Context, clarity and degrees of freedom are key elements in the development of clear expectations. This blog will continue the topic of how to set expectations with a review of goal-setting.

Managing Employee Performance – Setting Expectations

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Many organizations struggle with performance management because the primary emphasis is on other purposes such as tracking performance on forms, or establishing compensation. While these can be important benefits of managing performance, the most important objective is employee success. Performance management is not an event; it is an ongoing process.

Managing Employee Performance – It’s Not About the Forms

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This blog is the first in a series focusing on the topic of “Managing Employee Performance”. This is a hot topic with many organizations because the performance management process they are using often creates more problems than it solves. Research indicates that many organizations have chosen to abandon what they describe as the “annual performance appraisal” process because of the problems it seems to create. This blog will address some of the key challenges faced by organizations in managing employee performance.
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