Testimonials

David Craig Utts assisted me to grow as a leader and also supported me to fulfill my vision to build the first environmental practice in our firm.  He served as an invaluable sounding board as I made the business case to our CEO and senior most partners. The business case was accepted and within the first year I gained several key customers.  This led the firm to fully vesting the pratice and I was named its national practice leader.  I am so grateful for the time I worked with David Craig.

I worked with David Craig Utts as I was taking on a senior leadership role in a complex global business integration. David was extremely effective in assisting me in getting clear on my vision,  creating stronger alignment across diverse and competing elements of the organization and building a centered and individually authentic style of leadership that was very effective. I would highly recommend David to anyone who is serious about achieving greater clarity on their vision and developing the leadership necessary to move it forward.

Through my work with David Craig Utts, I gained crystal clarity around the direction for my firm and realized the real power a heart felt vision has on forwarding results. I was also able to affect my team on a whole other level.  All of this has enabled me to have the authentic, courageous conversations necessary to set up steady growth of our firm for years to come. While I had some leadership chops before my work with David, he is truly a sage, and I grew more as a visionary leader in our nine months together than I had over the past ten years combined. The benefit I gained has continued to deepen and I am indebted to David for his outstanding support in my career.

I first worked with David over ten years ago, and I continue to benefit from our initial engagement. At that time, I was an aspiring CFO without a clear view of what leadership traits were required, and I was not entirely confident I possessed what it would take to succeed. I now find myself in my third CFO seat with increasing complexity and job scope - the kind of role I had always aspired for with an outstanding Fortune 1000 company. David truly helped me realize my vision to be a CFO, supporting me to grow my leadership to meet that aspiration. Working with David has been essential to my success today. I continue to think of him as one of my key trusted advisors, engaging him from time to time for 'tune-ups' as well as bringing him in to assist me in developing leadership in others on my team.

David Craig is an excellent leadership coach. He listens effectively and offers concrete, practical advice that assisted me in forwarding my vision for my team. Working with him has made a huge difference in my career.

​​​David Craig Utts assisted me in further clarifying my vision, refining my organizational skills, suggested ways to better articulate and align vision and strategy, and helped me strengthen the habits necessary to maximize my success as a CEO.  It worked, and as a result, our organization enjoyed the best results in its history.

​​​​I hired David Craig Utts to support me during my transition in taking over a national leadership role at a critical time for our business. He provided stellar advice, a clear framework that helped me to crystallize my vision, streamline my decision-making, strengthened my alignment with my direct reports, and - most importantly - helped me quickly improve our overall business performance. If you are a senior executive who is transitioning into a larger role, I highly recommend you speak to David.

The insights I gained from working with David Craig Utts have been invaluable.  During our work, David Craig helped me to:

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• ​​Focus on the right things as I developed a revolutionary strategy for my group.
  
• ​Raise my team's performance to a new level.
•  Engage all my relationships more effectively.

​Working with David Craig was one of most meaningful professional development experiences during my career and what I learned continues to ​​support me in  forwarding what is most important to our team and my organization.

David Craig Utts was a tremendous help in improving my impact as a visionary leader, and, even after more than ten years of us first working together, I still use what I learned during my engagement with David. His influence has also been an essential part of why I have continued to climb in my career. Working with David and his holistic approach, opened my eyes to how important developing leadership is to magnifying one's experience and expertise. I certainly recommend David to anyone looking to develop professionally to help achieve the next level of their leadership and career.

David Craig Utts has been a valuable resource for me, my team and AT&T. He assisted me personally in many ways, but primarily in helping me increase my leadership effectiveness and our team’s performance that assisted me in realizing the vision I had for upgrading the value we deliver to our customers. What I appreciate most about David is that his approach was very aligned with our orientation for leadership and developing high performing teams. His thought process is highly strategic in an ever-changing business environment. David  Craig really takes the time to make sure his approach is always organizationally relevant and results focused.

Through my work with David Craig Utts, the confidence in my leadership  was significantly enhanced as I  improved my ability to create strong alignment across various departments I must interact with.  This has allowed me to consistently achieve goals beyond expectations, with greater ease. To this day, I am reaping the rewards from working with David as my advisor.

​​​David Craig taught me a roadmap for leadership that made it easier to generate the impact I aspire to create.  Specifically, his system and the insights I gained from working with him assist me in consistently strengthening alignment with all my key stakeholders as well as building a culture with my team that continually raises our performance and innovation.

Bottom line - working with David Craig Utts inspires greater leadership and contribution in others. I got more than I expected from my engagement with him. So much so that I had David work with five other key leaders in my organization. In every case, not only did these individuals become much stronger leaders - they had a measurable impact on our business that far exceeded our investment. If you are looking to enhance your success - I highly recommend you contact David.