Larry helps his clients - see what they haven’t seen and excel in ways they didn’t know they could.
Larry excels at helping executives identify and adjust the thinking and behavior patterns that limit their effectiveness. His ability to develop deep rapport enables his Coachees to internalize feedback in a way they never have before.
The Founder and CEO of EngagedLeadership, Larry has worked with over 200 organizations, including more than 70 of the Global 500 as well as dozens of seed stage start-ups. His 30 year career in leadership development and executive coaching has shown him both the broad ranges of leaders, cultures and challenges; as well of the shared and foundational truths of successfully leading and engaging others.
Larry has taught at the Haas Graduate School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He graduated from the University of Arizona and now resides in San Diego.
Working with Larry has been an incredibly powerful experience that has helped me become a more effective CEO, a stronger leader, and a better human being. Larry is an extremely gifted observer of human nature and his trenchant insights will help you unlock your full potential. Can’t recommend him highly enough.
Larry has coached me for the past 6-8 months; the results have been amazing. Beyond being a great guy, Larry has been able to bring visibility to some of my blind spots in a way that not only helps me see them but also understand their impact along with simple actions to gain more awareness and address them. He has a style that gets me to open up and speak freely knowing that it is a high trust environment focused on making me better. His feedback is direct but delivered skillfully. I will be better because of it.
Larry has a natural gift for observing and understanding how people tick and using that insight combined with great people skills to bring the best out of leaders and their teams.
Working with Larry has been a game changer for me. Within weeks he helped me see the world through a new lens which is benefiting everyone I work with and will benefit me for the rest of my life.
Larry could get real with me, offer some tough love, provide the right balance of critique and affirmation. He is a superb coach and I deeply benefited from his work, as did our management team at both the regional and national levels. I cannot recommend Larry highly enough and I intend to hire him and his team for future coaching and team building needs in my next professional chapter.
Larry has been transformational for our organization and for me personally. He’s not only one of the most emotionally intelligent people I’ve ever met, he’s adept and unlocking that skill in others. He’s both empathetic and honest, even when giving challenging feedback.
Larry’s a confidante, and advisor and his ability to ask the hard questions and push his clients toward self-reflection is outstanding. It’s rare to meet someone who can be so direct and honest about challenging issues while simultaneously being so likable and kind, and this genuine approach is what makes him special.
