Dr. David Dyson Author

David serves professionally through Life Leaders Institute, Compassion Ranch animal sanctuary. and as an author and coach. He hosts students, clients, and groups for seminars, workshops, and da retreats. He is author or co-author of books: Professionalism Under Stress, Patriotism in Action, and Suggestions for Successful Living--as well as planbooks: 7 Steps to Set Achievable Resolutions, Plan for College and Life, Assess and Develop Attitude and Ability, Earn and Delegate Empowerment, Veterans Making Comebacks.... His education and training includes the Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University, Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University, College Management Program at Carnegie-Mellon University, Masters in Management at Birmingham-Southern College, and Bachelors in Business at Auburn University, plus over 200 seminars with Life Leaders.

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Nobel’s “World Betterment Remedy: The Seven Rights”

Claes Nobel, the senior member of the Nobel Prize family, delivered the keynote address for the 50th anniversary of the International Services Council of Alabama – now Global Ties Alabama. “My dear, most respected audience,” Nobel said in his keynote address, on March 6, 2015, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, “together we can change the […]

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7 Components of Attitude & Ability to Develop to Earn Empowerment

A leader using the Dyson Empowerment Model will consider trust level for the 7 components of Attitude and of Ability to assess whether to delegate or direct for a particular role. The true professional anticipates what the leader expects, assesses self, outlines a plan for keeping promises and developing self, plus states intent so the leader […]

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Earn EmPOWERment through stating intent for Callings and Choices

Some of the best professionals and leaders are ordinary people who do extraordinary things because of callings and choices that foster desire and commitment to earn empowerment to “be, know, and do” at the highest possible levels. Adopt the mindset that gaining responsibility, even preparing for promotion, should mainly be a function of earning empowerment […]

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Earn empowerment rather than wait for it.

Earn empowerment rather than wait for it. Admit that you are more responsible for your performance and career growth than is your supervisor. Identify your desired results and actions in your professional plan. Anticipate what your supervisory leader needs to trust you have earned empowerment. Help your manager serve as a mentor by stating your […]

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Professional – True Professional – Master Professional

Professionalism: professional status, character, or standards. The general public seems to add the label “professional” to someone who has chosen a profession and has experience. We advocate a higher-level expectation for the true professional. True Professional: person who seeks mastery and earned empowerment through trust in character and competence, preparing and persisting to develop fitness […]

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Decide Who You Want to Be to Inspire What you will Plan and Do

Col. Stretch Dunn (USA Ret) presented a short seminar at the Life Leaders meeting on “Best-Self Leadership.” He included this definition of a “true professional.” “True Professional: person who seeks mastery and earned empowerment through trust in character and competence, preparing and persisting to develop fitness and habits to do the harder right well—instinctively—even under stress.” […]

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Best-Self Leadership Strategy

7 Best Practices to Lead Your Life If a child asked, “How do I do my best?”, how would you answer? A  common answer, “work hard and have a good attitude.” It’s good advice though not complete or very deep. You have a chance to share your best-self strategy and have impact on a colleague […]

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Best-Self Leadership Definition

Doing our best and helping others do their best fulfilling our callings for the greater good. -David Dyson

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7 Areas to Plan, Assess, Reward Professionally

7 Areas to Plan, Assess, Reward Professionally What gets rewarded proves more likely to get repeated.  What we put on our scopes as targets has a better chance of getting aimed at and hit. Improving the design of what we plan, assess, and reward improves results seeking to inspire and guide good people to do […]

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Life’s Most Important Questions

Daily and in moments of choice, seek answers for these two questions: God, what would you have me do? Now, what would my best-self do? If you write your callings and choices in your plan for life, and review them daily, you will find yourself benefiting from better decisions, inspiration, and focus.

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