Change is what happens to YOU. Transition is what YOU DO about it.
We can all be happier, more fulfilled and have more impact. Leaders and teams at all levels can be more aligned and engaged with their values, priorities, and expectations to maximize both their personal and professional performance.
I am a certified performance coach who partners with high-performing leaders who want to achieve increased levels of success or transition into new and challenging environments.
About Dennis
Dennis Volpe is a Partner with the Leadership Research Institute and an executive and small business leadership consultant and coach who partners with founders, owners, and leadership teams to focus their energy and attention on what matters most—and move faster towards their definition of success.
Dennis is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), an ACEC Master Corporate Executive Coach (MCEC), a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, a graduate of the Columbia University Executive Coaching Program and, currently, a Columbia University Coaching Program Fellow. His work focuses on strategic and operational planning, executive and emerging leader development, team effectiveness, and small business growth.
Dennis brings more than twenty years of operational leadership experience as a U.S. Naval Officer, including command at sea, multiple overseas deployments, operational planning in Afghanistan, and senior leadership roles supporting U.S. Naval Forces. He also served as a leadership instructor and collegiate rugby coach at the United States Naval Academy—an experience that shaped his practical, no-nonsense approach to leadership development.
He is the founder of the Severn River Leadership Group, which supports veteran-owned and veteran-led small businesses, and has invested over $1M in small business ventures and investment funds. Dennis is also a Limited Partner in the Veteran Fund and the Academy Fund.
Services
My mission is to be your trusted advisor in both work and life. I will provide the informed insight, experienced perspective, unfiltered accountability and leadership principles you need to be your best self. I work at the individual, team, and organizational level to enlighten, empower, and equip my clients with the tools they need to succeed.
Transition On Purpose
Change is a FACT of life. How we Transition from one stage or chapter of life to another is a CHOICE. In Transition on Purpose, Dennis creates a framework of suggestions that provide clarity, focus, direction, and purpose to empower you to transition from where you are to where you want to be. He provides a personal story of transition illustrating success, failure, and personal resilience. He will teach you how to think about self-awareness, exploration, and action to live your best life. Throughout the pages of Transition on Purpose, you’ll find out how to think differently, behave differently, and do life differently!
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