Partner, Leaders By Design
Peter is Partner of Leaders By Design, an Executive Advisory and Coaching firm focused on supporting Senior Executives in advancing their personal and professional goals.
With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Peter, who founded Leaders By Design, bases his executive coaching and consulting on current reviews of literature and research from the ever-expanding field of leadership development, best practices in character development, and dealing with change during transitions.
Peter has consulted and coached for DuPont, Merrill Lynch, Unisys, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed-Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, National Security Agency, American Airlines, US Department of Energy, PECO Energy, General Motors, Motorola University, Holiday Inn, WAWA, Lincoln Financial, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Shire, ARAMARK, U.S. Trust, Shire, Woodlawn Trustees Inc, Ben Franklin Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Western Railway Company of India, The Justi Group, Rockwell International Corporation, Independence IBC, Rohm & Haas, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and the American University.
Dr. Dean worked for 8 years in Canada, Europe (Germany, Switzerland, UK, and Spain), and Asia (India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and has lectured, consulted, and/or coached in 13 countries.
Dr. Dean’s articles have been published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Performance Improvement Quarterly, Performance Improvement Journal, Quarterly Review of Distance Education, Australian Journal of Educational Technology, Financial Times, Philadelphia Business Journal, Wealth and Retirement Planner, and GAMA International Journal. He was Editor in Chief of Performance Improvement Quarterly from 1996 to 2002.
Peter has been a Communication, Ethics, and Leadership lecturer at The Wharton School and the Fels Center of Government at The University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he has been on the faculty at Fordham University, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Iowa. Peter holds his Ph.D. in Learning Psychology and Human Resources Management from the University of Iowa and an MS in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.
At Leaders By Design, we help executives improve their leadership performance with a focus on navigating change, cultural intelligence, self-empowerment and personal development, emotional intelligence and self-awareness, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.
- We help cultivate executives for the CEO position by implementing the best leadership development practices for C-Suite executives.
- We consult with Board of Directors on Governance.
- We discuss the implications of neuroscience for men and women effectively leading together.
- We improve team efficiency by helping clients gain self-awareness of their own work style and that of others with whom they engage.
Peter has authored and co-authored the following books:
- Mastering Leadership Fundamentals | 2022
- Cultivating Leaders | 2020
- The Bully-Proof Workplace | 2017
- The Coachable Leader | 2012
- Leadership for Everyone | 2006
- Philosophy/Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance & Change | 2001
- The Physician’s Essential MBA | 1999
- Performance Engineering at Work | 1994; revised 1999.
- Critical Incident Study Investigating Effective and Ineffective Leadership Behaviors (dissertation) | 1986
Peter, with his wife, Molly Shepard, are partners in business. They are parents of four children.