David L.
Everest Expediton Leader,helping People And Teams Perform
Professional Value
David , expedition leader and certified Meta‑Coach who helps senior leaders in multinational corporations build resilient teams and accelerate leadership growth. He delivers ROI‑tracked teambuilding programmes for 12‑220 participants, using the Motivation Profile assessment and his Action‑Motivation Quadrant, with proven performance gains for clients including J.D. Power and major banks.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
David is best known in Singapore for leading the 1st Singapore Mt Everest Expedition in 1998, which succeeded in placing two members on the summit. The climb captured the imagination of the entire country and helped reset the parameters of what could be achieved by the small, flat, tropical island nation.
A week after his return from Everest, he was totally paralysed by the rare nerve disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Artificially ventilated for 42 days, he spent six months in hospital before returning home. Though he was permanently disabled in both legs, he made a dramatic comeback to climbing the world's great mountains.
He now leads a company that helps organisations:
- build teams and grow leaders
- create, track, deliver and measure ROI on teambuilding outcomes
- up organisations' motivational levels
He and his team have delivered programmes and presentations in 13 countries and 23 cities worldwide. Popular keynotes include topics on the challenge of managing change, overcoming obstacles and self-leadership.
David was educated in Singapore and Britain; and graduated with a law degree from Cambridge University. In the corporate world, he spent nearly a decade in the media industry with positions in marketing, journalism management and multimedia. David authored two books and is an accredited trainer in many human-change tools and a certified Meta-Coach.
David's Clients include (selection):
- Citibank
- ABN Amro
- HSBC
- Standard Chartered
- OCBC Bank
- Cholomandalam
- Nokia
- Dell
- IBM
- Teletech
- Singapore Telecommunications
- INTEL
- Oracle
- UGS
- Rockwell Automation
- Emerson
- TATA Steel
- Maruti
- Murugappa Group
- Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
- AP Moller
- Maersk
- AXA Asia Pacific
- Prudential
- Manulife
- Bain & Co.
- PWC
- Accenture
- JD Power
- IKEA
- Bvlgari
- INSEAD Business School
- Singapore Ministries of Defence, Education and Finance
Core Competencies
Motivation
David is a motivational speaker who helps individuals and teams build sustainable motivation.
He is certified in administering the Motivation Profile assessment tool and has created the Lim Action-Motivation Quadrant.
His presentations, such as the Lesson From Mount Everest, inspire and humble audiences, changing mindsets and lifting spirits.
Leadership
David is an experienced leader, having led 55 expeditions and alpine climbs, including the landmark 1st Singapore Everest Expedition.
He is an expert in 360 reviews and various other leadership development tools, helping teams succeed through subtle yet impactful reminders of effective leadership and attitudes.
Team Building
David offers a unique team building process, including needs analysis, team profiling in eight competencies, and tracking of ROI.
He utilizes action learning and experiential methodologies, resulting in proactive and timely team performance, as evident in the success stories from his clients, such as J.D.
Power Asia Pacific, Inc.