ABOUT US
About IVCs Founder:
IVCs founder, Dr. Jeff Pierce, has an extensive track record in all three areas of the leadership profession: real-world, education and research, and leadership development. He has 20-plus years of exceptional high-level, high-stakes leadership (majority as a police lieutenant) experience at one of the country’s largest police departments. In addition, his masters and doctorate are both in leadership studies, culminating with his doctoral dissertation on past, current, and future leadership practices. Dr. Pierce’s decade long experience of teaching, facilitating, and building organizational development programs gives IVC a true 360 approach to leadership development. These experiences include: teaching and transforming students at both the university undergraduate and graduate levels in business and leadership; facilitating and transforming employees’ leadership development both in-person and remotely (from a pool of 14,000 employees at the city of Phoenix—from all types of industries); and creating mentorship and promotional succession development programs.
Dr. Pierce has also been acting as an internal consultant with an organizational development (OD) division in charge of training 14,000 employees. Also, he has been consulting with a nationally-based consultancy preparing leaders for promotions. These efforts have been captured in an upcoming volume of research in management consulting in which Dr. Pierce was featured as a management consultant. Additionally, Dr. Pierce is authoring his book on the principles of IVCs Influence v Compliance philosophy.
Dr. Pierce’s Research
Dr. Pierce’s doctoral dissertation’s foci was researching past, current, and future leadership practices. In this endeavor he traced the emergence of empirically (research) based leadership development (LD) from the 1950s through the last meta-analysis (thorough investigation) of LD. From this research and conducting interviews with current LD practitioners, Dr. Pierce emerged several different findings—implications for both practice and research. Another focus of his research was how LD is situated in the ever-evolving digital world. From these research findings, IVC has the underlying knowledge and insight to most effectively provide any individual, group, or organization with their leadership solutions. See attached Dr. Pierce’s dissertation. Diss-Final-Pierce In addition, Dr. Pierce has vast experience in researching and facilitating emotional intelligence (EI) training. He has facilitated EI development for several years with exceptional results. See his attached article on how EI can be effectively delivered through digital means. However, in-person EI development is a staple of Dr. Pierce’s leadership facilitation. Virtual EI Article
What others are saying about Dr. Pierce’s leadership development and consultancy:
It is my pleasure to endorse Jeff Pierce and his training and consulting company, “IVC: Pierce Leadership Solutions, Influence v Compliance.” Jeff has a proven track record in succession planning, leadership development and training. He is a consummate professional, and has trained and counseled personnel on a national level, from first line supervisors to top leaders of an organization. He has created some unique training programs, using true, “Hands-On” performance strategies. I have known and worked with Jeff for over 10 years, and am proud to recommend his consulting company to those who are serious about finding those leadership solutions in a challenging environment. Jeff is a published author and his work on Emotional Intelligence and its application to both the public and private sector is sure to have a positive impact on your organization.
Rick Michelson, MPA, Owner and Director of KSA (knowledge, skills, and abilities), Ltd.
I had the pleasure of being a student in one of the MBA courses taught by a truly exceptional lecturer, Dr. Jeff Pierce. His knowledge of the subject matter was extensive, and his ability to convey complex concepts in a way that was both clear and engaging was truly remarkable. His ability to create a welcoming and inclusive environment was unmatched, and his presentation skills were exceptional. Overall, with a focus on real-world application that helped us to see how the concepts we were learning could be applied in practical ways. I highly recommend him for anyone looking to improve their leadership and management skills.
Raymond Anthony, MBA, Analyst, Apple
I can only say that the course I attended “Building Emerging Leaders’ Competencies” was certainly very motivational. I learnt so much about the different ways in which we are all motivated – how the culture in an organization plays a key role. Most importantly, creating a great place to work where goals are achieved, peoples’ talents are tapped into and everyone’s contribution valued is at the heart of being an inspirational and effective leader.
As a leader I can see how the power of effective coaching inspires greater performance and potential in a team and organization. Dr. Jeff Pierce, was good at leading, facilitating and getting the best out of everyone in the class. He was engaging, motivating and encouraging and the material made me excited about my leadership role.
Pastor Donald Mayes, Deputy Equal Opportunity Director, City of Phoenix