Dr. Christopher Powell

Dr. Christopher Powell

PhD, HCS, SWP

MD, US
Transformational leader with a passion for people / mission outcomes; provide inspiration and motivation through public speaking and interactive communication, teambuilding and leadership training.

Dr. Powell is a military veteran serving 20 plus awesome combined years in the USMC and U.S. Army. Highlighes of military services are numerous military awards and having the pleaseure of serving with the 10th Special Forces, Join Communication Support Element and 5th Signal Battalion, Berlin Germany (to name a few overseas and U.S. locations)


Currently Dr. Powell serves as the Chief Executive Officer for a training and public speaking LLC, Leadership Integrity Services.

He has authored several articles and recently authored and released a book titled: The Ethics of Leadership; Your thoughts matter (published April 2018) Book can be purchaed at Amazon.com

An example of published work can be retrieved at:  http://www.forbesfacultycreativescholarship.com/2017/01/inhibitors-to-transparency.html

Dr. Powell continued serving his country after military retirement by serving in the federal work space serving at organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Army Intelligence (G-2) Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency.


Positions held ranged from Information Technology Specialist to Branch Chief to Deputy Director of the Central Region of the U.S. where he had 6 direct reports and approx 1,500 govenment IT and contract personnel under his leadership.


He also served in the postion of Deputy Director for Human capital where he was directly responsible for providing guidance for personal and professional development of employees. He developed a leadership deveopment program, mentor program and command development program for IT personnel that directly aligned with U.S. Army current and future enterprise archiceture (people and technology).

Dr. Powell earned a B.S. Degree in Computer Information Systems Management from  from Colorado Christian University, a M.A. Degree in Telecommunication Management from Webster University, and a Doctoral Degree (D.M.) in Organizational Management and Leadership from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Powell completed the Department of Homeland Security Senior Fellows Program and earned certificates in IT Program Management, Configuration Management, Chief Information Officer, Army Staff College and Information Assurance, to name a few. His passions are leadership, management and growing and developing people.

Dr. Powell is a military veteran serving 20 plus awesome combined years in the USMC and U.S. Army. Highlighes of military services are numerous military awards and having the pleaseure of serving with the 10th Special Forces, Join Communication Support Element and 5th Signal Battalion, Berlin Germany (to name a few overseas and U.S. locations)


Currently Dr. Powell serves as the Chief Executive Officer for a training and public speaking LLC, Leadership Integrity Services.

He has authored several articles and recently authored and released a book titled: The Ethics of Leadership; Your thoughts matter (published April 2018) Book can be purchaed at Amazon.com

An example of published work can be retrieved at:  http://www.forbesfacultycreativescholarship.com/2017/01/inhibitors-to-transparency.html

Dr. Powell continued serving his country after military retirement by serving in the federal work space serving at organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Army Intelligence (G-2) Pentagon and the Defense Intelligence Agency.


Positions held ranged from Information Technology Specialist to Branch Chief to Deputy Director of the Central Region of the U.S. where he had 6 direct reports and approx 1,500 govenment IT and contract personnel under his leadership.


He also served in the postion of Deputy Director for Human capital where he was directly responsible for providing guidance for personal and professional development of employees. He developed a leadership deveopment program, mentor program and command development program for IT personnel that directly aligned with U.S. Army current and future enterprise archiceture (people and technology).

Dr. Powell earned a B.S. Degree in Computer Information Systems Management from  from Colorado Christian University, a M.A. Degree in Telecommunication Management from Webster University, and a Doctoral Degree (D.M.) in Organizational Management and Leadership from the University of Phoenix.

Dr. Powell completed the Department of Homeland Security Senior Fellows Program and earned certificates in IT Program Management, Configuration Management, Chief Information Officer, Army Staff College and Information Assurance, to name a few. His passions are leadership, management and growing and developing people.

Organizational Communication

The primary aim of this training course is to enable participants with an understanding of the impact that their communication skills can have on others, while exploring the different ways in which developing these skills can make it easier for them to succeed in the office and beyond.

Entertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / FunnyCommunication

Teambuilding Skills

The lack of teambuilding skills at all levels of an organization can make team cohesion, team building and mission outcomes difficult. This training promotes group interaction, inspiration, motivation, relationship and team building and effective communication that encourage progression from conflicting thoughts to actionable oriented outcomes.

This seminar shares vital teambuilding techniques for developing and maintaining effective group processes to maximize the...
Teamwork / TeambuildingAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Transforming the Leader in You through Transformational Leadership

Transforming the Leader in You through Transformational Leadership is designed to identify and understand leadership styles and the impact they may hove on followers with emphasis on transformational leadership.

Bass & Riggio (2008) explained that transformational leaders are leaders who, "stimulate and inspire followers to both achieve extraordinary outcomes and, in the process, develop their own leadership capacity. Transformational leaders help followers grow and develop into...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / Informative

Commensement Speaking

It is my belief that a graduation is for all that attend (graduate, family members and faculty). It is my goal to provide advice, guidance, humor, inspiration, motivation and inclusion during this festive event. A commencement speech can be tailored to the institution's needs or abstract.
InspirationalEntertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Leadership

Served 20+ years in U.S. military (Army/United States Marine Corps) leading and managing a diverse group of soldiers and marines.

Served over 15 years in the public sector in senior postions leading government civilian employees and contractors. Positions held range from senior consultant to deputy director leading over 1500 employees

Facilitate leadership and management courses at universities and organizations


Currently publishing book on the...
LeadershipEducational / Informative

Conflict Resolution

This course will teach participants how to recognize how their own attitudes and actions impact others, effective techniques for dealing with difficult people, strategies for dealing with anger, and how to cope with the difficult people and situations that we will inevitably encounter in our everyday lives.
Educational / Informative

Crisis Management

This course will prepare participants to understand a wide range of crisis intervention services for both the individual and for groups. Fundamentals of Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) will be outlined and participants will leave with the knowledge and tools to provide several group crisis interventions, specifically demobilizations, defusings and the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). The need for appropriate follow-up services and referrals when necessary will also be...
Educational / Informative