Bill’s passion is to foster transformation for leaders personally and organizationally, honoring God as they build their businesses. Throughout his career, he has been developing leaders (for-profit and non-profit) in various settings on six continents.
As an experienced and proven executive leadership, coach, Bill brings more than 30 years of coaching leaders in business, non-profits, healthcare, universities, churches and small entrepreneurial ventures. He brings his expertise from the disciplines of coaching, psychology, group & team dynamics, executive development, doctoral-level research and teaching, and transformational leadership insights.
Areas of expertise
Leadership Development
Group and Team Dynamics
Executive Coaching
Communication
Change Management and Cultural Transformation
Strategic Planning
As a Convene CEO Peer Advisory Board Chair, he utilizes MBA-level Convene resources to enhance your leadership and business success. Convene is a peer advisory board for Christian CEOs, business owners, and key leaders. We grow together in community to strengthen our faith, our leadership, and ultimately our business performance. Every month, a board of peers (usually 10-12) gathers to help each other with business opportunities and challenges we have. You gain wisdom and perspective on your issue from high-impact leaders with over 400 years of experience. Bill provides you with monthly Executive Coaching for your personal and leadership growth.
Bill has been developing leaders in various settings throughout most of his career, in the for-profit and non-profit worlds on six continents. His passion is to foster transformation for leaders personally and organizationally, honoring God as they build their businesses.
Bill is the Founder and president of LeaderSync Group, Inc., which helps leaders thrive in their personal lives and accomplish their strategic mission for their work. He utilizes premier leadership assessments, self-awareness practices, targeted deployment of strengths, and rigorous attention to avoiding destructive behaviors and poor leadership patterns. We believe organizations thrive when leaders thrive.
Previously, Bill was Director of the Professional Doctoral Program at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Deerfield, IL), where he taught courses, supervised research, and coached people in transformational leadership. He was also a coaching consultant for the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
Bill is also one of the world’s thought leaders on small groups, Christian communities, and group dynamics. For more than two decades, he traveled the world and helped churches and teams build life-changing communities as the Director of Group Leadership and training for the Global Leadership Network (South Barrington, IL).
Bill graduated from Princeton University with a degree in Psychology. He also has a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and development from the University of Texas and a Master’s degree in organizational leadership biblical studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.
A native of Philadelphia, Bill lives in the northwest Chicago suburbs with his wife, Gail. They have two adult children. Bill has a passion for writing, teaching and training people to flourish.
Testimonials
“We engaged Dr. Donahue to create training experiences and workshops and focused on team communication, effective listening skills and conflict navigation. These experiences successfully helped less-experienced managers build confidence in creating alliances to bridge experience gaps in constructive ways. The conflict navigation skills training was especially effective in reducing inappropriate competition and keeping the work results and benefits focused.
Additionally, individual and small group coaching was needed for our more experienced managers to adjust to the changing landscape of technology and work styles which is always a key to any cultural transformation in a growth business. Dr. Donahue’s style connected well with a wide range of stakeholders facilitating bridge building in the organization. Dr. Donahue was an effective facilitator, trainer and coach of the highest integrity.
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“I worked alongside Bill for over 10 years while we served on staff at the Global Lleadership Network.
A large part of his work for the international arm of the GLN was to train and teach our international clients and partners to lead effective teams and groups in ministry settings and other leadership contexts, in more than a dozen countries across six continents. He’s a strong speaker, teacher, trainer, and overall effective communicator.
He communicated effectively and clearly across many genres, cultures, and language groups. He worked well with interpreters and colleagues in each country. He was also able to quickly build relationships with our leaders and partners in our 13 affiliates in places like the UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, for example.
Bill is an effective leader, trainer, and strong communicator, whom I highly recommend. ”
Convene Vision - Transforming lives and businesses globally for God’s glory.
Convene Mission - To connect, equip and inspire Christian CEOs and business owners to grow execeptional business and become higher-impact leaders to honor God.
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About Convene
Convene’s mission is to connect, equip and inspire Christian CEOs and business owners to grow exceptional businesses and become higher-impact leaders to honor God. Through a community of peer-to-peer advisory teams, executive coaching and world-class consulting, we work with Christian CEOs and business owners to impact the Life of a Leader, leading to an ultimate Kingdom legacy.
We work together to enhance your business and life trajectory, while exploring where God is leading you. Convene provides ongoing business and leadership skill-development with access to One2One™ coaching and advisory teams, nationally-recognized speakers, and break-through content for continuous transformational learning. Particular attention is given to contributing wisdom, encouragement and accountability toward your goals for the purpose of achieving better results in all areas of your life.