Frank Wagner

Frank Wagner, Ph. D., has been a full time consultant in the field of leadership since 1981. Frank’s consulting career began when he joined the staff part time at The Center For Leadership Studies with Paul Hersey in the late 1970’s. He then became a partner and director at Keilty, Goldsmith & Boone. Besides co-founding Prism Ltd. in 1986, Frank currently serves as a Director with GEO Strategic Services Inc., an organization focused on helping organizations with strategic action in FastTime. In leadership development Frank’s training specialty is leadership behavior, with an emphasis on commitment, teamwork, influence across organizational boundaries, coaching, and faster strategic planning and execution. His training designs all revolve around a specific leadership model supported by exercises and tools to apply the concepts learned.

As a behavioral coach, Frank brings a broad base of experience working with individuals from mid-level management through C-level positions. First with the Alliance for Strategic Leadership (A4SL), then with Marshall Goldsmith Partners, Frank oversaw the training process in Marshall Goldsmith’s method of behavioral coaching for their first two years in business. In this capacity, he co-developed and trained all coaches in the Marshall Goldsmith Partners network. Frank is now a partner in The Marshall Goldsmith Group and co-founder of “Stakeholder-Centered Coaching” with Chris Coffey and Marshall Goldsmith.

Frank’s clients include (for profit) Apple Computer, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Cisco, Dun & Bradstreet, the FBI, General Foods, Hawaiian Airlines, IDS Financial Services (after acquisition by American Express), IBM; Intel, KPMG, Lawrence Livermore & Sandia National Laboratories, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, NationsBank (now B of A), Reebok International, Sequent Computer (now part of IBM), Tektronix, Trinity Rail, Toyota Financial, Warner Lambert, Wells Fargo Bank and, the UCLA Technical Management Program. Besides his work with large companies Frank has enjoyed working with a number of smaller emerging companies. These include 3D Systems, Keen Footwear, Pinnacle Entertainment, Network Associates, and Rhythm & Hues Studios. His not-for-profit clients include The EastWest Institute, American Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, UNDP Bureau of Conflict Prevention and Recovery, Volunteers of America.

Frank has a Ph.D. and an MBA from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA, where he also served as a Post-doctoral Scholar. His undergraduate degree is in Economics from Santa Clara University. His publications include: The Power of Total Commitment, The Coaches Playbook, The Coaches Playbook for Leaders, and The Leader’s Guide to Encouraging Development.

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