Don Shapiro

Don Shapiro is a co-author of the book The Character-Based Leader, founder of The Leadership Initiative and President of First Concepts Consultants. As a consultant and researcher, he has spent the last three decades exploring how leadership affects results, what type of leaders consistently get their people to perform at exceptional levels and how to develop trusted leaders.

Don's high energy, fun and insightful leadership seminars inspire people to become better leaders, embrace their role as a leader, and learn how effective leadership improves results. He has delivered hundreds of speeches, seminars and training programs during ...See All

U.C.L.A. Anderson School of Management Executive Development Program

California State University Northridge Communications and Business Administration

Inspirational speaker, author and consultant Don Shapiro inspires audiences by sharing 30 years of discoveries about how we make and influence choices and embrace our role as leaders. His high energy, interactive and fun learning experiences improves lives at work, at home and in the community.

He is a co-author and editor of the book The Character-Based Leader that explores the latest thinking about leadership and how leaders build trust in their people. As the founder of The Leadership Initiative, Don conducts research on how leadership affects results, what types of leaders produce the best results and ...See All