David Parks

Turning insight into action

From a small town in Northern Ireland to a big leap across the Atlantic, David Parks has collected world of life and leadership experiences that shape and inform his approach to leadership. 

A background in management, military, sporting and leadership development underpin his credibility as a leader who has “been there, done that” and collected battle scars along the way.

Pragmatic, to the point, David gets leaders out of their comfort zone and engages in meaningful action-orientated conversations.

He will have the conversations that need to be had. Never fearful of addressing the elephant in the room, he helps leaders and their teams build clarity, consensus and unity by creating a common language for leadership.

Big business outcomes and real behavioral change are his stock in trade, all the while balancing the need for task driven achievement with healthy and vital human relationships.

“keep it human!”


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Coaching

The Story Behind The Brand

CircleUp Coaching

CircleUp Coaching is the culmination of over 25 years of business and life experience across different continents, cultures, organizations, and challenges.

We stand on the shoulders of industry-defining thought leaders and trailblazers in leadership development – The Tom Peters Company, Bluepoint Leadership Development, and Leadership Circle. 

Our foundation is grounded in legacy-building leadership development and coaching with some of the most admired organizations in the world – GE, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Mayo Clinic, HP, Stanford Medicine, Konica Minolta and many more. 

Add to this, industry recognition with two Bersin / Deloitte Impact awards and a Brandon Hall award for initiatives led by David.

Founded with the vision of bringing an intensely personal and client-focused approach to leadership.

High Impact Leadership

Leadership Circle

A Powerful Partnership

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Leadership

Leadership Circle assessments are best-in-class tools that empower leaders with clear-cut insights into their leadership strengths and development opportunities.

They provide a solid research data-driven model for leadership development and are trusted by the most influential companies in the world. The LCP is used in 40% of the Fortune 50 companies.

CircleUp breathes life into a leaders personal LCP assessment report. We light the fire and make a map with you. Assessing where you are at now and where you want to go on your leadership transformation. 

Leadership Circle is our trusted partner for impact. We offer their two premier assessments for individuals and groups:

The Leadership Circle Profile™ 360° is one of the world's foremost tools for gauging leadership effectiveness. This data-driven model unveils unique insights into leadership strengths and development areas.

The Collective Leadership Assessment™ (CLA) delivers a powerful litmus test of collective leadership effectiveness for teams or the entire organization. Basically it plots current state and desired state of collective leadership effectiveness. The “gap” between current and desired instantly reveals development opportunities.

Leadership Circle Profile

200,000 Leaders surveyed worldwide

3 Million LCP evaluators

300 Million data points collected

40% of Fortune 50 companies use the LCP

Trusted by world leading organizations