Testimonials

David’s professional and spiritual life experiences enable him to approach management from a different perspective. In a World where the speed of change continues to accelerate, using new management tools such as the ones demonstrated in this book is essential. If you cannot have the Lapin team physically work with you and your people, reading this book will be the next best way to help you create a different work environment through better leadership
Stephane D. Rambaud, Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix International Freight Services
David’s work is cutting edge…
Richard Cairns, Senior VP and Managing Director at PNC Wealth Management
David has taken my firm on a journey of self-discovery that has allowed us to work more effectively as a team, to understand more fully our underlying motivations and beliefs, and to remain aligned over time. David’s approach and insights are unique and valuable.
Chris van Someren, CEO, Ascentador.

 

I was a young New York metals and commodities trader working at Leo Raphaely & Sons in Johannesburg which was under David’s purview. Since then, it’s now over a quarter century which has passed, I still find myself from time to time thinking “How would David Lapin have seen it?” David has a God-given gift of wisdom, clarity of thought, ethics, intellect, sense of humor, which when combined, positively influence and make more productive the lives of those he meets.
Paul Goncharoff, Member of the Supervisory Board, Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Independent Directors Association of Russia
David Lapin is a very informed, eloquent, and polished presenter – a master of his AIC Conferences subjects. We highly recommend him as a top speaker.
Monique Donaldson, GM – AIC
After having the privilege of working with David, I can recommend few people more highly than him.
Ryan Falkenberg, Director, Hi-Performance Learning
…David’s work helped us change the standard on which we ran our business. We would not be where we are today without David. He gives you the confidence to walk in a complicated world.
Michael Mark, CEO – Truworths International
… His [David Lapin] work has been the main catalyst in transforming Ethos into a values-based, team-centric organization. The respect he has gained amongst the leadership group at Ethos is centered on his ability to unravel and understand both the complex human and spiritual dynamics and the strategic and operational challenges within organizations. This ability, combined with his uncompromising position on the maximization of commercial returns, in our view, places him in the mastery category amongst international organizational gurus.
Andre Roux, CEO – Ethos Private Equity
David Lapin is a man of extraordinary intellect and insight. He is amazingly insightful in identifying the true issues facing business today. His approach is refreshingly logical and compelling in its simplicity.
Peter Gent, COO – Rand Merchant Bank
David Lapin led us through the process with incredible wisdom and clarity of thought that helped us focus our strategic intent, resulting in everyone in the business having the same vision and understanding of the business’s strategy. I believe that the session played an important role in the growth we have experienced as a business…
Zelda Roscherr, Head of Treasury – Rand Merchant Bank
David Lapin is a deep thinker and creative visionary who sees through problems and constraints and into the world of possibility. He and his team are an outstanding resource for any company or executive seeking breakthrough approaches to the status quo. They have surgical insight to get to the essence of problems and the opportunities those issues present. They methodically counsel and direct as catalysts of change, both for organizations and for leaders. I have seen that happen a number of times and recommend them highly
Selwyn Gerber, President – Gerber & Co
David and his staff greatly helped develop my management team during difficult times. Great Results…Expert…High Integrity.
Richard Rosenblum, Former Senior VP of Generation – Southern California Edison
…What is most striking is that your very deep values-based approach to profitable business brings the very best out of people. I didn’t think it was possible, but the process you [David Lapin] have used has got our disparate group of executives to see themselves as a team with a values-based commitment to managing the bank with singular purpose. I think it is also significant that they now understand and subscribe to the proposition that this approach will lead to more profitable business and that it is not a philanthropic exercise of self-indulgence.
Bob Tucker, Director of Banking Development – Standard Bank Ltd.
David Lapin is a man of tremendous conviction and sincerity, a top public speaker. What makes him even more fascinating is that he has conducted research in a multicultural, multiethnic, and rapidly changing society, which has gone through considerable stress.
Peter Wrighton, former Chairman – The Premier Group
There are undoubtedly few in this country who are making such a profound impact on the way we see ourselves and our relationships with our work as is David Lapin. He develops economic and human excellence by the liberation and free flow of human energy.
Colin Hall, former Chairman and CEO – Wooltru Ltd.
My audiences have been thrilled by the work of Lapin International, often identifying it as the most impactful training they have ever attended. As presenters, we come back to David and Desi because their material is constantly evolving. We have worked with Lapin International for the past 10 years because they remain on the cutting edge of leadership development and training. David’s and Desi’s dynamic presentation style challenges participants to push beyond traditional perspectives to new paradigms in order to form innovative solutions to complex issues.
Sunny Lee-Goodman, Director of Tools for Tolerance™ for Law Enforcement Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles – New York Tolerance Center, New York
David’s coaching allowed me to interpret the decisions I have made in my life in such a unique way as to establish and fully understand my personal values and principles that guide my leadership abilities on a professional level and also assist me to connect with all of the important people in my life. The session I had with David was enjoyable, thoughtful, highly personalized, and extremely energizing.
Stephen Shubat, Director of National Retail Sales, H. J. Heinz Company of Canada LP