Dr. Ann Dinan, Ph.D., M.S.S.A., C.P.C.C.
Dr. Ann Dinan's Bio
Dr. Ann Dinan, is a the founder and President of The Personal Leadership Institute. She is an ICF-Certified Coach as well as an Organizational Consultant with Dinan & Associates and The Xavier Leadership Center of Xavier University, Cincinnati OH. She teaches Personal Leadership in the MBA program of the Williams College of Business at Xavier University. She serves as the Vice President of Program Development for The Greater Cincinnati ASTD (American Association of Training and Development), and is a volunteer consultant and coach for the non-profit, ESCC (Executive Service Corps of Cincinnati). Also, she was the first in the U.S. to conceptualize, devise, and implement an internal coaching program offered to all university students at Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. Additionally, she has lived and worked overseas and brings those experiences to her work through cultural competency and expatriate training and coaching. She also trains, consults, and coaches in the area of personal leadership, higher education, diversity, wellness, and disability coaching. The stake for all of her work is alignment around authentic leadership.
She earned her doctorate in social science research from Washington University, her master’s degree from Case Western Reserve, and is a designated CPCC coach from the Coaches Training Institute. Ann’s research has appeared in a number of journals and she has presented her research findings at numerous international and domestic conferences. Additionally, Ann is certified to train The Coaching Training Institute’s coaching components and the Arbinger Institute’s Leadership and Self Deception program.
The Inspiration for the Personal Leadership Institute
You have heard the adage that we teach what we need to learn. Not too many years ago, I was playing small in a toxic personal relationship, staying in a dead end low-paying job, frustrated, stressed, and lacking both personal and positional power. I was beating my head against the proverbial brick wall.
I started to develop some of the exercises that are now the foundation for our Core Course, Lead Your Life Now! As I completed the Assessment and Professional Assessments (and you can too - see the links on our home page), I realized that my life was completely out of balance. Furthermore, when I completed the core values exercise, I discovered that I was not spending personal nor professional time on things that were in line with my core values. In short, I was not walking the talk.
About a year later, I launched The Personal Leadership Institute. Why? I wanted people to come to one place that had all the valuable exercises, programs, and information that I took years to find. And, I wanted the information to be accessible and effective.
It is my hope that by working with us you will:
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Figure out the answer to the question - I was born at this time and place in history to....
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Live an aligned life with intention
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Have an action plan with very specific and tangible goals, and
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Have an accountability structure in place for sustained learning and action,
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GIVE BACK!!