David Emerald
@center-for-ted
David Emerald
@center-for-ted
Creator of The Empowerment Dynamic (TED)
About
David Emerald (1954-2025) was the celebrated creator of leadership frameworks proven to powerfully boost teamwork and productivity. His three decades of applied experience transformed how thousands of people and organizations approach self-leadership and workplace dynamics.
Following the release of David's bestselling book, The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic), thousands of people and organizations have achieved breakthroughs by applying his self-leadership techniques and attending his seminars worldwide. Together with business partner Donna Zajonc MCC, David then wrote the workplace fable 3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama.
David served as a consultant, facilitator, executive coach, speaker and author. David helped clients cultivate collaborative capabilities to create sustainable change and growth and to create powerful partnerships.