Anthony Perdue
Director Leadership Development
Odenton,MD
Summary
Dedicated leadership development professional passionate about developing great leaders, great teams, and great organizations. Experienced in creating, scaling, and continuously improving leadership and organizational development initiatives at high-performing companies that align with the company mission, strategy, and objectives and key results through expertise in leadership program development, management, training, and coaching.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Head of Leadership Development for Lyft Global Ops
Lyft Inc.
Baltimore, MD
08.2021 - Current
- Led six person team responsible for program design, program development and program management of leadership development program for mid to senior level leaders and high potentials, increasing leadership acumen by 25%
- Managed high potential leadership program, curriculum development and organizational alignment increasing retention by 15%
- Worked with senior leadership on building culture and shared beliefs towards improving employee engagement by 20%
Organizational Leadership Professor
University of the District of Columbia, UDC
Washington, DC
09.2017 - Current
- Designed and developed organizational, strategic, and systems leadership curriculum, successfully teaching over 50 PhD and graduates level students with 100% positive feedback rating
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Compass Leadership Group
Odenton, MD
08.2016 - Current
- Lead in consulting and assessment and recommendations for leadership development programs to over 200 leadership professionals
- Consistently receive 95% + ratings for knowledge transfer and behavioral change leveraging Kilpatrick model with evidence of over 25% improved workforce growth and retention for leading Baltimore non-profit organization
Leadership Development Manager
Lyft
Washington, DC
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Led creation, development, and program management of Global Operations leadership development program for mid and senior level leadership for organization of 800 employees with 95+ satisfaction
- Conduct organizational assessment and analyze employee survey data to target leadership training, improving competency development by 30% (Kilpatrick)
- Leadership coaching focused on development, competency and emotional intelligence (EQI) improvement
Business Development Manager
Lyft
Washington, DC
10.2017 - 05.2019
- Led and grew team from 1 person to 50 highly performing professionals to #1 nationally performing team for business development.
- Designed, developed, launched and program managed complex business and organizational program to facilitate hypermarket growth by over 1000%
- Responsible for recruitment, career development, and talent management of management and associates, advancing 5 associates into management in 1 year
Senior Managing Consultant & Client Executive
IBM
Washington, DC
01.2000 - 07.2016
- Progressive career of leading account strategy, planning and execution of multi-million-dollar portfolios for high-profile companies
- Led program management and accountability for diverse initiatives offering analytics, technology and business solutions with revenue attainments of over $70M
- Implemented employee engagement strategy for Canada leadership and employee footprint improving engagement scores by 50% and overall performance escalating to #1 globally
- Secured coveted $2M contract with elusive high-profile client after ten years of collective efforts by teams
- Led development of national (20K-member) sales leadership program initiative leveraging OD and change management strategies to integrate agile concepts into sales cycle process resulting in 30% increased efficiency
Education
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) - Leadership Development
School of Business And Leadership, Regent University
Virginia Beach, VAMaster of Business Administration (MBA) -
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
College of Business James Madison University
Skills
Leadership Assessment
Leadership Competency Modeling
Adult Learning Principles
Curriculum & Course Design
Staff development plans
Leadership training
Process evaluation and enhancement
Culture Change
Organizational Design
Executive Coaching
Certification
Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
Timeline
Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
05-2022
CDR Assessment Coaching Certification
11-2021
Head of Leadership Development for Lyft Global Ops
Lyft Inc.
08.2021 - Current
Leadership Development Manager
Lyft
06.2019 - 07.2021
Emotional Intelligence (EQi-2.0) Certification
05-2019
Business Development Manager
Lyft
10.2017 - 05.2019
Organizational Leadership Professor
University of the District of Columbia, UDC
09.2017 - Current
Certified Professional Coach
11-2016
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Compass Leadership Group
08.2016 - Current
Senior Managing Consultant & Client Executive
IBM
01.2000 - 07.2016
Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL) - Leadership Development
School of Business And Leadership, Regent University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) -
College of Business James Madison University