ABOUT David Dunnington
My name is David Dunnington and I am the co-founder and President of Our Best Work. I started the company in 2007 after 20 years of working in two large tech companies. My one purpose is to help people realize their potential through work. To a large degree, this is exactly how my practice has unfolded over the years and is where I focus my attention. I partner with people who want to use work as a spring-board to a deeper experience of life through their jobs. Through the use of their unique strengths, clients are able to collaborate with other team members and bring uncommon value to projects that make a difference in the lives of others. I use what I have learned as a senior manager in business along with my counseling and coaching skills to guide people through their own defined career-change process helping them discover their best options and articulate what they are willing to do to implement them. We build plans to achieve new career goals, learn skills to create lasting relationships, and use self-awareness to guide future actions. A career where it all comes together and people enjoy working with one another is really an amazing reality to create. And it can be done. The best part of this equation is that in this environment, people (employees) who have a job fit like this are very engaged, they do great work and want to stay doing it. I have many HR professionals contact me with questions about how to implement a similar process for their employees.
David has a Master’s degree in Speech Communication and Organizational Development from the University of Washington, was a senior marketing manager for Microsoft where he led international marketing initiatives, launched Microsoft’s Office certification program, and grew Microsoft’s Certified Professional program (MCP) into a strategic learning resource. His learning systems were used by 1.5 million members worldwide. Under David’s leadership, the MCP community became a major strategic resource helping Microsoft grow its worldwide desktop business.