WHO YOU ARE HIRING
Dan Oblinger is a hostage negotiator commander, author, international keynote speaker, and consulting business negotiator. He specializes in working with architects, engineers, and construction managers. Whether speaking at conferences, facilitating workshops for active listening and negotiation skills, or coaching and consulting with companies to build strong agreements, Dan loves to share his craft and enhance culture.
As a workshop trainer, Oblinger is a cornerstone of emerging leader programs for American Council of Engineering Companies chapters in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, New Jersey, Iowa, and Georgia. He regularly speaks for NSPE, ACEC, AIA, SMPS, AGC, SEI Reunions, Surety/Risk Management, and other specialty design/build audiences.
Dan is a graduate of the FBI National Crisis Negotiator Course in Quantico, VA. His books, Life or Death Listening, The 28 Laws of Listening, and Negotiation Mythbusters are used for internal negotiations training programs for companies ranging from large, multi-national conglomerates to small design firms.
Dan Oblinger is first and foremost a husband and father. He lives at the foot of the Flint Hills in south-central Kansas on a small homestead with his amazing wife. Together, they have six children.
WHAT’S IN A PICTURE
The Leadercraft logo displays the essential elements of its corporate mission. The knight’s piece from chess is the universal symbol of a negotiator. The knight is the only chess piece capable of bypassing defenses. In the same way, active listening and negotiation strategy can overcome seemingly impossible communication obstacles. The olive branch laurels signify peace and victory. The subtle gradient change in the lettering from bronze to gold reflects the importance of constant improvement (the craft process!) with excellence as the goal.
WHAT’S IN A NAME
Leadercraft. The name reflects the focus of every speech, workshop, coaching session, and consultation Dan offers. Your lessons will be forged in the real world. Dan’s experiences and hard-won expertise lend a pragmatic sensibility to the skills-based approach he has adopted. Dan wants his clients and students to make listening, negotiations, and leadership their craft. Dan can’t rest until his clients can turn their knowledge into skill, skill into habit, habit into influence. That’s how Dan and his students build powerful, resilient cultures where listening and negotiation can do beautiful things.