Testimonials:

I have been for many years a fanatic follower of David – and his inseparable twin-brother Jean-François – in their passion for opening the eyes, the minds and the souls of all promising Thales talents poised to access executive leadership positions. I first met David in a session when I joined Thales, then sponsored and accompanied many of his learning expeditions throughout the world in my position as EVP, Group Strategy, and we eventually cooperated very closely in creating new sessions dedicated to European countries. And how blessed are those who will feel sparkles and get true inspiration through your passionate flame for the future! 

David’s work is far from any intervention you can expect to attend. He avoided all “clichés” about intercultural environment allowing us to realize that concept is far beyond what we thought.

David Butler has a very sharp and personal approach to the various aspects involved in executive programs. His multicultural background and his extensive travelling experience enable him to be very creative in designing programs, adjusting for tailor-made definitions of itineraries, insightful interviews and encounters with executives from various geographical origins when it comes to “learning expeditions”. I had been exposed to his method while designing such programs with him in Asia and I had been impressed by the ingenuity and professionalism he displayed both in the preparation sequence and in the follow-up sessions which are the real value-adding parts of executive programs.

For more than ten years, as corporate strategist for Thales and then senior consultant, I had the privilege to share with David Butler the design and implementation of Thales in-house offerings for the development and advanced training of senior managers and executives of the group. Thanks to David’s creativity and empathy, these programs have become a landmark in Thales culture. Engineered by David, this unique combination of innovative thinking, bold field visits, intense work pressure and unusual cultural insights produced shared adventure memories and deep relationships participants never forgot in their later building-up of leadership excellence.

“I had the chance to do several Learning Expeditions prepared by David. Their objective was simple: to understand and immerse oneself in a limited time with the world’s best innovation ecosystems, from the USA to China. Simple to say, but not easy to organize! But thanks to David’s multiple talents, it was each time a successful, unique and unforgettable experience. The relevance of the sites, companies and institutions we visited, the quality of the people we were able to meet, were each time an eye-opener. I simply loved it!! ”

Your intervention has been completely taken under advisement by Christophe and Merit Team! You’ve set us the new task of reassessing, measuring, honing, adapting. Great insights and very useful as we contine with Merit. Cannot thank you enough for your inparted knowledge and perspectives. (And creativity!). We will assuredly call upon you for further input once actions are decided.

Tes encouragements à sortir de ma zone de confort même si cela m’a coûté (un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, …) m ‘ont appris de nombreuses choses sur moi-même et sur mes freins & blocages personnels. Je retiendrai qu’il faut essayer pour avancer et qu’il faut saisir toutes les occasions de le faire… Beau programme. J’espère que tes projets vont se mettre rapidement en place et que tu pourras toujours accompagner, avec ta réelle bienveillance, les stagiaires Thales.
Je te remercie très sincèrement.

Hi David, Thanks for the wonderful training! I particularly appreciated your interactive content combined with your pragmatic approach. Looking forward to have with your future sessions with you! And best of luck with your new company.

“I want to emphasize once again that it was a terrific training, probably the best I have ever had in my career. I enjoyed it tremendously both from professional and social perspectives and I am so glad that you have been my observer and an instructor. I treasure your inputs during my 360 sessions and I will keep them in mind during my quest to find a better me.”

“I was really pleased to pass the 4 days of training with you last week. I highly appreciated David’s method of managing the sessions and the high level of interaction during the training. I personally value a lot the exchange of opinions that I had with you and the return of experience, as much as I value the training itself. “