Dr. Bill Donahue, Ph.D. Bill’s vision is: “Resourcing life-changing leaders for world-changing influence.”   Leaders and their teams need a clear personal vision and a transformational team strategy. This requires work in 3 key areas: Maximize Leadership Capacity, Sharpen Mission Clarity & Build Transformational Community.

MAXIMIZE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY:  Every leader needs Personal Development and Vision Clarity. Using Vision Groups and 1-on-1 meetings, Bill Donahue helps leaders craft a transformational vision that integrates personal goals with leadership responsibilities, leveraging their capabilities and challenging them to grow.

SHARPEN MISSION CLARITY: Leaders face intense growth challenges in this era of limited resources and reduced staffing. A leader cannot straddle the fence. Decisiveness and focus on a clear, compelling mission will allow personal and organizational resources to be fully engaged without distraction.

BUILD TRANSFORMATIONAL COMMUNITY: Groups and teams are the lifeblood of businesses, churches, schools, hospitals, the military and local municipalities. Bill Donahue helps senior leaders build a network of thriving groups and teams that effect personal transformation while accomplishing the core mission.

Bill’s Background: Bill has leadership experience in both the for-profit and non-profit arena. After working for P&G in New York and PNC Corp. in Philadelphia, Bill was Director of Leader Development & Group Life for the Willow Creek Church & Association where he created leadership strategies and events for over 10,000 leaders on 6 continents in over 30 countries.

Bill has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Princeton University, a master’s degree from Dallas Seminary and a Ph.D. in Adult Learning and Development from the University of North Texas. He serves as an adjunct teacher at a number of graduate schools training both Masters and Doctoral students in organizational strategy, team-building, leadership development and transformational community.

In addition to the best-selling, Leading Life-changing Small Groups, Bill developed the DVD training resource ReGroup™ with Henry Cloud and John Townsend. Partnering with Steve Gladen he released Building Biblical Community for churches in January, 2011. He also co-authored Coaching Life-Changing Leaders with Greg Bowman, and has partnered with Russ Robinson to create a number of resources for strategic leadership. Bill’s newest work is a collaborative effort with Les Parrott called Small Group Insights, an online assessment and learning tool for building authentic relationships in any group or team.  (For more on Bill’s books, go to Books & Resources).

He makes his home in Dundee, Illinois with his wife Gail, and is the proud father of son Ryan and daughter Kinsley.

Education

  • Ph.D. Adult Learning and Development, University of North Texas, 1994
  • M.A. Dallas Seminary, 1989
  • A.B. Psychology, 1980

Visiting Faculty

Bill has served as visiting faculty in Masters and Doctoral programs at the following institutions:

  • Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Denver Seminary
  • Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Biblical Theological Seminary
  • Trinity International University and Divinity School
  • Bethel Theological Seminary
  • Lancaster Bible College & Graduate School
  • Pacific Rim Bible College