Dennis E. Coates

As CEO of Performance Support Systems, Inc., Dr. Coates has created award-winning brain-based programs and resources for parents, leaders, and teams for over 30 years. He is the creator of online assessment, coaching, and reinforcement programs for building communication skills and character skills, used by millions of people worldwide:

• GSL 360—online individual performance feedback surveys

• GSL PowerPartners—online follow-through peer coaching for adults in the workplace

• GSL SkillBuilder—online self-paced leadership development program that strengthens communication skills and character skills

He is the author of these books for organizations:

• Grow Strong Character: A Guide for Developing 36 Character Skills to Achieve Excellence in Every Area of Your Life

• Connect with Your Team: Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills (co-author with Meredith Bell)

• Peer Coaching Made Simple

• The Dark Secret of HRD—or learning and development professionals

Dr. Denny Coates is also a parenting thought leader who writes and speaks about parent-child communication and adolescent brain development for parents and adults who work with youth. His focus:

• Sharing best practices for growing the parent-child bond through effective communication

• Explaining science-based insights to help adults guide young people to develop their prefrontal cortex for executive/critical thinking skills in order to avoid the pitfalls of growing up and achieve optimum intellectual capacity for adult life.

He is the author of these books for parents:

• The Truth about Distracted Driving

• Prepare Your Teen for Life

• Connect with Your Kid

• How Your Teen Can Grow a Smarter Brain

• Conversations with the Wise Aunt—for middle school girls

• Conversations with the Wise Uncle-—or middle school boys

• The Sacred Purpose—for administrators of youth sports programs