Dave Busse

Associate faculty

Executive Education

Dave Busse's coaching practice brings an analytical mind, off-the-wall sense of humour, and a straightforward approach to support and challenge his students. His experiences working in Emergency Medical Services directing and designing emergency health-care learning systems for national organizations include the Canadian Military, Beijing Olympics and Abu Dhabi. Combined with his studies in business leadership and organizational development, Busse has a strong conviction that coaching and specifically building coaching cultures in organizations is the next practical step in growing viable companies. In particular, it has shown him that leadership development is the essential element for organizations to survive

Experience

Busse is a founding partner with Essential Impact – Systems for Coaching Cultures.  Prior to attaining his PCC, he spent 25 years working in the Emergency Medical Services, beginning as a street paramedic to eventually the Dean of the Health Services Division at the Justice Institute of BC.  In addition to providing pre-hospital training programs for the residents of B.C., Busse has extensive experience developing leadership training and support systems in diverse cultural settings.