What We Do & Who We Are

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  • Developing Human-Centered Leaders

  • Coaching Leaders and Training Leaders as Coaches

  • Implementing Organizational Learning Culture

  • Enhancing Change Readiness & Planning

We are a professional services company located in the Boise, Idaho area. We offer consulting, planning, and training for organizations and leaders by doing the following:  

  • Facilitating Strategic Planning & Project Planning

  • Conducting Organizational Assessments

  • Developing Adaptivity Teams

  • Improving Performance

We work with organizations that are municipalities, hospitals, universities, corporations, non-profits, manufacturers, and tech companies. We will help your organization grow its greatest capabilities by utilizing a systems approach to human-centered organizational and leader development. From concept through design and implementation, we know what works and how to assist your growth.

RULG Leadership


RULG Partners

Managing Partner & CEO

Dr. Dave Covington is the principal partner of the Reach Up Leadership Group. Dave and his partners have pioneered a developmental adaptive leadership model that teaches leaders to optimize their individual and team learning, and thus their effectiveness with strategic planning and implementation, performance improvement, and change initiatives.

Dave also teaches in the areas of Leadership Development, Change Management, and Innovation Studies at Northwest Nazarene University. He holds an MBA in Strategic Management from Hoff School of Business, and a doctorate in Leadership and Professional Practice from Trevecca University. Dave also holds certifications in Change Management (Prosci), Project Management (PMI), training design (ATD), and DiSC Workplace (Wiley), as well as other professional assessments.

NNU Center for Professional Development

Leader and team development programming, leader coaching and leader coach training, organizational culture, and leadership assessments.

Client Types: Organizations, leaders, and teams in corporate, non-profit, government, services, tech, manufacturing, health care, K-12 education, and higher education.


Credentials and Certifications

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