Performance PartnerA Performance Partner is responsible for creating the conditions that enable your managers and leaders to solve the real problems on their plate.A dedicated 10X expert who embeds into your business and is accountable for whether your managers actually execute. Not a trainer who turns up and leaves: someone your people know by name and can pick up the phone to.See full explanation of a Performance Partner
David Price
I spent 16 years leading complex organisations before I ever developed a manager: at Board level, across multiple sites, in community, international development and regulated environments. I have sat in the room when the decisions are difficult, the resources are limited, the relationships are complicated and the stakes are high. I now work with leaders and teams to close the gap between good leadership and real organisational performance, helping managers move from knowing what they should do to actually doing it.
- Years leading organisations
- 16+
- Turnover led
- £1M+
- People reached by programmes led
- 20,000+
Years leading organisations
Turnover led
People reached by programmes led
“Good conversations don't change organisations. Action does. What I bring to leadership development isn't theory, it's having sat in the chair when the decision was mine to make.”David Price
How David helps
Real problems solved. Development as the by-product.
Turning Insight Into Action
From good conversations to delivery
I help organisations make sense of complex challenges, have the conversations that matter, then convert what surfaces into practical action with an owner and a date against it. The value isn't in the diagnosis, it's in what changes the week after.
- Complexity made sense of
- The real conversation had
- Action taken, not just agreed
Governance and Accountability
From operational oversight to strategic governance
I have moved Boards off the operational detail and onto the questions only they can answer, building the reporting, risk and performance frameworks that make accountability visible. Managers underneath them stop guessing what good looks like.
- Boards focused on strategy
- Clear reporting and risk frameworks
- Accountability people can see
Performance Under Constraint
From limited resources to sustainable results
I have led organisations out of deficit, grown income, restructured teams and scaled delivery, usually with less money and fewer people than the plan needed. I help leaders make the hard trade-offs early and hold the line once they're made.
- Hard trade-offs made early
- Growth without added resource
- Decisions that hold
Career
The journey behind the practice.
2026-Present
Performance Partner
10X Managers
Working with leaders and teams across sectors to strengthen leadership, improve organisational effectiveness and build the conditions for high performance.
2023-2026
Executive Director
Rowheath Pavilion
Provided executive leadership across three interconnected organisations running a multi-purpose community and sports hub serving over 4,000 weekly users, with combined turnover exceeding £1 million. Eliminated a £97k structural deficit in 18 months, grew annual income by £180k, and led 32 staff, 300 volunteers and five direct reports.
2016-2024
Founder & Director
Unheard Cry
Founded and scaled an international humanitarian charity across six locations, delivering programmes benefiting over 20,000 people and growing funding by 450% in the first year, alongside 12 social enterprise and micro-business initiatives.
2017-2023
Chief Executive Officer
The Holtspur Trust
Led strategy, service transformation and stakeholder engagement for a growing community charity, increasing community participation by 290%, securing its first six-figure philanthropic donation and managing a £250k budget with a volunteer workforce of 98.
2019-2021
School Finance Governor
Wooburn Green Primary
Held financial performance and stakeholder engagement oversight as a school governor.
2007-2017
Operations & Community Manager
Trinity Church London
Ran operations and community delivery for a large London organisation, developing leaders and managing senior stakeholder relationships over a decade.
Credentials
Qualified to hold the standard.
BASc Coaching Sciences, University of Chichester
Degree
HND Biblical Theology and Leadership, Moorlands College
Higher Education
Board-Level Executive Leadership, 16+ Years
Executive Practice
Founder, Unheard Cry (international humanitarian charity)
Organisation Built and Scaled
Safeguarding, Compliance and Organisational Development across 20+ Partner Organisations
Governance & Risk
School Finance Governor
Governance Role
Their work
The kind of work David gets stuck into.
A few client stories close to David's focus.
