• Home
  • Meet Alan
  • Contact Alan
  • The Grace Advantage™
  • Designed Teaming™
  • Culturate Advisory
  • Media
  • Your Style Under Pressure
  • Join Alan's Newsletter
  • See Alan Speak
  • For the Kids
  • Contact Alan
  • Home
  • Meet Alan
  • Contact Alan
  • The Grace Advantage™
  • Designed Teaming™
  • Culturate Advisory
  • Media
  • Your Style Under Pressure
  • Join Alan's Newsletter
  • See Alan Speak
  • For the Kids
  • Contact Alan
Powered by CliftonStrengths®

Unlock the Talent Already on Your Team.

Most teams don't struggle because they lack talent.


They struggle because talent is hidden, misunderstood, or misaligned.


Designed Teaming™ helps teams discover their strengths, understand how they work best together, and unlock the capacity already sitting in the room. 

Experience Designed Teaming™

Hidden Talent is Expensive.

the hidden talent problem

4 in 10

4 in 10

4 in 10

Only about four in ten employees strongly agree they get to do what they do best every day at work.


If six out of ten people aren't regularly using their strengths, your organization is paying for capability it isn't fully accessing.

50%

4 in 10

4 in 10

Only about half of employees strongly agree they know what's expected of them at work.


Talent alone isn't enough. People need clarity around roles, expectations, and contribution.

23%

4 in 10

23%

Teams that intentionally leverage strengths experience higher engagement and stronger performance.


The strongest teams don't simply know each other's strengths. They intentionally put them to work.

The problem isn't talent. The problem is that teams often don't know how to use the talent they already have.


What is Designed Teaming™?

Designed Teaming™ Reveals What's Already There.

Discover Strengths

Help people understand what they naturally do best.

Increase Ownership

Help people contribute with confidence and purpose.

Clarify Roles

Reduce confusion and align expectations.

Alan's open, honest, and vulnerable nature creates an intoxicating learning atmosphere. I would recommend Alan for any company looking to drive awareness and improvement in their team.


Allie Fillingim Program/Project Manager, CPS Energy

 Teams aren't born high-performing.  They're Designed.

Designed Teaming™ uses CliftonStrengths® and practical team design principles to help people understand how they contribute, how others contribute, and how the team performs best together.

Bring Alan In

Designed for the Work Your Team Is Doing.

Leadership Teams

Teams Navigating Change

Teams Navigating Change

Strengthen trust, alignment, and execution.

Teams Navigating Change

Teams Navigating Change

Teams Navigating Change

Maintain clarity and collaboration during uncertainty.

Innovation Teams

Universities & Emerging Leaders

Universities & Emerging Leaders

 Generate, refine, and implement better ideas together.

Universities & Emerging Leaders

Universities & Emerging Leaders

Universities & Emerging Leaders

 Help future leaders understand how they contribute and collaborate.

More Visibility. More Capability.

Bring Alan In
Bring Alan In

Designed Teaming™

The greatest opportunity inside most teams isn't finding new talent. It's finding the talent that's hiding in plain sight.

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

Delivers Impact

Engaging & Practical

Engaging & Practical

Alan got the group up and moving to physically engage with the topic. I appreciated his insight, humor, and vulnerability.


- Kindall Shannon

Architect, RVK Architecture

Engaging & Practical

Engaging & Practical

Engaging & Practical

Alan's presentations are engaging, funny and full of actionable ideas.


 - Alison E., Owner  

Boosts your confidence

Boosts your confidence

Boosts your confidence

Eye opening and encouraging.

You leave with the desire to put into practice what you’ve learned.


 - Kevin C.; Architectural Division 8

Instant Connection

Boosts your confidence

Boosts your confidence

Alan is a highly gifted speaker who instantly establishes rapport with his audience


— Kevin G., Professor

Schedule a conversation with Alan

▶ Your Team Has More Capacity Than You Think.

The question isn't whether the talent exists. The question is whether your team knows how to use it. Designed Teaming™ helps teams discover their strengths, align their efforts, and unlock the capabilities already present inside the organization.

Find out more

Designed Teaming™

The Capacity-Discovery Operating System
Bring Alan In
  • Home
  • Contact Alan
  • The Grace Advantage™
  • Designed Teaming™
  • See Alan Speak

Alan Derek Utley

Phone: 210-880-5520

Copyright © 2025 Powered by My Coach Next Door, LLC - All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies.

We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.

Accept