A Kansas native, Dioane is highly invested in his community. He completed his postsecondary education with a bachelor's in business from Wichita State University, serves on several boards, and was an inaugural member of the Sedgwick County Diversity Inclusion Civil Rights Board.
Dioane possesses a diverse skillset that helps him connect with various audiences as a facilitator and trainer, derived from working seventeen years in law enforcement, twenty-four years in ministry leadership, and more than fourteen years as a small business owner.
After retiring from the Sherriff's Office and full-time ministry, Dioane founded his company, Cornerman Consulting, in 2021. Cornerman aims to upskill people to make progress on the things that matter most. They partner with organizations and teams to develop leaders, address adaptive challenges, and provide performance-enhancing training.
Dioane is also a teacher for the Kansas Leadership Center. He is known for his thirst for learning and ability to ask compelling questions. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Heather, and their three adult children, traveling, eating good food, and watching Dallas Cowboys football.
Dioane Gates
Industry experience includes Conservation, Law Enforcement, Transit, Rural Community Development, Civic Engagement, Customer Service, Banking, Entrepreneurs, Human Trafficking, and Non-profits.
My Approach
Explore
What lies beyond the horizon, around the bend, or just beneath the surface? Curiosity motivates organizations to improve their diagnosis. Uncharted organizational opportunities await those who are brave enough to ask and answer provocative questions.
Experiment
There are countless ways in which problems can be addressed when one adopts a testing and data-gathering mindset. Your time and energy are much too valuable to be wasted on meaningless corporate platitudes or values that are undermined by unsaid norms of conduct. We conduct experiments to either debunk or affirm the dominant narrative in your company. Learn the backstory so you can take the initiative instead of reacting.
Exercise
Cornerman does not present its material in a lecture or webinar format. Inadequate application of Leadership Time under Stress ™ is a major reason why most leadership development initiatives fall short of their goals. The leadership muscles of an organization or an individual can be strengthened via regular practice with essential leadership resources. If you do it frequently enough, you will see results.
