Daryl D. Black — Transforming Leadership in High-Growth Organizations

Daryl D. Black is on a mission to eliminate toxic leadership and workplaces in high-growth teams and companies by empowering senior leaders to bring order to chaos in their professional and personal lives.

With over 30 years of crisis-tested leadership experience and a decade managing large-scale, high-budget IT projects, Daryl is a Top 5 LinkedIn Leadership Coach, sought-after speaker, and author who has guided thousands of executives across North America, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.

His unique "Order to Chaos" framework—developed through real-world crisis leadership and complex project management—helps leaders navigate volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments at any scale.

Daryl’s leadership journey began in volunteer search and rescue, where he led life-saving missions for lost individuals. He served as a leader during Hurricane Katrina and has responded to the country’s most significant emergencies, as well as dozens of other critical incidents.

His crisis-tested experience, combined with enterprise-level IT and corporate project leadership, translates into practical solutions for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth organizations. Through his OtC Leadership brand, Daryl delivers crisis-tested principles that help leaders master corporate chaos, retain top talent, and scale teams effectively—all while maintaining psychological safety and innovation.