About CommandInfluence

Organizations rarely fail for lack of effort or talent. They struggle because leadership decisions outpace the systems meant to support them—and because leaders are often developed separately from the environments they must actually lead.

CommandInfluence exists to close that gap.

Built on more than three decades of federal, defense, and organizational leadership experience, CommandInfluence integrates operational consulting, strategic advisory, and disciplined coaching to develop leaders and systems that hold under pressure. This is not theoretical leadership development or surface-level consulting. It is practical, grounded, and built for environments where outcomes matter.

Leadership, Advisory, and Execution—Integrated by Design

Why CommandInfluence Was Built

Over a 30+ year career spanning military service, defense acquisition, and federal program leadership, I repeatedly saw the same pattern:

Capable leaders working inside unclear or unstable systems
Organizations investing in leadership training disconnected from real operations
Consultants delivering plans that leaders were never prepared to sustain

Leadership wasn’t the problem. Systems—and how leaders were prepared to operate within them—were.

CommandInfluence was created to address that reality directly. Not as a motivational brand. Not as a coaching trend. But as a disciplined practice that helps leaders think clearly, act decisively, and build operational structures that endure beyond short-term fixes.

Our Doctrine

Operations fix today. Advisory shapes tomorrow. Coaching sustains both.

CommandInfluence does not treat consulting, advisory, and coaching as separate services. They are deliberately integrated.

Operational Consulting stabilizes execution by diagnosing and strengthening the systems leaders rely on—decision flow, role clarity, workflows, and performance rhythms.
Strategic Advisory supports leaders at the judgment level—helping them see the system clearly, sequence decisions effectively, and intervene where it matters most.
Leadership Coaching & Development builds the internal discipline, awareness, and capability leaders need to sustain performance once systems are in place.

The result is not short-term improvement, but leaders and organizations capable of maintaining alignment as conditions change.

How We Work

Our work begins with understanding the operational heartbeat of your mission:

How decisions are made and communicated
How teams coordinate and execute
Where friction, ambiguity, or misalignment slows performance

From there, we partner with leaders through a combination of advisory support, coaching, and system-level intervention. Every engagement is practical, execution-focused, and grounded in real-world leadership experience.

No fluff. No guesswork. Just clarity, structure, and accountability.

Leadership Development with Operational Grounding

Leadership development at CommandInfluence is not content delivery or abstract skill-building. It is capability development.

We develop leaders who can:

Think systemically under pressure
Make disciplined decisions with incomplete information
Align people, processes, and priorities
Translate values into consistent leadership behavior

Leadership is treated as an operating responsibility—not a personality trait.

Allan Price is the founder and lead advisor at CommandInfluence.

A military veteran and seasoned federal leader, Allan has led high-impact programs, strategic initiatives, and diverse teams across the Department of Defense and federal organizations. From briefing senior leaders at the Pentagon to guiding teams through complex missions, his experience informs a disciplined, systems-first approach to leadership and execution.

Allan’s work blends operational rigor with structured leadership frameworks and executive coaching to help leaders clarify priorities, stabilize execution, and build resilient systems that last.