has extensive global experience spanning across the Pharmaceutical, Biotech Technology, Manufacturing, and Retail industries.
Jim’s areas of expertise include: the integration and alignment of leaders and teams, team based strategy development, culture integration in mergers and acquisitions, architecting and managing organisational change, transforming dysfunctional teams into productive teams, resolving conflict, executive coaching, developing and leading executive impact and presentation skills programmes.
Jim has also served as a project manager for major change initiatives and leadership training programmes in a large variety of multi-national companies and is the founder of the Leadership Development Group.
His reputation as a powerful natural master communicator who is dynamic, multi-talented, fun and inspiring is the trademark of his 20+ year career.
His degree at Baylor Medical School, his doctoral degree and certification as a NLP Master Trainer and Tilt 365 Coach demonstrates his ongoing commitment to education, creativity and excellence. Jim’s tenure includes serving as the executive leader of Sage Seminars, the Resource Training Institute, Integrative Therapy School and the NeuroSomatics Institute. He served on the faculty of Pacifica Graduate School and was the Chair of the Diversity Committee. He has also served in executive positions with his partner organisations since 1997.
Jim’s published works include: Check Your Attitude at the Door (English and German), Daring to Have Real Conversations and Power Tools for Business Success, all available on Amazon.com.
Clients he has trained number in the thousands, including executives and health professionals and hundreds of corporate teams from around the world. Jim has been instrumental in empowering business to make quantum increases in their productivity. He expresses the depth of his understanding of human beings and systems in an elegant practical speaking and teaching style that enlightens and promotes long lasting changes.