About The Executive Happiness Coach®
Jim spent more than 20 years in the insurance, banking, and hospitality industries, where he held senior executive roles in Sales, Finance, Operations, and HR, so he understands what it takes to succeed in business. He has been coaching executives and organizational leaders since 1992, and has coached leaders from seven countries and four continents to achieve greater happiness, balance, and leadership effectiveness. In addition to coaching, Jim provides training in communications and leadership, and works with leaders to create effective organizational change. He also speaks on various aspects of leadership and Happiness/Positive Emotion. Jim’s clients include non-profit, government, and educational organizations, as well as top-tier Fortune 500 companies in the service, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. Everyone – at every level – benefits from better leadership! [Psst. Jim, here. I’d like to interrupt your reading of my bio for a moment. Why Leaders? you might ask. Doesn’t EVERYONE want more happiness in their life? I’m betting that, even as you’re reading this paragraph, the little voice in your head is saying, Yes, I’d love to be happier. Well, I’d like to share two important points with you. One, I passionately believe that ANYONE can be a leader who works to raise up others and help in their development. So if you are a parent, child, coworker, friend, retail clerk, second cousin, or just a random stranger, you have the POWER to help others and yourself improve their experience of life. And two, have you ever heard the phrase, “shit rolls downhill”? That phrase often refers to the flow-down effect of toxic leadership. A poor (or stressed or unhappy) leader impacts all the people in their downstream. In a like manner, a leader who is more competent (and calmer and happier) has a positive impact on all those who are with or below them on the organizational chart. I like to work with leaders because through them I can help impact many others. And who are the leaders? Certainly those with a title…. AND see point #1 in the preceding paragraph!] Jim holds an MBA in organizational behavior from the Weatherhead School at Case Western Reserve University and a BSBA in management and finance from John Carroll University. Jim holds certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources and he is a Past President of the Cleveland Society for Human Resource Management. He is a founder and currently serves as President of the Cleveland Coach Federation and is on the board of the Northern Ohio HR Planning Society. In addition, he is an adjunct Instructor for Baldwin Wallace College, in their Graduate program in Human Resources. Finally, some coaching credentials:
[**Jim here, with another comment. OK, big deal, you might be saying. What’s in it for ME? Let’s talk about you for a moment. You are a Human Being. You are not a checklist. So my coaching is not about lists and formulas and telling you what you “should” do – or not. My style is Ontological Coaching, which focuses on coaching to the four primary domains we “live in” as humans – language, emotion, movement, and consciousness. Thus my coaching and facilitation style pulls heavily from emotional intelligence, the mind-body connection, and experiential learning and awareness. My clients typically realize large shifts in self-awareness and their personal “presence” in the world and at work. If that’s what you’re seeking, you’ve arrived ?]. Jim is the author of Happiness At The Speed of Life: 13 Powerful Strategies for Finding Happiness at Home and On the Job, and he has touched the lives of over 10,000 people through his work on Happiness and the enhancement of Positive Emotion. He has used the 13 Principles of Happiness to raise his own family and to deal with work, life, love, and tragedy. Finally, Jim wants you to know this: he worships Dark Chocolate... and deeply believes that Happiness is a Decision, not an Event!
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Jim earned his Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designation through the 
