Cooper Management Consulting
Executive Leadership and Team
Development Coach
Executive Summary
Jeff is an executive coach focused on helping clients improve their Leadership and Team Effectiveness through better collaboration. In addition to executive coaching. Jeff is an executive team coach, coaching supervisor, dialogue facilitator, and Chinese speaker, who has lived in Asia for 30 years. His interest in helping organizations develop the potential of senior leaders has led him to focus his career in these areas.
Background
Jeff’s 30 years of experience in the technology and human capital consulting industries includes functional specialization in business development and in talent assessment, development, and transition. Previous corporate associations include Hewlett Packard, Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, and Russell Reynolds Associates, with assignments in Tokyo and Hong Kong
Industry Experience
• Client organizations include professional services firms, plus Fortune 200 firms in the manufacturing, technology, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and financial services industries. Selected client organizations include Bridgestone, Caterpillar, Deloitte, Fast Fish, MAN Energy Solutions, New York Life, PopCap Games, Priva, and Siemens. Executive clients are typically CEOs, Managing Directors, Senior Partners, and their Teams.
• Clients benefit not only from Jeff’s ability to help C-Suite leaders and teams gain and leverage greater self and team awareness, leading to increased effectiveness. They also enjoy his practical focus, energy, and humorous personal style.
Education and Professional Affiliations
Jeff also holds certification (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation, is an accredited Coaching Supervisor through the Coaching Supervision Academy, and is a certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West. He has also served as an Adjunct Coach with the Center for Creative Leadership. He holds the degree of Juris Doctor (Law) and has taught collaboration skills in his client workshops and at the Hult International Business School, Shanghai. Jeff is also certified to interpret a variety of quality assessment tools.
Jeff is also a certified Team Coach through CRR Global, has supported senior leadership teams of Chinese and European firms, through workshops and 1:1 coaching conducted over 9-12 months, to improve trust, alignment, and collaboration.
Jeff founded the Shanghai Coaches’ Learning Group in 2008, and is also a founding member of what is now called the Hong Kong International Coaching Community. In his spare time, Jeff volunteers with a mental health hotline and also enjoys practicing Chen-style taichi.