Jim O’Brien

Mr. O’Brien is a Human Resource Professional with over thirty-five years of experience delivering service. He has functioned as a general practitioner, organization development specialist, and staffing specialist for such organizations as GTE Sylvania, GTE Telenet, Sprint, Fannie Mae and Teligent, which span the manufacturing, telecommunications and financial industries, holding such titles as Human Resource Manager, Division Industrial Relations Manager, Director of Staffing and Director of Organization Development.

In each of his roles, Jim has functioned as a coach for the organization. Using skills based on experience coupled with his “Certificate in Leadership Coaching,” Jim approaches coaching from a unique perspective. From the use of the ALIFE model for intake, which focuses on Authenticity, Leadership, Intentionality, Fear/Courage and Execution through the use of self observation exercises on the part of the client, Jim’s focus is on seeing the client achieve. Specifically, Jim helps the individual to look at situations, organizations and issues differently and to examine the impact. The term “moving outside the box” is a way to describe how Jim works with his clients.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Merrimack College, and a Master of Arts in Industrial Relations from Wayne State University and Graduate Certificates in Organization Development and Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.

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