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 Leaders who create change need to balance opposites: future vision and a focus on the immediate; persistent drive and perceptive responsiveness; getting results while they learn something new; and meeting the demands of others while maintaining their own voice. Jim designs and delivers experiences that help individuals, teams and organizations hone their sense of balance so they can successfully navigate in times of transition and transformation.
As President of LeaderCore, Inc., Jim Shields provides a wide range of services to teams, leaders and organizations. In addition to teaching in workshop settings, Jim’s work often entails providing feedback and coaching, whether it is with new leaders who are expected to make key contributions in the future, or with managers who are ready to reassess and refresh their management style. He is experienced and certified in a number of psychometric and 360-degree instruments that can yield useful insights in these explorations, such as Benchmarks, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Profilor, the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory, the Bar-On EQI and numerous Lominger Career Architect related products.
Jim began his career with the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1977, held the position of Manager of Innovation Programs and Products until 1993. He managed the Center’s Innovation Assessment Process, which helps senior managers understand how to improve the climate for creativity in their organization. He worked with intact teams to help them develop effective approaches to their work, and as the manager of the Targeted Innovation program, Jim designed and taught programs to aid individuals and groups in enhancing their potential. In these roles, Jim tailored programs to fit client needs and developed long-term interventions.
In addition to serving with the Center as a Senior Adjunct staff member, Jim has customized workshops in high tech, education, government, service, and international business arenas. He clients include organizations such as Xerox, Hewlett-Packard, Merck, Federated Department Stores, Peabody Holding Company, S. C. Johnson and Co., Amoco Chemicals, ARAMCO, Shell Canada Ltd., Sandia, American Express, and Mercy Corps. Jim has worked internationally with managers from Europe, Australia, Kazakhstan, India, Abu Dhabi, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. He is a senior consultant with Leadership Performance Systems and Qualifying Organizations. Jim graduated from Guilford College with a degree in Political Science, and earned a Masters of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.
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