Jim Svagerko is an executive leadership coach, health and wellness coach and organizational change consultant with almost 30 years of experience working as a leader. Jim has worked with many levels of associates including informal leaders, front line managers, physicians and executive C-suite leadership. Jim has extensive experience working with diverse clients and as well has taught and lead diversity and inclusion experiences in many settings.

As a coach, Jim meets the needs of each leader by drawing upon a variety of resources and approaches that are tailored to the unique

aspirations of the individual. He helps his clients to integrate learning into daily practice through one-on-one coaching, group coaching and mentoring. Jim believes it is necessary for individuals to evaluate one’s own self first, examine current behaviors and then discuss ways of integrating the knowledge and insights from this reflection into their daily routines. Jim guides his clients to a full awareness of self, prior to moving the individual to new thought and action.

Recently as a Director, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, Jim designed, developed, and delivered custom leadership academies for different audiences, from the programs for the “informal leader” to the C-suite executive. At OhioHealth in Columbus OH, Jim designed and implemented multiple leadership academies, including a Physician Leadership Academy. Jim combines multiple coaching approaches, proven leadership theory and practice and innovative course design to achieve outstanding results.

Jim is trained as a Speech Language Pathologist, Audiologist and Educator. From his roots as a clinician, he brings takes a caring and gentle approach to coaching, while establishing outcomes with the leader. In addition to his work as a leadership coach and facilitator, Jim is an Adjunct Faculty at Georgetown University, Ohio University and Franklin University, where he teaches many aspects of Leadership and Coaching.

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