About Tim Jackson Ph.D.
Tim advises and provides deep expertise on executive leadership development to dynamic and high-performance clients. He is President of Jackson Leadership Inc., a consulting firm located in Toronto.
Tim's services include in-depth executive assessment, one-on-one advisory and coaching, evidence-based workshops, and facilitated sessions that create dialogue and learning among senior executives on important leadership themes.
Throughout his 20-year career, Tim has worked with CEOs, executives, and managers across Canada, the US, Europe, and China, spanning 11 industry sectors and every major functional area. Some of his past clients include BASF, Maple Leaf Foods, Husky Injection Molding, Spin Master, Greater Toronto Airport Authority, Onex, AstraZeneca, Equinix, Algonquin Power and Utilities, Creation Technologies, Harlequin, Gatestone, SunOpta, Leadiant Biosciences, and Protein Industries Canada. Recent engagements include assessing and coaching 28 leaders in a large Canadian CPG company over 5 years, coaching senior leaders through a global chemical company's largest-ever acquisition, and providing advisory to the CEO of a federally-funded Canadian economic accelerator.
Tim's approach to coaching involves helping clients deepen their thinking about their own behaviour and approach to leadership. He believes that expanding and changing thinking is often a precursor to shifting behaviour. Clients describe his style as high investment, thoughtful, respectful of client autonomy, candid yet supportive, and rooted in principles of effective leadership and psychology.
Tim also believes in ongoing professional development to ensure he can provide optimal value to clients. He's completed advanced training in the use of Hogan Assessment tools, taken multiple courses on qualitative research to enhance his interview-based 360 process, and conducted a recent research project involving 37 executive interviews exploring how leaders can challenge teams to high performance goals without damaging relationships or motivation. He also seeks ongoing coaching supervision to drive his own growth as an advisor.
Tim has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Western University, where he researched the drivers of leadership effectiveness in both his Master's and PhD projects. He has published his ideas about leadership in The Globe and Mail, Forbes.com, HR Executive, SmartBrief, peer-reviewed journals, and in his newsletter at www.timjacksonphd.com. He lives in Toronto, ON with his family
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Email: tjackson@jacksonleadership.com
Phone: 647-969-8907
Website: www.jacksonleadership.com
Newsletter: www.timjacksonphd.com