Jeff Hull

Jeffrey Hull is a highly accomplished executive coach, with professional focus on organizational effectiveness, leadership development, and human resource management. An expert in the field of organizational and leadership development since 1995, he has worked with leading multi-national companies in the United States, Asia, and Europe, as a senior management team member, as a coach, and consultant. He has worked on projects with Fortune 100 companies and global organizations in a wide range of industries, including health care, financial services, technology, pharmaceuticals, media/advertising, and education.

Background and Experience

effrey worked as a senior leader for over fifteen years before becoming a leadership development consultant, teacher and executive coach. He has held human resource generalist roles in organizations, such as Sheraton Hotels Corporation and Electronic Data Systems in San Diego, Dallas, and Washington D.C. In his role as the global head of human resources for the technology division of Booz Allen Hamilton (1990-1995), Jeffrey was responsible for senior talent management, organization design and effectiveness for a group that grew from 30 consultants to over 900 in a five-year period. He managed a staff of internal consultants and human resource generalists located in offices throughout the United States and abroad, including New York, Sao Paolo, Hong Kong, and London.

As an entrepreneur, Jeffrey has been a partner in two leadership development consultancies based in New York City and has worked with senior executives in areas of organizational development, talent management, creativity and innovation, conflict management, team building, and performance coaching since 1996. He is an active member of the leadership team at the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and enjoys teaching as a faculty member at both Harvard Medical School and the New York University School of Professional Studies.

Author, Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World. Tarcher Perigee, 2019
Author, Learning to be a Less Autocratic Manager. Harvard Business Review Blog, 2015

Businesses and Engagements

  • Financial Services
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Professional Services
  • Media

Areas of Specialization

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Communication: Presentation
  • Executive Coaching (Individual)
  • Team Coaching/Development

Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
  • M.B.A., University of Maryland
  • B.A., Philosophy and Music, Bowdoin College

Qualifications

  • Board Certified Coach: Center for Credentialing
    and Education
  • Contributor: Harvard Business Review
  • Assessments: Hogan Suite, EQ-I 2.0, Everything
    DiSC: All Types

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