Management Consultant & Executive Coach
Managing Partner, Effective Action Consulting
Jim works with executives and business owners to
GET OFF THE TREADMILL AND
GO SOMEWHERE
and he helps turn their
MANAGERS INTO LEADERS.
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Who he is
Jim McLaughlin is a management consultant and executive coach who works with business owners and their managers to improve performance and create what’s next for their businesses.
His work focuses on the often-hidden factors that shape decisions and action: the conversations people are having, the assumptions they are operating from, the commitments they make, and the future they see as possible. Jim helps leaders recognize what is limiting performance, create new possibilities, and translate those possibilities into effective action.
A central idea in his work is that every organization is a network of conversations, and the quality of those conversations has a direct impact on the quality of the business.
Experience
Jim brings more than 17 years of professional experience in management consulting and executive coaching, and nearly three decades of experience applying the principles that underlie his work.
His earlier career included oil exploration, software development, corporate training and performance support, project management, and land development. Trained as a geologist and scientist, Jim brings a systems-oriented approach to business: looking beneath the visible problem to identify the underlying conditions producing the results.
Education
Jim earned an Executive MBA from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the Pacific.
Community
Jim has been active in leadership and civic organizations throughout the Temecula Valley. He founded TEDxTemecula and led the organization for 12 years, is a Distinguished Toastmaster and longtime Toastmasters leader, and is a member of Rotary. He currently serves as Co-President of the Temecula Valley Symphony.
Contact Jim McLaughlin at 1-951-225-2179
A little bit of Jim's backstory...
Client Results
"...brought together the management team in ways we couldn’t do ourselves..."
I was hoping to get someone to help me actually manage the business and perform more financial advice.
What we actually accomplished was setting up a better working relationship between my daughter and myself. It brought together the management team in ways we couldn’t do ourselves. At times Jim served as an arbiter between the interested parties and brought things to issues rather than emotion. We also set goals and Jim held us to the goals so our objectives were met.
It has made us more organized. Mostly it has helped in working out the family issues between the business and the people.
John M.
Landscape Construction
"...I can navigate people issues and conflicts better..."
I wanted to identify ways I was keeping myself from being the leader, business owner, and manager I wanted to be. What were my “issues” that prevented me from achieving the results I wanted?
Now, I can navigate people issues and conflicts better. The concept that other people’s actions make sense to them based on how they perceive a situation has helped me. Now, I try to understand someone’s perspective of a situation to understand why they are acting or not acting a certain way.
Andrea S.
Attorney
When I started with Jim, I was hoping to get help with the direction of our company: coming up with a system of analyzing and selecting new payroll software, setting short- and long-term client and staffing goals and a having a road map for achieving those goals.
The results:
- I selected the most effective software.
- I interviewed and hired initial employees.
- I set and achieved client level goals and
- I learned how to be an effective leader and be big-picture focused.
Our growth as a company continues. We have been able to affect the lives and well-being of 6 employees’ families. We have shouldered all the payroll and payroll-related issues of 300+ companies and developed a solid customer service reputation.
Most importantly my relationship with my wife and family as well as co-workers has been refined resulting in a more calm and gentler Mark!
Mark R.
Payroll and Bookkeeping Services
I started working with Jim because I wanted greater revenue results and gain operational efficiencies.
What happened? I gained an understanding of myself and my impact on those I most closely work with – a priceless gain!
How that has made a difference: I have achieved my revenue goals (30% increase), but more importantly my relationships with my co-workers, which happen to be my family, have improved dramatically, professionally and personally.
Rebecca P.
Senior services
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