Global Boyden CEO Chad Hesters explains why leadership success in the past no longer guarantees the future, highlighting adaptability, AI fluency, curiosity, and humility as essential traits for today’s executives.
Jim Hagy has over 25 years’ experience implementing transformational change and optimizing executive performance. He partners with leaders to expediently diagnose problems, clarify priorities, and build alignment. Through collaborative partnership and experienced-based insights, Jim enables clients to drive change and achieve results.
Professional Focus
- Trusted advisor to senior management on change and performance improvement at the individual, team and organizational levels
- In-depth expertise in executive assessment and coaching, leadership team effectiveness, culture change, strategy execution, and organization design
- Successful track record as an advisor and facilitator for executive teams, driving growth and change in their organizations and industries
- Experience working with clients across the Americas, Europe and Asia
- Cross-functional proficiency spanning operations, finance, technology and other disciplines
- Guest instructor at the College of William & Mary MBA program
Business Expertise
- Founder and Managing Partner of leadership advisory firm Laconia Strategies, serving corporations, government and nonprofit organizations
- Partner at a boutique advisory firm
- Managing Director at Deloitte
Additional Expertise
- Financial Services
- Technology
- Real Estate
- Government
- Chemicals
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Telecommunications
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- MBA from Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary
- Bachelor’s degree from West Point
Affiliations & Awards
- Member, Consulting Advisory Board at the College of William & Mary
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