Alan W. Jackson

Author, Educator, Life Coach, and Consultant to Management
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About Alan W. Jackson
 

 

 

Alan W. Jackson has over 30 years of leadership, management, and consulting experience, mostly at the managerial and executive levels including positions as CEO. His experience has been directed at strategic planning, change management and project management, organizational change and development, and profit and operational improvement. He has a well-developed ability to run organizations at the top level and motivate  and lead management groups, both operationally and as a consultant. He has a proven track record of helping organizations improve their profitability and their operations through sound management  techniques. He is a recognized expert in future studies, strategic planning, change management and organizational leadership. He specializes in service sector businesses, including insurance, professional firms, transportation, education, government, and technology firms. Mr. Jackson has helped clients improve customer service and operating productivity resulting in improved market share and bottom line profits. He is a proven leader and understands the importance of maintaining project scope, budget and schedule.

 

Mr. Jackson has been with Peru State College, Peru Nebraska since 2005. Prior that that he served as a management consultant for 10 years.

 

 

 

As an accomplished writer, Mr. Jackson has authored numerous articles on management and leadership, business strategy, and consulting. He has authored a monthly column on business and also the host of a local business radio talk show. His audio tape, The Professional Job Finding System has received praise from clients and personnel consultants alike. He has prepared or reviewed over 126 business and strategic plans for clients. As a strategist, he has conducted external audits of the macro environment, and has conducted strategic management clinics for small and medium sized enterprises.

 

 

Acknowledged regionally as an outstanding leader, he has mentored and coached numerous executives, managers, and upwardly mobile professional enhancing their careers and providing them with tools for success.

 

 

 

 

 

What a Professional Business Coach Does

 

Smart people know that they are usually not experts in everything.  Enter the Professional Business Coach.  Corporate executives and business owners recognize that they may need to seek the expert guidance of a Professional Business Coach -- but they also smart enough to look for coaches who also have a genuine interest in assisting them.

 

A Professional Business Coach will:

  • Help you to take stock of yourself, the situation facing you , and help you to see the big picture for your business and life.

  • Guide you in enhancing your business skills and intellectual development.

  • Provide candid feedback to you about your strengths and weaknesses.

  • Helps you identify business opportunities and business threats.

  • Link you with other professionals and organizations that can assist you in solving problems.

  • Help you through the transitional periods in starting and growing a small enterprise, or in career transitions.

  • Assist you balancing your personal life with your business life.

  • Listen.  More than anything else a Professional Coach will listen to you and not try to "sell" you his or her solution.

  • Focus on your unique needs and the problems you are facing, develop a plan, and require you to carry out.

  • Help you to set goals and hold you accountable for your own success.
  • Encourage and motivate you, building your sense of self-worth and confidence.

Client Testimonials

 

 “In my 20 years in the business world, I would place Alan Jackson in the top five consultants with his organizational ability and honesty.  Alan is outstanding in negotia­ting and has saved our company thousands of dollars through his ability to handle these negotiations.  Alan's communication has been outstanding.”

 

Steve Sheppard, Business Owner

 

"In the first six months of Alan's working with us, we saved a quarter of a million dollars.  Our over all total savings since he consulted with us has been in excess of $25 million dollars."

 

David James, President, James Manufacturing

 

"More than anything, Alan care about his clients success.  I engaged him when I need to prepare myself for a corporate vice president's position.  He worked with me, often around difficult issues, to coach me in the sublties of corporate politics, dress, business accumen, and help me to develop greateer confidence.  His one of the most knowledgeable men I have ever met."

 

Randall M. Small, Vice President