“What supports leaders to be effective? What keeps people engaged in their work? How do you differentiate leadership initiatives from management activity? How do you include multi-cultural considerations in your team building? How do you measure sufficiency and success?” These questions inspire Jeffrey R. McIntyre’s work with his clients.
Jeffrey R. McIntyre is the President of Enlignment®, Inc. a business coaching and consulting company specializing in leadership development, systems thinking and organizational change. He and his wife, Nancy Miriam Hawley, work individually and in partnership with executive management teams and entrepreneurial individuals, couples and families to cultivate strong relationships and clear communication while developing thriving businesses. They recently co-authored a book entitled Seven Conversations That Matter: Unleashing the Power of Couples in Business Together, slated for publication in 2010. They were featured speakers at the International Coaches Federation of New England 2008 annual conference, where they presented The Seven Intelligences of Leadership®.
Jeffrey is an executive coach and leadership consultant with particular interest and expertise in working with health and medical professionals. He is the creator of The Seven Intelligences of Leadership®, a comprehensive, integrative and systemic approach to becoming an effective leader. Drawing on 30 years of training and practice in systems thinking and a solid understanding of how human attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors develop, Jeffrey has a talent for generating conversations that inspire leaders to move their organizations forward by aligning relationships with results. He empowers his clients to take the lead in designing and organizing their leadership teams, strategic plans, communications and accountability processes for success, satisfaction and sustainability.
Jeffrey’s professional memberships include the International Coaches Federation, Inc., the Society for Organizational Learning, and the Buddhist Recovery Network.
As an active member of The Society for Organizational Learning’s Coaches Community of Practice, in 2009 Jeffrey led an initiative to create an SoL coaches certification course in systems thinking in action. The pilot program will be launched in early 2010.
In 2007 he worked closely with a team from the New England Chapter of the Family Firm Institute and the Northeastern University Center for Family Business to create the first annual Massachusetts Family Business awards, honoring the accomplishments of family businesses.
He has served on the Board of the Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. As an officer, he led MAMFT's five-year political campaign and spearheaded a strategic process to restructure the organization's focus and operations. In his role as President, he was active in the President's Council of the AAMFT, Inc., the national parent organization. He received MAMFT's highest award for his contributions.
Jeffrey holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from The College of Wooster and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch University Graduate School of Professional Psychology. He completed extensive post-graduate study in family systems therapy, a comprehensive platform for understanding all social and business systems. He was an instructor and supervisor in the Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance's Family and Couples Therapy Training Program from 1992 to 2006. Jeffrey is currently enrolled in the Newfield Coach Training Program led by Julio Olalla, author of From Knowledge to Wisdom and one of the founders of ontological coaching.
A graduate of the Authentic Leadership certificate program at the Marpa School of Business, Naropa University, he has been both a participant and a dialogue leader for an international gathering of thought-leaders at The Shambhala Institute's Authentic Leadership Program in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Jeffrey has practiced meditation in a variety of Buddhist traditions for almost 40 years. He is a meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition and has taught meditation in a variety of business and professional settings. He created a program entitled The Heart of Recovery which integrates Buddhist meditation with western Twelve Step traditions and serves people in the Shambhala Buddhist community. He currently serves on the Board of the Buddhist Recovery Network.