Tom Cox
Principal
Tom Cox is a principal with 35 years of experience including C-level leadership. Tom has a proven track record of driving results. His career spans multiple industries (management consulting, hospitality, financial services, real estate and manufacturing) and functional disciplines (general management, sales, finance and accounting, purchasing and supply chain). His career is highlighted by his eight years with General Electric and over 12 years with Marriott International. Clients benefit from Tom’s demonstrated ability to develop leaders and teams, cascading plans and accountability through an organization. He facilitates execution through creating performance-based organizations. In his career, he has delivered repeated success in achieving and often exceeding business objectives.
Certifications
- Certified Executive Coach
- Predictive Index®
- GE experienced financial leadership program
- GE financial management program graduate
Professional memberships and activities
- Former board vice president and secretary – KY Housing Advocates, 2018-2023
Areas of Focus
- People
- Executive leadership
- Executive coaching
- Team and strategic priority alignment
- Business startups/turnarounds
- Sales performance/sales team growth
Education
University of Kentucky
- Bachelor of business administration in finance with departmental honors
Recent Insights
Articles
How you can develop effective change leadership
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Why coaching should be your new retention strategy
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Courage: the keystone to authentic working relationships
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Addressing the leadership vacuum in construction
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4 common roadblocks to developing leaders
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Coach through a crisis with the GROW model
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Compliance vs. commitment: Why it matters to engagement
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The Three-Bucket Theory: Beyond just identifying problems
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Why data-driven coaching can help you manage better
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20 of the worst leadership mistakes you can make
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Creating Job Assessments in the Predictive Index platform
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10 powerful questions for facilitating coaching conversations
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The leadership learning curve
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4 best practices for employee coaching
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4 steps for navigating organizational changes
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Could your LoPo team member actually be a HiPo team member?
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5 priorities for new leaders
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Delegate, coach and prioritize: The key behaviors of a successful leader
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7 leadership traits worth emulating
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Managing the people and culture side of M&A
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Not so fluffy: 4 important soft skills worth developing
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What is the Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment? Should you take it?
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7 signs of a scary monster boss
Jan 05, 2023
How to avoid hiring the wrong person
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10 areas to consider when implementing your succession management plan
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3 steps to succeeding as a new leader
Jan 02, 2023
