Jim Ball

Executive Coach and Facilitator

A former Army Ranger and operations leader, Jim coaches leaders to build high-performance cultures where people and organizations thrive.

Metrics

1,000+ Hours

Training delivered

Hundreds

Coaching hours logged

Veteran

US Army Ranger & Company Commander veteran

Professional Bio

Few coaches bring the combination of combat-tested leadership and organizational development expertise that Jim offers. As a former US Army Ranger, Company Commander, and Infantry Officer, Jim learned early that performance under pressure isn't accidental. It's built through culture, trust, and the intentional development of people.

That conviction drives everything he does as a coach and facilitator. Jim's career spans a unique path from operations and engineering leadership in manufacturing, biotech, and pharma, to safety culture, to organizational development and executive coaching. That cross-functional depth makes him the right coach for leaders who need someone who understands both the demands of running operations and the human dynamics that determine whether those operations thrive.

Using CliftonStrengths as a foundation, Jim helps leaders understand what makes them distinctively effective and builds teams that operate from that same clarity. He has transformed cultures, built sustainable leadership networks, and coached clients to achieve lasting results by connecting individual strengths to organizational performance.

Jim holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a B.S. in Physics from Boston College.

Top Five Strengths

Futuristic, Strategic, Activator, Command, Significance

Builder Profile 10 (BP10) Themes

Selling, Delegator, Disruptor, Confidence

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Jim Ball

Executive Coach and Facilitator

A former Army Ranger and operations leader, Jim coaches leaders to build high-performance cultures where people and organizations thrive.

Metrics

1,000+ Hours

Training delivered

Hundreds

Coaching hours logged

Veteran

US Army Ranger & Company Commander veteran

Professional Bio

Few coaches bring the combination of combat-tested leadership and organizational development expertise that Jim offers. As a former US Army Ranger, Company Commander, and Infantry Officer, Jim learned early that performance under pressure isn't accidental. It's built through culture, trust, and the intentional development of people.

That conviction drives everything he does as a coach and facilitator. Jim's career spans a unique path from operations and engineering leadership in manufacturing, biotech, and pharma, to safety culture, to organizational development and executive coaching. That cross-functional depth makes him the right coach for leaders who need someone who understands both the demands of running operations and the human dynamics that determine whether those operations thrive.

Using CliftonStrengths as a foundation, Jim helps leaders understand what makes them distinctively effective and builds teams that operate from that same clarity. He has transformed cultures, built sustainable leadership networks, and coached clients to achieve lasting results by connecting individual strengths to organizational performance.

Jim holds an MBA from Northeastern University and a B.S. in Physics from Boston College.

Top Five Strengths

Futuristic, Strategic, Activator, Command, Significance

Builder Profile 10 (BP10) Themes

Selling, Delegator, Disruptor, Confidence

Credentials and certifications

  • Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
  • GTCI Certified Team Coach
  • Insights Discovery Client Practitioner
  • Builder Profile 10 (BP10)

Hobbies

Skiing, hiking, mentoring young professionals, and traveling with family.