John B. Lazar, MA, MCC, served for many years as an executive and leadership coach and consultant with expertise in clinical psychology, ontological practice, and human performance technology. He worked with individual leaders and their teams to develop emotionally intelligent leadership, create an aligned environment for breakthrough execution, and deliver superior business results. In addition to his business coaching, he consulted to companies on issues of leadership and management practices, communications, evaluation, executive team alignment, culture-strategy fit, and performance improvement.John frequently coached TED Fellows. He was a founding member and past President of the Board of Directors of the International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations (ICCO). He was Director on the Board of the Association for Redevelopment Initiatives. He was co-founder, owner, and Executive Editor of IJCO The International Journal of Coaching in Organizations®. He was certified as a Master Coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF) since 1999.