John Becknell, PhD

Guide, Mentor, Change Agent

Who we really are shows up in our lives, leadership and the organizations we create. We flourish when there is alignment between the inner and outer. The journey of maturing in life and leadership never stops.

What can John do for you?

John accompanies, guides, develops and coaches leaders and organizations in becoming their best. He is most effective in working with leaders and organizations that are eager to grow and achieve a deeper level of performance and success.

John works in the following areas:

Leader Development: Leaders achieve new levels of confidence, success and joy in the leadership journey through John’s teaching, mentoring, coaching and accompaniment.

Building Elite Teams: When teams (especially executive teams) stop the drama and start leveraging their unique individual talents into becoming elite united forces, their power and effectiveness soar.

Organizational Culture: Inspired employees and high organizational performance is the result of amazing internal cultures. These cultures are deliberate creations characterized by passion, warmth, performance, belonging and super high accountability.

Organizational Planning: Static multi-year plans are rarely effective. Planning must be continuous and built into leadership thinking and everyday practice. When planning becomes a continuous activity, the agility of the organization can match the needs of an increasingly fast and furious world.

Developing, Mentoring & Coaching Leaders
Elite Team Building

Creating Amazing Cultures

Strengthening Employee Engagement Planning for the Future

John's approach is built on connection, listening and trust.

Depth and trust matter. John’s work with clients always starts with cultivating a relationship based on curiosity and deep listening. John wants to know you. The impactful work is often beneath the surface. Getting to what John calls “the real real” is essential for lasting change, growth and maturity. In not addressing real issues individuals, teams and organizations often create work-arounds that slow progress and limit performance. John’s gift is in helping people become comfortable with the uncomfortable and tap into their own wisdom and strength. It is within this environment that clients begin to discover and implement the path forward.

Background &

Experience

John is an accomplished educator, coach, mentor, facilitator, retreat leader and planning guide. He has worked with individuals, organizations and communities nationally and internationally for more than 25 years. He brings humility, patience, wisdom, confidence and curiosity.

John’s roots in working with people began at an early age as a minister’s son. As a young man, he pursued dual careers in ministry and emergency medical services. The literal life-saving work of a paramedic eventually eclipsed ministry. He worked in a variety of roles in developing and leading emergency medical services around the world, including the Middle East and Central America.

At mid-life, he returned to working with people, and began a consultancy in the areas of leadership development, leader coaching, team work, organizational culture, inspiring employees and organizational planning. His passion is for helping individuals, teams and organizations become authentic and realize their full potential.

John holds a bachelor’s degree in History and Theology from Crown College and master’s and doctoral degrees in depth psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is published in numerous journals, magazines and online publications.

John’s clients include individual leaders across the nation, governmental institutions (federal, state, county and municipal), professional and trade associations, educational institutions and schools, for-profit and not-for profit corporations, foundations, volunteer groups and associations, and international NGOs.