Executive Career Coach, Transition Coach, Corporate Training, Writer, Business Coach, Executive Life Coach
Greater Denver Area
- Current
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- Columnist at ColoradoBiz Magazine Today
- President & Executive Development Specialist at Heckers Development Group, LTD
- Past
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- Employment Columnist at The Denver Business Journal
- Managing Member at Heckers, Nago & Associates, LLC
- President at Heckers and Associates Consulting, LTD
- Change Manager, Human Resources at AT&T Wireless
- President/CEO at The Hillyard Group, LTD
- Principal at John Heckers and Associates
- Education
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- Iliff School of Theology
- University of Toronto - University of Trinity College
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Regis High School
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John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Summary
I'm John Heckers (jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com) & on LI to help executives in career transition, corporate training, and business strategy consultation. Author of In Transition: Rapidly Finding Your Next Executive Job (Even in Difficult Times) and Getting Employed!. I accept almost all invites and NEVER IDK anyone. I do not respond to "invitations to invite." You must invite me.
John Heckers, MA, CPC, BCPC, has been helping executives with their careers and companies with their training since 1980. He has been published as an employment expert nationally and internationally. Currently blogging http://http://www.cobizmag.com/
Corporate Training (more @www.heckersdevgroup.com)
• Managing Across the Generations,
• Effective Office Comm,
• Dealing with Impossible People/Employees
• Corp. Social Resp.
• Change Management
• Effective Interviewing
• Avoiding Sexual Harassment
• Selling to 100% of Market
John has helped & trained top executives from:
• Microsoft Corporation
• Level 3 Communications
• Stryker Corporation
• Concentra Medical Systems
• Merk-Medco
• Qwest
• AT&T
• Children’s Hospital Denver
• Andersen Consulting LLP/Accenture, LLP
• Lucent Technologies
• U. of Colorado, Denver, Tennessee
• FEMA
• US Military
• Coca Cola
others list @ web
John Heckers (jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com) has trained in numerous Fortune 500 and other corporations, including AT&T, New Horizons Computer Centers, 1st Colony Life, Gulfstream Aerospace others.
He is a Certified Personnel Consultant, Board Certified in Professional Counseling, served for five years as CEO of The Hillyard Group, LTD, and has assisted over 2,000 executives in their career moves, as well as having helped over 300 corporations in training and personnel issues .25+ years exp. Accepts all invitations. Never IDK anyone.
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John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Specialties:
Executive career transition, strategic executive coaching, business columnist, newspaper columnist, communications training, "impossible people" training, cross-generational management coaching and training, relationships coaching, job/career counseling, training, corporate social resp./ethics, small business consulting, legal compliance, sales training, Myers-Briggs, writer, author blog:http://ceoskillscorner.blogspot.com
John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Experience
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Columnist
ColoradoBiz Magazine Today
(Publishing industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
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President & Executive Development Specialist
Heckers Development Group, LTD
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
November 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)
Transition consulting for Director Level through CXO, strategic consulting for companies up to Fortune 500 firms and their executives, consult to start-up ventures on structure, funding, strategies,HR issues, Corporate Training on Generational Management, Communcations, Compliance and Corp. Social Resp./Ethics issues for companies from small to Fortune 500.
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Employment Columnist
The Denver Business Journal
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
May 2001 — December 2007 (6 years 8 months)
I wrote a monthly employment column for THE DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL. My columns have been made available to the business journals in many other cities across the United States and translated into several foreign languages for availability abroad. Archives of these columns are still available at www.bizjournals.com. Search on my byline.
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Managing Member
Heckers, Nago & Associates, LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 1999 — November 2004 (5 years 11 months)
Managed up to 7 employees and consultants in career transition and corporate training consulting. Performed individual consultations and trained at Fortune 500 and smaller companies on communications, legal compliance, and change management.
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President
Heckers and Associates Consulting, LTD
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
May 1993 — December 1998 (5 years 8 months)
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Change Manager, Human Resources
AT&T Wireless
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
March 1994 — October 1995 (1 year 8 months)
Managed change from McCaw Cellular Communications/Cellular One to AT&T Wireless consulting under VPHR, General Manager in Denver , and "C" Level Management in Seattle. Established change parameters and communications. Developed multi-media corporate training in diversity, compliance and team building.
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President/CEO
The Hillyard Group, LTD
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 1988 — May 1993 (5 years 5 months)
Manage and direct 42 person Human Resources and Management Consulting firm with three locations (Denver, Lynchburg, VA, La Jolla, CA). Responsible for supervising and training recruiters, management consultants, and career counselors. Trained at numerous Fortune 500 Company sites, including AT&T, Gulfstream Aerospace, and many insurance companies.
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Principal
John Heckers and Associates
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
January 1980 — December 1987 (8 years )
Responsible for contract and permanent placement of Information Technology (then referred to as "Data Processing" professionals nationally.
John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Education
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Iliff School of Theology
M.A. , Theology and the Philosophy of Religion , 1987 — 1989
Graduated With Distinction while working a full-time business practice. Thesis was on the interaction of Quantum Mechanics and the spiritual world, showing how changes in thought processes (prayer and meditation) have a real-world effect according to Quantum theory. Utilized the work of Alfred North Whitehead, his disciples, and various physicists to show the interaction between the world of scientific theory and spiritual belief, demonstrating the efficacy of spiritual practices in the "real world," and in the creation of reality.
- Activities and Societies:
- Graduated With Distinction. Student Senate. Assisted two professors as a research assistant for papers presented at major conferences, receiving notation in their papers for contribution. Wrote "second thesis" on corporate ethics from a theological perspective.
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University of Toronto - University of Trinity College
MDiv program , Patristics, early Church theology , 1977 — 1979
- Activities and Societies:
- Assisted Father John Egan in patristics studies, Youth minister at The Church of St. Philip the Apostle.
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University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A. , Psychology and Philosophy , 1974 — 1977
Worked as a manager full time while attending school full time. Degree is a dual major.
- Activities and Societies:
- International Business Club, Psychology assistant
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Regis High School
Prep School diploma , College Prep , 1970 — 1974
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John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Interests:
Public speaking, Management training, fine arts, new technology, investing, classical music, legitimate theater, gourmet cooking, travel, philosophy, world religions, various athletics. musician, writer, poet, composer blog:www.jobing.com
John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Groups:
Senior Fellow, Magellan Institute, 2007, Board Member International Attention and Behavioral Institute, 2001 - Present,Association for Corporate Growth(ACG), Rockies Venture Club, Gubanatorial appointee as Board Member Colorado State Mental Health Grievance Board, 1995 - 1999, Past President Colorado Association of Psychotherapists,1994, past board member of CAP 1993, past board member of Jefferson Center for Mental Health1985-1986, blog:www.jobing.com, http://ceoskillscorner.blogspot.com, http://executiveexpert.blogpot.com, http://employmentskills.blogspot.com, http://spiritualmastery.blogspot.com
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South Metro Denver Chamber -
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University of Colorado Boulder Alumni -
Linked To Denver -
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Denver Tech Jobs -
Regis Jesuit High School - Denver - Alumni Group -
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce & Business Community Network -
AmeriCorps*NCCC Alumni -
Sourcing Specialist -
Job Search Help -
Ethics - Ethical Professionals -
Heckers Development Group, LTD -
iDiscuss Group (Global Discussion Forum) Feel Free to discuss !! -
Get To Work! Denver Job Seekers Networking Group
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Spirituality in Business -
Economic Development in Metro Denver -
The Art of Networking -
Denver Executives In Transition
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BUSINESS NETWORK WORLDWIDE -
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John Heckers jheckers@heckersdevgroup.com’s Honors:
Certification as Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC), 1982, graduation from Iliff School of Theology with distinction. Board Certified in Professional Counseling, APA, 2007. Published as Executive Coach and business consultant and, in Psychology, Philosophy, Theology, Technology and Poetry. Blog:www.jobing.com
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