21C Leadership
Performance and Leadership Solutions for the 21st Century

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Dr. James M. Wood

Principal | Founder

Dr. Wood is a leadership/performance consultant and leadership/success coach based in Denver, Colorado with over twenty-five years of diverse leadership experience with project management, software development, engineering, operations and training organizations. He is passionate about utilizing brain-based, results-focused techniques to coach individuals realize their personal greatness.  To that end, he is ardently driven toward teaching, inspiring, and guiding others in discovering methods that lead to fulfilling and enriched personal and professional lives.


Dr. Wood possesses considerable experience in the corporate and university-level education of adult learners in leadership, strategic management, project management, software engineering, and philosophy disciplines as well as the mentoring of new university-level faculty.


Dr. Wood holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from the University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies along with a Masters Degree in Computer Information Systems from Regis University and a Masters Degree in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver.  Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration: Management from Regis University.  Dr. Wood is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) through the Project Management Institute. He holds extensive experience in leading technical, multicultural, and virtual organizations. 


He possesses significant experience in leadership development, executive coaching, team building, and personal/professional growth development.


Dr. Wood is an Adjunct Professor of Business for five different universities and often speaks on issues of leadership trust and leadership greatness.  


Performance and Leadership Solutions
for the 21st Century

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