Mission: Advise & engage with good people doing transformational work
to produce strong & resilient organizations, people & projects.
Coaching at the Crossroads: Where I Thrive
While I enjoy working with a variety of clients, I give and get particular energy coaching people at a crossroads - whether it be with first-time leaders (startups, emerging managers, public figures, nonprofit, etc), and equally those pivoting to a leadership change (succession, transfer from founder, transformations in organizations & careers).
At the crossroads, how you proceed matters.
George Neighbors is an award-winning Executive & Career Coach, Change Management Consultant, Facilitator, Professional & Workforce Development Lecturer and Transformational Leader.
Check out what people have to say about working with George.
Education
Associations, Awards & Credentials
Nonprofit Education
Experience
Through M&A (mergers & acquisitions), reorganizations and transformations across business, nonprofits and government, George brings extensive experience managing people, leading teams, coaching leaders, and advising organizations, teams and individuals through change.
At a crossroads in his own career, George launched X-Roads Advisory offering coaching, consulting and facilitating. In the first year of business, the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Virginia recognized the commitment to transform organizations and leaders with a Certificate of Excellence for Emerging Organization award.
George is a lecturer at James Madison University's School of Professional & Continuing Education and Blue Ridge Community College’s Workforce Training & Continuing Education.
Prior to X-Roads Advisory, George’s career spanned across global entertainment & media, tech and nonprofits, where he gained experience and led change management initiatives and client services, global operations, communications, talent relations, capacity building, coaching, organizational development and training.
Over two decades at Warners Bros Discovery, as the company evolved from a private to public company, grew internationally, acquired and merged with other businesses, and expanded platforms, he built & led a global client service organization & center of excellence, and managed across a matrixed, hybrid & multinational workforce across iconic content & personalities e.g., MythBusters, Deadliest Catch, Storm Chasers, American Chopper, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, Man vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, Roland Garros, Olympics, etc. and brands e.g, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Oprah Winfrey Network, MotorTrend, CNN, HBO, Eurosport, etc.
Service
In parallel to his corporate career, George provided pro bono consulting and leader coaching to high profile and high potential leaders and professional staff.
He currently volunteers serving on the national nonprofit best practices National Council of the Standards for Excellence Institute, as the Workforce Readiness chair and board of Shenandoah Valley SHRM, on the board development committee of Friends of the Middle River, and volunteered with the Shenandoah Community Capital Fund.
Colleague, Internal Client, Board Member
"His skills in capacity building have made him very successful in both the private sector and not-for-profit organizations. I've witnessed and benefited from George's ability to identify the needs of an organization, then skillfully create a roadmap to develop and strengthen teams to achieve the established goals."
Colleague, Internal Client, Producer
"Always flexible and solution oriented, in his role as the hub of talent relations, George was the “glue” between many different departments all with their own goals, diverse agendas and focused needs for key company talent. Somehow, through his organization, clear communication and innovative negotiating he juggled a massive matrix of timelines and deadlines to fill everyone’s needs and kept teams happy!!! No easy task! "
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