About Jeff
Jeff Nally is an executive coach, coaching supervisor, professional speaker, and author. Jeff helps leaders apply the science of human interaction in the workplace to solve business problems, improve performance, and accelerate executive thinking in senior leaders.
He has 28 years of professional experience in human resources, executive coaching, speaking, and leadership development. Jeff created and led the Executive Coaching Practice at Humana where he coached over 400 senior leaders and established Humana’s Women in Leadership Group Coaching Program for the top 120 women at the health, insurance, and well-being company.
He led human resources at manufacturing companies, including Commonwealth Aluminum, Commonwealth Industries, and CLARCOR Air Filtration Products. Jeff was the executive director at two not-for-profit organizations including one focused on human services to the homeless with terminal illnesses and another focused on increasing high school graduation rates and college enrollments. Since founding Nally Group in 2015, Jeff has coached c-suite executives and senior leaders in a variety of sectors including technology, energy, healthcare, finance, retail, and more.
Jeff is a co-author of Rethinking Human Resources, Humans@Work, Coaching Wisdom, and When Work Works with other HR and coaching thought leaders. Jeff earned a BA in Psychology from Georgetown College and an MBA from Georgia State University.
Jeff is the Chief Coaching Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer at CoachSource where he develops and engages over 1,200 external coaches around the world. He is a member of Alexcel Group – The Alliance for Leadership Excellence with other thought leaders in the executive coaching and leadership development professions. Jeff is an executive coach, assessment coach, and workshop program speaker at the Center for Exceptional Leadership and other college-based executive leadership programs.
He is a Certified Virtual Presenter through eSpeakers, is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, and served on the NSA Chapter Leadership Committee. He is a graduate of The Cavett Institute at NSA and The Speakers Academy at the NSA Kentucky Chapter. He is a past president of the NSA Kentucky Chapter Board of Directors.
Jeff is a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. He is a Results Professional Certified Coach through The NeuroLeadership Group and graduated with distinction with a Certificate in the Foundations of NeuroLeadership from The NeuroLeadership Institute. He earned a coaching supervision certification and leads professional development for coaches. He is a Senior Certified Professional with the Society for Human Resource
Management.
Jeff volunteers to advance the human resources and coaching professions. He is a past chair of the Kentucky Society for Human Resource Management State Council and a past president of the Louisville Society for Human Resource Management.
Jeff is the former president of The International Gay Coaches Alliance and board member at The Society for Human Resource Management Foundation, Metro United Way, The International Coach Federation Ohio Valley Charter Chapter, Spalding University’s School of Business Advisory Board, and Stand Beside Them Inc. where he volunteers to coach military veterans. Jeff was named one of the top Twenty People to Know in Human Resources by Business First of Louisville and is the 2021 recipient of the Thomas J. Leonard Coach Humanitarian Award
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