CEO of @ExCoLeadership, global leaders in CEO & Board Advisory and Senior Executive Development. Husband. Father of a charming and devilish little girl and boy.

Siskiyou Mountains. NYC. SF.
Joined April 2009
"Baseball made me a better employee and leader. The game represents attributes that make people strong and successful— discipline, resilience, preparation, patience, attention to details, and honoring traditions." -Rhonda Morris, VP and CHRO @Chevron bit.ly/3UMBlRX
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"If you want to be a learner, you have to be able to lean into discomfort and be out on that hairy edge of taking risks.” -Stephanie Fehr, Chief People Officer at @UHC bit.ly/4fkhWQd
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"The checkbox board evaluation process is something we need to leave behind. Good boards today are taking their evaluation process very seriously." Dave Goebel joined @DawnZier to discuss rethinking conventional wisdom around the role of directors. bit.ly/41tgY06
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"...if an activist brings up a topic that the board hasn’t already considered, you likely have the wrong group of people sitting around the table." @accatalano joined @DawnZier to discuss rethinking conventional wisdom around the role of directors. bit.ly/41tgY06
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"If it’s clear that alignment can’t be reached during the lead-up discussions, most often the topic will get tabled before a vote takes place." @Betsy_Atkins joined @DawnZier to discuss rethinking conventional wisdom around the role of directors. bit.ly/41tgY06
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"That’s another mantra of mine—however surprising you think things are, they can always be more surprising." -Ed Fishwick, Chief Risk Officer of @BlackRock bit.ly/3D2prNJ
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"Given the faster pace of business, organizations cannot afford the implicit tax they pay in carrying low performers." -@katieburkie, Former Chief People Officer of @HubSpot bit.ly/4fRY8nX
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"We need a rebalancing—letting go of or decelerating some outdated approaches while accelerating others, plus making a fundamental mindset shift." - Susan Podlogar, CHRO of @MetLife from 2017 to 2024 bit.ly/4fRY8nX
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"...you have to be clear about what you are not going to do and the shiny new objects you are not going to chase.” -Kevin Cox, CHRO for 25 years at the Pepsi Bottling Group, @AmericanExpress, and @GeneralElectric bit.ly/4fRY8nX
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“We need to get back to that tried and true and intuitive approach to sharing leadership advice, and we need to let go of theoretical, cookie-cutter, and pseudo-scientific models.” @AdamBBryant shares his vision for the future of the leadership field. bit.ly/3UL7CIQ
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