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
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“Being brave often carries risk and cost. To do that well, you need a good understanding of the holistic environment.” Anna Mossberg, board director @volvocars, shares key lessons w @DrALauterbach & @AdamBryant in our latest #LeadingThroughDisruption interview #leadership

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“It’s easier to hire and work with people who are just like you. You can build a nice, comfortable, good business that way. But you can’t build a great business without diversity.” Cristóbal Conde, CEO & board director, in #TheNewDirectorsChair w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer

“Don’t say something unless you’re willing to spend your time on it. And if you do say something, follow it up with action.” @brentlsaunders, a veteran CEO and board director, shares compelling lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in #TheNewDirectorsChair

“You need a leader who knows what they don’t know because a lot of crisis management is asking questions.” @SilbermannSusan, board director & fmr senior leader @pfizer, shares timely insights w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in #TheNewDirectorsChair interview #crisismanagement

“In the end, it’s your call. You have to be able to live with your decisions and own them.” @LindaPHudson, veteran business leader, director & founder @cardea_group, in #TheNewDirectorsChair w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer #leadershipdevelopment #director #excoedge

“You have to be willing to put things on the table that other people won’t. You have to be willing at any moment to put your job on the line.” Cheryl Johnson, CHRO @CaterpillarInc, shares key lessons w @DavidReimer & @AdamBBryant in our latest #StrategicCHRO interview #hr

“You have to let go of perfection. Getting it right all the time and being perfect and being loved is an impossible standard.” @sukhindersingh, Founder & Chairman @theboardlist, in the latest installment of #TheNewDirectorsChair w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer #board #leadership

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“I’ve always been a big believer in the idea that if there’s a problem, you address it immediately. That helps create a sense of transparency.” Anne Mulcahy, fmr CEO @Xerox, shares powerful lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in #TheNewDirectorsChair #leadership #boardroom

“Coaching CEOs is really about helping them keep their top people.” Christopher Lee, director & investor, shares timely insights w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer for our interview series with transformative board directors, #TheNewDirectorsChair #board #leadership

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“In this role, you can’t be afraid to be fired. You’ve got to stick up for what is right and say what’s on your mind.” Gary Glandon, CHRO of Lithia & Driveway, shares key leadership lessons w @DavidReimer & @AdamBBryant in our latest #StrategicCHRO interview. #chro #hr

“We need to change our mindset in this new era of work where life and work are blending and burnout is high: being busy doesn’t mean making an impact.” Kristen Ludgate, Chief People Officer @HP, in our latest #StrategicCHRO interview w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer #people #hr

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“Do the right thing, especially when it’s hard. Making decisions that are hard takes courage and conviction.” Laurie Havanec, Chief People Officer @CVSHealth, shares key leadership lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in our latest #StrategicCHRO interview #hr #leadership

“Organizations are like streams, which means fluidity of identities and ideologies. Fluidity means less control, less ego, and more humility.” Ravi Chaudhry, chairman of CeNext Consulting Group, in our latest #LeadingThroughDisruption interview w @DrALauterbach & @AdamBBryant

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“Given all the crises we are living through, a lot more crisis management is needed from boards now.” Dan Phelan, a veteran board director and mentor, shares smart insights w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer for our interview series with board directors, #TheNewDirectorsChair

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“Our best leaders have an understanding of how people work.” Gavin Rennick, CHRO at Schlumberger, shares his key leadership lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer, in our latest #StrategicCHRO interview

“What employees have increasingly told us is that they want to understand the why behind decisions.” Maria Morris, board director @WellsFargo & @SPGlobal, shares smart insights w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in #TheNewDirectorsChair #boardleadership #interview #exco

We're pleased to announce the appointment of accomplished senior executive and Fortune 100 CFO, Kathy Waller, to our #Board of Directors. @ExCoLeadership CEO @DavidReimer noted, “Her blend of strategic and analytical thinking will be an asset to our evolving work.”
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“We should be all over our high performers and high potentials to make sure that they know we love them and that we want to keep them with the company.” Ashley Goldsmith, CHRO @Workday, shares key leadership lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in our latest #StrategicCHRO

“A lot of companies worry that people speaking up means they have activist employees. To which I say, you have a thinking employee who’s asking a question, so answer the question.” @JMMWelch, CHRO @nytimes, shares key lessons w @AdamBBryant & @DavidReimer in #StrategicCHRO