John Foster
John Foster is a leadership coach and organization designer who helps people and organizations perform at their best. He has served many of the world’s most innovative companies, helping them through transformation and growth challenges. He has held Chief People Officer roles at IDEO, Hulu, and TrueCar and worked in interim and fractional roles for dozens of other high-performance companies.
John founded Gamut Labs to advise companies and develop practices that help people learn and grow. He maintains a variety of client relationships including short-term projects, long-term advisory relationships, and full-time operational roles.
He has deep expertise in psychology, organization behavior, leadership, and communication; and has spent thousands of hours facilitating workshops and coaching leaders.
Extensive Experience
John has a proven track record in various forms and relationships. He leads innovative leadership development and organization design projects and his work is embedded in the operating models, corporate cultures, and individual mindsets at dozens of top companies.
Regenerative Design
We play at the intersection of individuals and organizations, providing leadership development and organization design that is sustainable and regenerative. We believe individual well-being is the foundation of human performance and organizations can be built as living systems that unleash our full potential. Everything else flows from there.
Scratch OD
Is your organization built to win? Today's tech-enabled, ever-changing operating environment places new demands on organization behavior and overwhelms traditional structures. Learn how to design your organization from "scratch" and upgrade to a winning organization.
Be True
To perform at your best you need to align all aspects of your life. It's important to realize that individual change precedes organizational change. It all starts with you! The Be True approach helps you explore your life choices and make adjustments to become your best self.