Discover Joy
Growth is a requirement for
breakthrough thinking,
high trust relationships,
and discovering joy in your work.
Joy?
Actually, yes!
Sustainable high performance is fueled by intrinsic motivation to do masterful work,
build deep connections with the people around us, and find meaning in our efforts.
These are also the pure ingredients of joy.
Mix joy into your challenging work objectives and discover reservoirs of energy and focus that transform your impact.
Play is the Way
Personal growth takes time, energy and practice, but let’s not take ourselves too seriously here.
Play is a form of learning free of judgment
and done in concert with others.
Play is easy, fun, and captivates your attention. Let's go!
Systemity Rules
People are complicated. It's easy to get overwhelmed by the messy array that makes up a personality, not to mention a team! Viewing behaviors in isolation is a mistake... each part of us is connected to our greater whole and needs to be considered in context.
Fight or flight, freeze or fawn. We are built to survive with automatic responses to confusing or frustrating situations. This is good for sudden, unexpected threats, but not so good for continuous stressful circumstances. But you always have a choice: Go or not?
Start from Scratch
We don't offer pre-packaged training. We work with pure ingredients and build custom programs that deliver exactly what you need. There are a select few drivers of human behavior and most organizational and individual performance concerns can be traced to them. Don't fill up on trendy content with the latest jargon.
Regenerative Design
We play at the intersection of individuals and organizations, providing leadership development and organization design that is practical, 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.
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. His experience includes roles as Chief People Officer at IDEO, Hulu, and TrueCar, and fractional roles for dozens of other
high-performance companies.
John founded Gamut Labs to develop tools & 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 operating 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 leads innovative leadership development and organization design projects. His work is embedded in the
operating models, corporate cultures, and leadership mindsets at dozens of top companies.