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 scaling 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 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 of successful engagements 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 often overwhelms traditional organizations. Discover the assumptions baked into your processes and practices and realign them with your customer needs and business objectives.
Be True
To perform at your best you need integrity and alignment in all aspects of your life. This is the key to well-being and deeper satisfaction with your life. The Be True approach helps you explore your life choices, make adjustments that give you more energy, and become your best self.