John R. Childress has been advising CEOs and senior teams on business improvement and culture change for more than 30 years. He is also a visiting professor in strategy and leadership at IE Business School, Madrid. His recent advisory work with CEOs and senior executive teams include CNH Industrial, Textron, General Dynamics, Ford of Europe, BSkyB, and British Telecom.

John is also a published author; his recent business books include LEVERAGE: The CEO’s Guide to Corporate Culture and FASTBREAK: The CEO’s Guide to Strategy Execution.