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William A. (Bill) Adams

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Chief Executive Officer at Leadership Circle
📍 Draper, Utah, United States

William A. (Adams) is a CEO, leadership consultant, and author with over thirty-five years of experience advising executives at Fortune 500 companies like Pixar and Google. As the CEO of The Leadership Circle and a graduate of Utah State University, he specializes in business transformation and strategy. Colleagues describe him as profound, brilliant, and engaging.

Outside of his corporate work, Bill is an entrepreneur who founded Deer Hollow, a leadership retreat in the mountains near Park City, Utah. He is most at home in the outdoors with his wife, four children, and fourteen grandchildren. He has stated that his grandchildren are a significant source of daily inspiration and learning for him.

He was named a CEO of the Year for 2023 by Utah Business magazine.

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Experience
45 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Draper, Utah, United States
Personality Overview

How William shows up

Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly
Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics William cares about

Scaling Leadership
Co-authored the book "Scaling Leadership" and focuses on developing leadership effectiveness at all levels of an organization to drive business results.
Business Transformation
Partners with CEOs and executive teams to transform their organizations, improve performance, and align strategy with execution.
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Career

Work history

1-2010
Chief Executive Officer
Leadership Circle
8-1995
President
Deer Hollow, LLC
1-2010 - 9-2021
CEO The Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group
Full Circle Group LLC
9-1985 - 1-2010
Co-Founder and CEO
Full Circle Group LLC
7-1984 - 8-1985
Director, Organizational Effectiveness
Delaware North Companies
In the press

Media appearances

Leadership is a Practice | A Message From Bill Adams. Featured in Leadership Circle Blog
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William A. Adams | Co-Founder & CEO | Leadership Circle. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1976 - 1979
BS
Utah State University
1979 - 1981
MS
University of Montana
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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