The power
of who
leads
decides
innovates
excels
perceives
supports
guides
discovers
knows
grows

We help CEOs, boards, and investors move swiftly from strategy to results, practicing the art and science of building winning leadership teams.

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Leadership and management consulting

Your leading edge

ghSMART is a global leadership advisory firm. We use our proven methodology and rigorous analysis to help you build and develop a leadership team that can effect positive change across your organization and lift up the people you lead.

We believe ‘who’ matters. Starting with you. We get to know your professional goals and personal aspirations, then do what it takes to make them a reality. That means timely insights and support, but also frank feedback and the truths you need to hear.

We stay with you through the highs and lows of leading.

Who we are

Your partner through leadership’s triumphs and challenges

“The right coach is the person you are dying to see again after they walk out the door. My ghSMART advisor is that person for me.”

Madeline Bell
CEO, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

“You have helped me go from untested, first-time CEO to proven commodity.”

CEO
US-based technology portfolio company

“The ghSMART team are our translators and sounding boards. They know our people, and are able to help us navigate challenges and maximize the effectiveness of our ELT.”

Brook Cunningham
Chief Strategy Officer, Corteva Agriscience

“My ghSMART advisor has been a truly invaluable partner over the past year. I have grown to rely on their approach, candor, advice, and accountability.”

C-Suite GM
Fortune 500 client

“If you need leadership advice, I strongly recommend ghSMART who have helped me build a complex health systems innovation laboratory that has grown to global impact.”

Dr. Atul Gawande
Author and Director of Ariadne Labs

WHAT WE KNOW

Beware the transition from an iconic CEO

Leading companies stumble in CEO transitions, and a quarter of Fortune 200 CEOs have been in place for 10 years or more. The authors, with nearly 30 years advising over 1,000 companies on CEO succession, offer seven strategies to avoid such failures by avoiding the mindsets that lead boards astray.

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COLLEAGUE SPOTLIGHT

“Advising inspiring C-suite leaders and helping grow our team energizes me and helps me find daily meaning in my work.”

Sean McKean
Partner

“We empower leaders with trusted guidance and coaching. Our purposeful partnership and impact inspire me.”

Ashley Reid Brown
Principal

“Each day at ghSMART has been as challenging and satisfying as my first day.”

Kelly Stoddard
Head of Staff Experience