John R. Childress

Leadership Keynote Speaker & Advisor on Culture Risk and Execution

Innovative thinking for today’s toughest leadership challenges — culture risk, transformation, and strategy execution.

Book a keynote New book release: Culture 4.0

Coming soon: Culture 4.0

Published by LID Publishing. Available April 2026.

"Culture 4.0 is a timely and compelling guide to rethinking corporate culture for a world of seismic change, and a practical roadmap for any leader serious about making culture their greatest competitive advantage."

Stephen M. R. Covey - Best selling author

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Speaking

Keynotes that give leaders a shared language, a practical framework, and the courage to act.

Core keynote topics:

Cyber security culture

Human behaviour is the attack surface — a strong cybersecurity culture is your best defense.

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Culture as hidden business risk

A weak culture negatively impacts safety, customers, employees and business results. Learn how to de-risk your organisation.

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Your leadership impact

Organisations are shadows of their leaders … that’s the good news and the bad news.

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Advisory

Advisory for senior leaders who need clarity, alignment, and execution — fast.

Common engagements include:

Leadership Development

“The purpose of leadership is to create more leaders, not more followers.” Coaching on building a culture of accountable leaders from top to bottom.

Senior team alignment

Improve teamwork, reduce silo behaviors, and build a one-team leadership culture.

Strategy Execution

Build an executable strategy document with milestones, metrics and accountability.

Culture risk diagnostic

Organizations are shadows of their leaders … that’s the good news and the bad news.

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40+ Years

Advising leaders and teams

Global

Keynotes and leadership sessions

8 Books

Published business titles

Co-founder

Senn-Delaney Leadership Group

PYXIS Culture Technologies

Trusted by leadership teams at:

“ John Childress effectively tied together Strategy Execution and Corporate Culture so we could better understand the critical importance of how they reinforce each other. ”

Eric Rogers, Head of Strategy Execution

T D Williamson, Inc.

“ During our time together, he observed me in my role as the leader of a large organization, constantly coaching me and pointing out opportunities for leadership improvement. This guidance and coaching was invaluable to me during the successful business turnaround. ”

Raymond Osgood, Executive Managing Director

ANZ, CNH Industrial

“ John’s advice and insights were instrumental in the successful acquisition integration of two aerospace firms with product synergies but big cultural challenges. ”

Frank Tempesta, President

Textron Systems Co.

Leadership Keynote Speaker & Advisor on Culture Risk and Execution

Coming soon: Culture 4.0

Published by LID Publishing. Available April 2026.

Speaking

Keynotes that give leaders a shared language, a practical framework, and the courage to act.

Core keynote topics:

Advisory

Advisory for senior leaders who need clarity, alignment, and execution — fast.

Common engagements include:

40+ Years

Global

8 Books

Co-founder

Trusted by leadership teams at:

“ John Childress effectively tied together Strategy Execution and Corporate Culture so we could better understand the critical importance of how they reinforce each other. ”

“ During our time together, he observed me in my role as the leader of a large organization, constantly coaching me and pointing out opportunities for leadership improvement. This guidance and coaching was invaluable to me during the successful business turnaround. ”

“ John’s advice and insights were instrumental in the successful acquisition integration of two aerospace firms with product synergies but big cultural challenges. ”

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