Adam Howe

Partner

Adam Howe is a partner in Heidrick’s New York City and London offices. He advises clients on how to best align their talent, teams, culture, and organizational design to deliver on their purpose and strategy.

Adam leads the Organizational Simplicity and Digital Transformation service offerings and is a member of the Culture Shaping Practice.

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Experience

Adam frequently hosts the Heidrick Leadership Podcast and contributes to the firm’s thought leadership on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, culture, organization design, and simplicity.

Before joining Heidrick, Adam founded a boutique consultancy that helped global company leaders eliminate unnecessary complexity to create simpler, smarter, and more agile organizations.

Before that, Adam was a practice lead at Mind Gym, a consultancy specializing in organizational performance and culture change. In this role, he designed award-winning change programs for a major UK energy company and the UK government.

Adam began his career in Accenture’s strategy service line. He has worked internationally across various sectors, helping organizations enhance performance through initiatives focused on people, teams, organizational design, and culture.

Education

University of Exeter, MSc in International Management

University of Exeter, BSc in Economics

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Insights by Adam Howe

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Special feature: The pillars of culture shaping

This special episode of the Heidrick's Leadership Podcast features our own experts on how leaders can develop and maintain thriving organizational cultures for future success.

INSIGHTS

Cultivating curiosity: Novartis’ chief learning officer on why it matters more than ever

Adam Howe

Simon Brown, chief learning officer at leading pharmaceutical company Novartis, explains how a culture of curiosity enables resilience, learning, and organizational effectiveness.

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From complexity to simplicity at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Adam Howe

In this podcast, Matthieu Seguin, general manager at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Nigeria, shares his insights on leading an organizational transformation by changing the culture and reversing complexity to drive growth.

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The risks of organizational complexity and how to be an anti-complex leader: An interview with Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData

Adam Howe

Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData, argues for why being anti-complexity is the most important leadership skill.

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Accelerating growth with culture: A conversation with Dr. Kaleen Love, chief people and culture officer at Philip Morris International US

Adam Howe

Dr. Kaleen Love shares how clear values, behavioral expectations, and a united mission build a culture that attracts resilient leaders and accelerates talent growth.

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Adapting your personal leadership style: Shawn Bushouse, former president of emerging brands at Nestle Health Science, discusses the differences in leadership at start-ups and larger organizations

Adam Howe

Shawn Bushouse shares his insights on being an effective executive in both start-up and large corporate settings and how he’s adapted his own personal leadership style as he transitions between the two different types of organizations.

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Leading through digital transformations: A conversation with Sophia Velastegui, chief product officer at Aptiv and member of the AI Advisory Committee for National Science Foundation

Adam Howe

Sophia Velastegui, chief product officer at Aptiv, shares her advice for leaders on how to build new technologies into both current operations and new business models.

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Attracting, developing, and retaining talent in a hyper-competitive market: An interview with Cynthia Burkhardt, global head of talent acquisition at Kimberly-Clark

Adam Howe | Kelley Lang

Kimberly-Clark’s Cynthia Burkhardt discusses the war for talent and how HR leaders are preparing for the future.

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AI focus: Leveraging your culture to accelerate GenAI enablement

Adam Howe | Jarrad Roeder | Meg Wheaton

Realizing the value of your AI investments relies more on your culture than on the technology itself. Our work and interviews with five executives highlight how companies are engaging their leaders to speed GenAI progress.

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Retail focus: How chief people officers are addressing constant transformation

Adam Howe | Catherine Lepard

Conversations with CPOs at leading US retailers highlight the current challenges in the sector’s ongoing transformation, and four areas where CPOs are mobilizing to ensure their companies have the leaders they need.

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Why you need a dynamic digital talent strategy

Sam Burman | Adam Howe

A three-pronged strategy will help leaders ensure they have the digital experience they need, today and tomorrow.

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Special feature: The pillars of culture shaping
Rose Gailey | Dustin Seale | John McKay | Adam Howe | Jenni Hibbert | Priya Dixit Vyas | Holly McLeod
This special episode of the Heidrick's Leadership Podcast features our own experts on how leaders can develop and maintain thriving organizational cultures for future success.
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INSIGHTS
Cultivating curiosity: Novartis’ chief learning officer on why it matters more than ever
Adam Howe
Simon Brown, chief learning officer at leading pharmaceutical company Novartis, explains how a culture of curiosity enables resilience, learning, and organizational effectiveness.
Read More
INSIGHTS
From complexity to simplicity at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company
Adam Howe
In this podcast, Matthieu Seguin, general manager at Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Nigeria, shares his insights on leading an organizational transformation by changing the culture and reversing complexity to drive growth.
Read More
INSIGHTS
The risks of organizational complexity and how to be an anti-complex leader: An interview with Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData
Adam Howe
Rend Stephan, author and CEO of ClicData, argues for why being anti-complexity is the most important leadership skill.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Accelerating growth with culture: A conversation with Dr. Kaleen Love, chief people and culture officer at Philip Morris International US
Adam Howe
Dr. Kaleen Love shares how clear values, behavioral expectations, and a united mission build a culture that attracts resilient leaders and accelerates talent growth.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Adapting your personal leadership style: Shawn Bushouse, former president of emerging brands at Nestle Health Science, discusses the differences in leadership at start-ups and larger organizations
Adam Howe
Shawn Bushouse shares his insights on being an effective executive in both start-up and large corporate settings and how he’s adapted his own personal leadership style as he transitions between the two different types of organizations.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Leading through digital transformations: A conversation with Sophia Velastegui, chief product officer at Aptiv and member of the AI Advisory Committee for National Science Foundation
Adam Howe
Sophia Velastegui, chief product officer at Aptiv, shares her advice for leaders on how to build new technologies into both current operations and new business models.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Attracting, developing, and retaining talent in a hyper-competitive market: An interview with Cynthia Burkhardt, global head of talent acquisition at Kimberly-Clark
Adam Howe | Kelley Lang
Kimberly-Clark’s Cynthia Burkhardt discusses the war for talent and how HR leaders are preparing for the future.
Read More
INSIGHTS
AI focus: Leveraging your culture to accelerate GenAI enablement
Adam Howe | Jarrad Roeder | Meg Wheaton
Realizing the value of your AI investments relies more on your culture than on the technology itself. Our work and interviews with five executives highlight how companies are engaging their leaders to speed GenAI progress.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Retail focus: How chief people officers are addressing constant transformation
Adam Howe | Catherine Lepard
Conversations with CPOs at leading US retailers highlight the current challenges in the sector’s ongoing transformation, and four areas where CPOs are mobilizing to ensure their companies have the leaders they need.
Read More
INSIGHTS
Why you need a dynamic digital talent strategy
Sam Burman | Adam Howe
A three-pronged strategy will help leaders ensure they have the digital experience they need, today and tomorrow.
Read More

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