# Bill Adams

> Bill Adams is the co-founder and CEO of Leadership Circle, an executive advisor and entrepreneur based in Draper, Utah. With Bob Anderson, he co-authored Mastering Leadership and Scaling Leadership. His work links business transformation with the development of leaders, and his public writing draws on ranch life, mentorship, family, and his own experience receiving difficult feedback.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Leadership Circle
- **Organizations:** Leadership Circle, Full Circle Group, Maxcomm
- **Education:** Master’s degree in interpersonal and organizational communication, University of Montana
- **Known for:** Co-founded Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group., Co-authored Mastering Leadership (2015) and Scaling Leadership (2019)., Named a Utah Business CEO of the Year honoree in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Encountered Bob Anderson’s Leadership Circle model while working on a multiyear transformation project for Yale University; his account appears in the introduction to Mastering Leadership.
- **2014** — Appointed CEO of Full Circle Group/The Leadership Circle in a March 10 announcement.
- **2015** — Co-authored Mastering Leadership with Robert J. Anderson, published by Wiley.
- **2019** — Co-authored Scaling Leadership with Robert J. Anderson, with a foreword by Ed Catmull.
- **2023** — Named a Utah Business CEO of the Year honoree.
- **2025** — Described teaching Leadership System certification with Cindy Adams in Park City.
- **2026** — Continued writing about mentoring, collaboration, drive, and introspection; appeared with Bob Anderson on On the Balcony.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Leadership Circle and Full Circle Group.
- Co-authored Mastering Leadership (2015) and Scaling Leadership (2019).
- Named a Utah Business CEO of the Year honoree in 2023.
- Co-authored The Whole Systems Approach and The Quest for Quality.
- Co-led Self-Organizing Systems: The New Science of Participation conferences with Margaret Wheatley.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Published Developing Others to Expand Impact on May 3, recounting lessons from mentors Hugh Knop and Steve Ewing.
- **2026-03** — Published essays on collective intelligence (March 18) and introspection (March 30).
- **2026-02** — Appeared with Bob Anderson on the February 25 episode of On the Balcony, The Next Stage of Leadership; published a ranch-childhood reflection on February 27.

## Links

- Website: https://leadershipcircle.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamaadams/

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