I draw on four decades of experience leading, observing, and living through organizational change. In 1997, I founded esther derby associates, inc. and work with a broad array of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start ups. My approach blends attention to humans and deep knowledge of complex adaptive systems.

In addition to consulting, I have an extensive background in designing and leading experiential learning. I teach workshops both on-line and in-person around the world. My workshops support leaders to explore how they can adapt the environment to amplify empowerment, engage in joint problem-solving, and evolve their systems towards better results.

I'm co-author of Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management and Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great. My latest book is 7 Rules for Positive Productive Change: Micro Shifts, Macro Results due out in August of 2019, just in time for the conference :-)