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“Having someone there who had a deep understanding of my context and the certain knowledge that they would support me to achieve my business objectives was enormously helpful. I benefitted commercially and practically from their help.

— Ex Group Audit Director, Lloyds Banking Group

“Despite some initial skepticism my retreat was a very powerful experience. My mentor was really effective in helping me develop both professionally and personally and there has been a lasting impact on the way I operate.”

— Stéphanie Nguyen Qui, Head of HR & Admin, GDF SUEZ Energy International

“As a first time CEO the support from my Merryck mentor was invaluable. The retreat was challenging and forced me to think hard about what was truly important. The relationship gave me a structure to deal with all of the things that were swirling around in my head, and helped me to deal with difficult situations more effectively.”

— Steve Clarke, CEO, WH Smith

“My overall experience of Merryck was excellent. Despite some initial hesitation I found the retreat to be a hugely worthwhile investment, setting up a strong platform for our on-going mentoring relationship. I have no hesitation in recommending a Merryck mentor to anyone in a senior leadership role.”

— Tom Cronk, SVP Commercial Operations, ARM

“I only have positive things to say about Merryck. My mentor found just the right balance between encouragement and constructive challenge. He managed at one and the same time to get close to the business and my personal challenges, and also to retain a distance that allowed him always to bring fresh perspectives.”

— Steve Riley, CEO and President of GDF SUEZ Energy UK-Europe

“My retreat was fantastic. I really needed to sort some things out and I got clarity and perspective that were invaluable. I have implemented the ideas that came up and the results are dramatic. I feel like I have found an extra gear.”

— CEO, Banking

“When I took on a senior leadership role for a major pharmaceutical company, turbulent market conditions required wholesale change within the business. Merryck’s focus on strategic and operational issues helped me lead to a successful outcome. The perspective challenge that I gained from my mentor helped me attain excellent business results and equipped me for my next role as a public company CEO.”

— CEO, Healthcare Company

“My mentor understands the challenges that CEO’s face and provides wisdom based on his experience and knowledge. Merryck & Co provides a unique service by mentoring CEOs through CEOs. I thoroughly recommend their service to any leader looking for an external support network.”

— Group CEO, Financial Services Company

“I have experienced various consultants and coaches over the years, but feel that the balance Merryck brings is phenomenally powerful.”

— CEO, FTSE 250 Company

“My mentor has had a huge impact on my personal development and my businesses performance over the last 12-18 months. He has significantly helped me develop as a leader and always has my best interests at heart. I would thoroughly recommend Merryck & Co.”

— Paul Flaum, COO, Whitbread Hotels & Restaurants

“I found my mentor very practical, with deep executive experience coupled with a great approach to problem solving. The mentoring process has helped me to achieve greater clarity, has challenged my thinking and broadened my views in many areas.”

— CEO, Energy Company

“During my period of engagement with Merryck & Co, I found their support enormously beneficial to me personally and in delivering benefits to our organization. They operate with the highest professional standards but with an approach that is designed around the mentee’s individual needs. I also benefited from their network events and access across a number of their mentors when necessary. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”

— CEO, Marketing Solutions and Publishing

“I was something of a cowboy, running the largest business in the company. My mentor helped me not only as a successful unit leader, but in most effectively partnering with the Board and peers at the highest levels of the organization.”

— Division President, ITT Industries

“I was skeptical at first but my eyes were opened during the retreat – an intense, difficult but deeply rewarding experience. I have taken a close look at how I lead, and now understand the power of enabling others to excel. I can’t recommend the Merryck process highly enough.”

— Global Head, Global Chemicals Company

“Your focus on profit and performance with an appreciation of the demands of the CEO really attracted me. My retreat was outstanding. Our work together has broadened my horizons to the extent that my role as a leader has forever changed for the better.”

— Managing Director, Investment Bank

“My company is growing at a breakneck speed, and I am one of the few females at the C-level in my industry. Having a Merryck mentor who has helped me scale the organization and navigate senior leadership as a woman and who brings real-life experience has meant the difference in our company’s revenues and in my sanity.”

— Leslie Bradshaw, Former President, COO & Co-Founder of JESS3, Now COO of Guide

“This isn’t for someone who wants to make incremental changes, or do something they are already doing slightly better. It’s for the leader who wants to make a serious difference.”

— President, Energy Company

“My Merryck mentor’s driving mission was to help me succeed. Trusting him gave me the confidence to work through a variety of issues with a very capable and seasoned professional whose only concern was me. The best analogy I can think of is the relationship between a golfer and his caddy. Except in this case, the caddy was a former champion who had played the game at its highest levels.”

— Brian O’Malley, Chief Executive Officer, Domino Foods

“I found Merryck’s support enormously beneficial to me personally and in delivering benefits to our organization. They operate with the highest professional standards but with an approach that is designed around the client’s individual needs.”

— Patrick Martell, CEO, St Ives

Adam Bryant

Managing Director

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OVERVIEW

Adam Bryant is a respected and noted expert on executive leadership, whose work includes 525 Corner Office columns for the New York Times. He joins Merryck as Managing Director and Partner after a distinguished career as an editor and journalist. Bryant has a proven ability to distill real-world lessons and insights from his hundreds of interviews and turn them into practical tools, presentations and exercises to help Merryck clients deepen their leadership benches and strengthen their teams. He works with executive leadership teams and organizations to foster a culture of innovation, based on a best-practices framework he developed for his widely praised book, “Quick and Nimble.”

CAREER HISTORY

Prior to joining Merryck, Adam worked for 30 years as a journalist, including 18 years as a reporter, editor and columnist at The New York Times. 

Bryant interviewed more than 500 CEOs for “Corner Office,” a weekly series on leadership and management in The Times that he created in 2009. He is the author of two books based on themes that emerged from the interviews: “Quick and Nimble; Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation,” and “The Corner Office; Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed.”

Bryant was also a member of the team that produced the Innovation Report at The New York Times, which is widely considered a key inflection point in The Times’ transition to a digital-first company. He was also the lead editor of a series on the dangers of distracted driving that won a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2010.

Bryant’s work on leadership is used widely on college campuses, and he is a frequent speaker at business schools across the country. In addition to his consulting work on leadership development and mentoring, he teaches an executive course at Columbia University on “The Practice of Leadership.”

PERSONAL

Bryant earned his Bachelors degree from York University in Toronto and his Masters from Columbia University in New York. He and his wife have two children and live in New York City.

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