Most transformation fails because of
organizational friction — not strategy, not technology.I help senior leaders across business and higher education solve the human side of complex change — where AI transformation makes it more urgent than ever.
Advising leaders through high-stakes
transformation with clarity, judgment, and purpose.
How I work with leaders
Strategic Advisory
“I need an experienced thought partner as I lead through this transformation — including what AI means for how we operate.”
Advise CEOs, founders, and executive leadership teams during periods of significant change
Partner with senior leaders on high-stakes strategy, transformation, and operating model decisions to align stakeholders and manage risk
Support governance and decision-making across growth, restructuring, and enterprise transformation initiatives
Strategy Development & Leadership Alignment
“We need help focusing our priorities
and aligning as a leadership team.”
Shape enterprise strategy through focused leadership forums that drive clarity, alignment, and decisive action
Guide long-range and annual planning discussions on strategic choices, tradeoffs, and investment priorities
Establish operating reviews as decision forums that reinforce accountability and enable course correction
Organizational Design &
Operating Model Transformation
“Our organizational structure and
ways of working are holding us back.”
Shape organizational structures and operating models to support strategy, scale, and performance during transformation
Advise leadership on operating model tradeoffs, decision rights, and accountability to enable execution
Support M&A integration through operating model alignment, leadership structure, and governance design
Succession Planning,
Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy
“Do we have the leadership and
talent to succeed in the future?”
Advise leadership on succession risk, leadership continuity, and readiness for critical roles
Guide workforce and future capability decisions aligned to enterprise strategy and transformation priorities
Support executive transitions and leadership onboarding at key organizational inflection points
Coach and support senior leaders during critical transitions to strengthen decision effectiveness, leadership confidence, and continuity
CURRENT WORK
Dave is currently developing The Friction Point — a framework and methodology for AI transformation that starts at the task level, where the actual human-AI division of work becomes visible with precision. The framework is the foundation for a book in development aimed at senior transformation leaders, and a companion digital tool that makes rigorous task-level AI analysis practical at organizational scale.If you are navigating AI transformation and want to engage with the ideas early, Dave is open to conversation.
Advising leaders on transformation in an AI-driven world
— where strategy, people, and execution meet."
About Dave Lindbom
Dave Lindbom is a senior executive and trusted advisor to leaders navigating complex, enterprise-level transformation. With more than 20 years at The Walt Disney Company, Dave led and advised large-scale change efforts across organizations ranging from a few hundred employees to global workforces of hundreds of thousands.Partnering closely with C-suite and senior leaders, Dave supported moments of significant disruption—clarifying strategy, reshaping operating models, strengthening leadership pipelines, and guiding organizations through change. His work consistently aligned business priorities with talent, culture, and data-driven insight to improve decision quality and organizational performance.Dave brings the perspective of a senior operator, not a career consultant. He has made the decisions his clients face in highly visible, high-stakes environments and is known for his clear judgment and pragmatic approach. Today, Dave works with senior leaders as an advisor and consulting partner, helping them cut through complexity, align their organizations, and lead transformation with confidence.Before Disney, Dave held leadership roles in consulting and custom development firms serving technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, government, and military organizations—experience that continues to inform the practical perspective he brings to his work.Today, Dave's focus is at the intersection of AI transformation and organizational change — where the gap between what AI can do and what organizations can actually implement creates the greatest risk and the greatest opportunity for senior leaders. Drawing on deep experience in large-scale transformation, Dave helps leadership teams move beyond the technology question to the harder one: how do you redesign work, decision-making, and organizational structure to capture real value from AI? He is currently developing a framework and methodology — The Friction Point — that gives leaders a task-level approach to AI integration that is rigorous, practical, and built for the pace of real transformation.
I have helped hundreds of leaders and organizations to lead
more effectively and drive complex change. How can I help you?