Since 1983, the Adaptive Business Leaders (ABL) Organization (originally SO/CAL/TEN) has been the proven fast-track for helping Health and Technology CEOs grow successful companies though their Executive Round Table program and industry-focused Conferences and Events.

ABL, California’s leading Chief Executives’ Organization, provides its Members with executive leadership coaching through its confidential peer CEO Advisory Board Round Tables and executive learning workshops, network of CEO peers and expert resources. ABL supports the needs of its Member CEOs by providing a place for top-level executives of publicly traded, private and not-for-profit companies to draw on the experience, knowledge and skill sets of their peers in a non-competing vertical industry personal advisory board - multi-coach approach - setting.

The core component of the ABL CEO Membership experience is the group Round Table meeting. Members meet once a month for a half day with a group of peer CEOs, Presidents, COOs and Division General Managers from non-competing companies all from the same industry (healthcare, technology or life sciences) in a trusted and confidential board room like setting, which allows the executive Members to tackle topics and enhance their decision making and business performance. Topics include: developing and honing new business strategies, new lines of business, best business practices, understanding new trends, developing an effective board of directors, leadership training and executive compensation.

Members also gather several times a year at workshops and conferences to exchange ideas and connect with other chief executives beyond their own CEO peer groups. In effect, ABL Members serve as each other’s business coaches within the Round Tables and are encouraged to connect and leverage their co-Member peers’ particular skills and expertise for additional leadership coaching, one-on-one, outside of their monthly group meeting. In addition, each Round Table’s Facilitator also serves as an objective business advisor, offering executive and industry insights and advice.

ABL's Chief Executive Leadership Development Round Table program is currently being offered in California's greater Orange County, Los Angeles and San Francisco County areas.

"When I think about some other experiences I’ve had... I’ve been a part of things that are expected to be these high level folks and you get there and it’s not like that. Well with ABL, it’s a little bit like being in an Executive MBA class at Wharton or something, except it’s a little bit better, because it’s not a class -- it’s really just all the professors talking about the problem. That’s how I feel about it [ABL]."

David Sayen, Region IX Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
ABL Member Since: 2005