Fredrik Schuller

EVP, Global Head of Centers of Excellence, BTS

Fredrik has been with BTS for 19 years and held all the positions from entry level consultant to Executive Vice President.

Fredrik has initiated, led and grown the relationships with our largest clients in the US such as Salesforce (for 10 years), and Chevron (for 10 years) and some of the larger companies in Scandinavia such as Schibsted. In this role, Fredrik led the design and delivery of leadership development for thousands of senior executives and hundreds of thousands of leaders for fortune 100 companies during his 16 years in San Francisco. He has co-innovated many of the core solutions and methodologies at BTS including moments based simulations, executive leader labs, AI coaching bots, AI 360s, and hybrid simulations.

Fredrik has also worked with senior executives in leading global companies to design and deliver their leadership summits and executive offsites. He has partnered senior executives in organizations such as Salesforce, NetApp, Chevron, Okta, Schibsted and NBIM and others to help them develop as executives, executive teams and align their leaders to new strategies and develop the new leadership and mindsets required to execute new strategies and transformations.

He led the largest global BTS office, Western US, and had responsibility for the growth of the business, the growth of the talent, and delivery for all the clients. In his current role, Fredrik leads Talent Leadership and Learning for EMEA and the coaching global center of excellence.

Outside of work Fredrik is enjoying learning to Wing Foil in between playing with his two young boys. Based in Oslo. BA with Honors in Management Science and Operations Research, University of Strathclyde

Languages: English, Norwegian

Publications

Blog Posts
May 16, 2023
Why horizontal and vertical development are the keys to future success
Vertical development is about expanding your mindset. Here are 3 aspects in your interventions for prime conditions in vertical development.
Blog Posts
August 30, 2022
Generations of your leaders have never experienced a recession in their professional lives. Are you ready?
Fredrik Schuller and Bhavik Modi share ways new generations of leaders can build resilience in their teams at economic inflection points.
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Podcasts
September 20, 2024
Mastering the art of leadership development: A solution for L and D professionals
In this episode, Rick Cheatham is joined by Will Heard and Fredrik Schuller to discuss their recent work in leadership and development.
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Podcasts
March 20, 2023
What we’ve learned (so far) by using AI in coaching
Fredrik Schuller, Head of Coach and EVP, shares how AI can augments leadership coaching by increasing consistency, accessibility, and scale.
Whitepapers
September 3, 2026
How AI solves coaching's three critical gaps
AI can close coaching's three biggest gaps, self-report bias, no proof of change, and fading impact, by turning everyday work into continuous evidence.
Whitepapers
January 10, 2025
An emerging role of coach in learning journeys
Traditional coaching focuses on individual growth and is evolving into something far more integrated and dynamic: the coach as learning partner.
Whitepapers
September 10, 2024
Why even the best intended leadership development efforts often fail
Organizations invest heavily in leadership development programs, yet many remain dissatisfied with their return on investment.
Whitepapers
September 11, 2023
The missing ingredient in strategy execution and organizational transformation: strategically aligned mindset coaching
In successful change initiatives, one key factor is often overlooked or underutilized – strategically aligned mindset coaching.
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From AI Roadmap to AI Reinvention: Empowering People at the Point of Work
BTS and Brandon Hall Group experts reveal what the top 10% of AI-leading companies are doing differently — and what it means for talent leaders at the forefront of change.
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Embedding Leadership Principles for Lasting Impact and Success
Learn how Constellium and If P&C Insurance developed leadership capabilities to build resilience, support strategic shifts, and drive business results.
Leadership to Support a Change and Transformation Business Strategy
Explore how leadership development can drive successful business transformation, with award-winning examples from SLB, WillScot, and Smiths Group.
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