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It is widely recognized that leadership is a critical factor in enabling any organization to adapt to its environment through implementing strategy, thereby surviving and thriving. This book takes research from a diverse range of fields on human behavior and distills it down into three themes in which leadership behavior is vital. Author Tom Barker labels these three themes Intentions, Influence, and Information, and their typical actions are described and illustrated by examples. Readers are taught how to achieve common purposes, collective decisions, and credible results.

Leadership For Results is aimed not only at executives but all managers responsible for implementing strategy, including their advisors in areas like Human Resources, Information Technology, Quality and Finance. It is applicable to organizations large and small, in the private sector, public sector, and not-for-profit.

Tom Barker is a principal in Process Design Consultants, a firm committed to improving client results by bringing thinking to life. Over the past two decades, he has helped a wide variety of private and public sector organizations in North America and Europe change the way they conduct their business. Typically this has involved working with CEOs, executives, management teams, project teams, and internal change agents, such as HR. Some of the industries he’s worked in include packaging, forest products, pharmaceuticals, industrial distribution, retailing, financial services, food production, computer systems, provincial government, city governments, healthcare, professional associations, and charitable organizations. Barker earned a Ph.D. from Manchester University, is a senior member of the American Society for Quality, and is a graduate of Mastercoach Mike Jay’s B\Coach executive coaching program. He has published numerous articles and been a frequent conference speaker.