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B. Kim Barnes is president and CEO of Barnes & Conti Associates, Inc., an independent learning and organization development firm.She has more than thirty years of experience in the fields of management, leadership, and organization development.

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advance Praise for Exercising Influence

"This book is the guide to understanding what success looks like in influence situations. It provides a critical skill set for leaders at all levels."
?Diana Hayden, director, Applied Global University, Applied Materials

"Exercising Influence will help anyone working in a complex organization trying to get things done without authority or the power of position. This book is filled with down-to-earth practical tips that you can use to move your project forward."
?Debra Mipos, director, Physician Training and Development, Kaiser Permanente

praise for the first edition

"Kim Barnes' new book is a winner, full of wisdom and good advice about how to influence others. That's what we all need to do all the time . . .this is a book that everyone can use."
?Bill Bridges, consultant and author, JobShift and You, Inc.

"Influence is central to leadership. Without the ability to mobilize others, the smartest people with the grandest visions will accomplish nothing. In Exercising Influence, Kim Barnes has demystified the complex and sophisticated techniques of influence, making them understandable and available to anyone who yearns to get extraordinary things done in organizations. Before you read another leadership book, read this one. It'll enable you to enact your dreams."
?Jim Kouzes, coauthor, The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart, and chairman emeritus, Tom Peters Company