Dennis N.T. Perkins, Ph.D. is President of The Syncretics Group, a consulting firm devoted to effective leadership in the face of rapid change, economic adversity, sudden growth, and other demanding environments. Dr. Perkins has worked for over twenty years as an advisor to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 50 corporations to nonprofit associations. His clients include American Express, Bose, Corning, GTE, Honeywell, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, United Technologies, and the State of Connecticut.
  
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Dr. Perkins began his quest to understand exceptional leadership while serving as a Marine infantry officer in Vietnam. After Vietnam, his passion for leadership continued in graduate school - first at Harvard University, where he earned his MBA, then as a doctoral student in psychology at The University of Michigan.
 
Joining the faculty of the Yale University School of Management, Dr. Perkins confronted the challenge of teaching courses on leadership, teamwork, and organizational effectiveness. Drawing on his experiences in Vietnam, he devised a breakthrough approach to critical leadership concepts. He began to apply insights from groups at The Edge - the outer limits of human endurance - to illuminate the qualities and behaviors that distinguish truly outstanding leaders. "By studying The Edge," Dr. Perkins believes, "we can learn the things needed to lead organizations to their full potential, and we can remember these principles when we are stretched, stressed, and challenged."
  
Dr. Perkins has written extensively on leadership and organizational effectiveness. He is the author of Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition, and Managing Creation: The Challenge of Building a New Organization.

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