© dominion. All rights reserved. developed by :: Fomax Tech ::                   Phil Harkins Chief Executive Officer             As founder and CEO of Linkage, Inc., Phil has created and led Linkage to become a cutting-edge, global leadership and organizational development company. Phil is an internationally-known expert in the areas of organizational development, leadership, communications and executive coaching. Through his work at Linkage, he has led hundreds of organizations toward better performance, strategic advantage, and routine excellence. Along with leadership expert Warren Bennis, Phil is co-chair of Linkage’s Global Institute for Leadership Development, which has trained and developed over 4,000 leaders worldwide.     He has also facilitated over 800 meetings and has been a principal speaker at over 400 conferences, symposia, and retreats throughout the world. Phil's clients include numerous Fortune 500 companies worldwide, as well as government agencies, hospitals, small businesses and non-profit organizations. Over the past sixteen years Phil has worked with leaders, leadership teams and boards in over twenty-five countries. His past experience of living, learning languages and working abroad for seven years has made him comfortable in multi-national settings. He has consulted with and coached leaders in Asia, North America, South America, Europe and the Middle East. Phil has authored original research on emerging global leaders, leadership development, change management, and communications. Phil has also written several books, including Click!, which takes communications to the next level in helping leaders to combine communications with their ability to connect with others. His landmark book, Powerful Conversations: How High-Impact Leaders Communicate, is widely read and highly acclaimed as the textbook for honing leadership communications. He, along with Howard Morgan and Marshall Goldsmith, are the editors of the The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching, an invaluable resource on executive coaching. His book, Everybody Wins, a Wall Street Journal best selling book, is based on an extensive research study on how leaders create maximum impact on their organizations and was published in December 2004. Best Practices for Succession Planning, which he edited along with Mark Sobol and Terry Conley, is the ultimate guide for planning, developing, implementing, and sustaining succession planning and was published in June 2007. Phil’s newest book, In Search of Leadership, was published in the fall of 2008. In addition, he has written numerous professional articles for a variety of publications. Phil has also been intricately involved in the development of assessment tools (he was the primary architect for creating the most comprehensive leadership assessment inventory and communications style inventory) available on the market today. Professional Background Prior to founding Linkage in 1988, Phil held senior management positions at Keane, Inc. and Raytheon, both in the United States and abroad. As a member of the executive team at Keane, Phil helped the company become one of the fastest growing, most successful, and largest software companies in the world. It was at this time that he formulated his process for helping executives develop their own system of leading. This system helps leaders combine a clear perspective with building knowledge, skills and tools to increase efficiency, effectiveness, productivity and innovation in their work. He also served on the faculty and as a senior administrator for Boston University. Phil has received three advanced degrees at Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College. While at Harvard, Phil studied under worldwide experts in human behavior and completed a doctorate under the advisement of Chris Argyris, the foremost authority on organizational behavior.   back to thought leaders