Leslie W. Braksick, Ph.D., Cofounder of CLG, led the research and authorship of the book with her colleague and veteran C-suite coach James S. Hillgren, Ph.D., a CLG Partner. They were assisted by CLG Partner and leadership expert, Tracy Thurkow, Ph.D. and Clinical Psychologist, Jennifer Howard.

Leslie W. Braksick, Ph.D., is a nationally known consultant, executive coach, and author. Her greatest strengths lie in her ability to quickly analyze complex organizational histories and challenging business conditions, while helping her senior executive clients to develop targeted implementation strategies, coach their own leadership teams, and cultivate a culture to achieve strategic change.

Over fifteen years ago, Leslie cofounded The Continuous Learning Group, Inc. (CLG), which is now the largest behaviorally based consulting firm in the world. She has held several pivotal roles in CLG, including Senior Partner, President, CEO, and Chairman, driving CLG's strategy development and execution. Most of Leslie's personal consulting work today is with CEOs and their direct reports and Boards, on matters of executive development and succession, leadership effectiveness, and large scale change implementation and strategy execution.

The second edition of Leslie's book Unlock Behavior, Unleash Profits (2007, McGraw-Hill) ranked #14 on the Wall Street Journal's Best Selling Business Books List in July, 2007. The book has also been ranked #6 of the top 10 business books in 2007 according to 800CEORead. In her book, Leslie makes a compelling case for the critical role that behavior and leadership play in successfully executing business strategy.

Leslie holds a doctorate in Applied Behavior Science and master's in Industrial Psychology. She is currently enrolled at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health part-time and expects to complete her MPH in May, 2011.

Leslie is a frequent keynoter or featured speaker at professional conferences. Her recent publications span the topics of executive coaching, behavioral solutions to business problems, and the impact of terrorism on the U.S. economy and business.

Leslie currently serves on the Boards of CLG, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation, Imani Christian Academy, and Princeton Theological Seminary, where she is the Board Vice-Chair.

James Hillgren, Ph.D., specializes in helping businesses and organizations increase competitive performance by working with executives in the implementation of the unique practices of organizations with sustained high performance. He also provides executive coaching and education to senior leaders in the effective use of behavior-based leadership skills, working with leaders to build appropriate measurement and reward systems that complement and support existing strategy and challenging existing performance measurement systems. He helps leaders guide the development of human performance and reinforcement systems to focus behavior in the right direction.

Jim's experience includes extensive work with clients in organizational redesign, the development of leadership potential, reward and recognition system architecture, and culture change. He has worked with a wide range of industries, including petroleum, manufacturing, civil engineering, telecommunications, healthcare, and insurance.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Jim earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Prior to joining CLG, Jim was national director for Aubrey Daniels and Associates and was a partner with the Hay Group.

He has made presentations to a number of organizations, including the International Association of Business Communicators, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Association for Industrial Engineers and the American Managed Care and Review Association.

About CLG

CLG (The Continuous Learning Group, Inc.), cofounded in 1993 by Drs. Leslie Braksick and Julie Smith, has grown into the largest behaviorally based management consulting firm in the world. CLG's clients come from the Fortune 500—along with non-U.S. clients of similar size.

CLG offers a consulting partnership that has a lifelong impact on its clients, their people, and their organizations by applying the science of behavior to clients' most pressing business challenges and opportunities enabling clients to achieve remarkable and measurable results in ways that develop high performing cultures.

Most clients employ one of CLG's three offers, or some combination of them: Performance Catalyst®, Leadership Catalyst SM, or Change Catalyst SM. To learn more about CLG, visit www.clg.com, call 412-269-7240 x2038 or email.