Patrick T. Malone, who coaches the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)’s Professional Development program Effective Communication Skills for IT Professionals, is the co-author of the new book, Cracking the Code to Leadership.

In the book, Malone and his co-authors, G. Thomas Herrington and James Georges, share the secrets of intuitive leadership that they have uncovered through years of research and working with business leaders and Fortune 500 companies around the world.

The first in a series of how-to books planned by the author, Cracking the Code to Leadership is filled with practical examples and exercises developed by the PAR Group, an Atlanta based leadership and training consulting firm. Malone and Herrington are Senior Partners of The PAR Group and Georges is the CEO.

“Effective leaders, from the assembly line to the board room, exhibit clear, definable skills every time they lead,” says Malone. “Our book identifies these skills that leaders repeatedly use and then demonstrates how readers can make the skills part of their everyday lives.”

“Instead of talking about the what’s and why’s of leadership, we actually show people how to lead, something other leadership books fail to do,” says Herrington. “We filled Cracking the Code with real-life, practical examples and exercises similar to ones we use in our PAR training programs, so we know they work and that they deliver sustainable, measurable results.”

The purpose of the book, according to the authors, is to give readers the how-to tools they need to hone their skills so they can accomplish more at work, at home and in their communities. “The leadership skills that we reveal in our book,” says Georges, “are based on research by Nobel Prize winner Herb Simon, on years of observing leaders in action in all walks of life and on our own leadership experiences.”

Malone has 35 years experience in management roles with the American Greetings Corporation and The Scott Companies; Herrington spent over 10 years with IBM in operations, training and sales management; and Georges oversees The PAR Group’s worldwide training operations.

About the PAR Group
Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., and founded in 1979, The PAR Group (www.thepargroup.com ) has successfully coached over half a million people, from CEO’s to customer service representatives, on how to influence other people to take action. As a result, The PAR Group is recognized an international training and consulting leader that has strong, long-term relationships with companies all over the world. Included among PAR’s client list are Barclay’s Bank, Coca Cola, Delta, DuPont, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Quaker Oats, Southern Company, Thomas Cook and Verizon.