Into the Storm (31 page)

D
ennis N.T. Perkins
is Chief Executive Officer of
The Syncretics Group
. He has worked for over twenty-five years as an advisor to senior leaders in organizations ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to nonprofit associations. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, he served as a Marine infantry officer in Vietnam, subsequently receiving his MBA from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in psychology at The University of Michigan.

While a faculty member at the Yale University School of Management, he developed a breakthrough leadership approach based on the study of groups facing
The Edge
—the outer limits of human endurance. By studying
The Edge
, he believes, “leaders can learn what it takes to help their organizations achieve their greatest potential. And they can remember these principles when they are stretched, stressed, and challenged to the limit.”

He has written extensively on leadership and organizational effectiveness and is the author of
Managing Creation: The Challenge of Building a New Organization
and “Race to the South Pole” in
The Encyclopedia of Leadership
.

Jillian B. Murphy
is Director of Client Services at
The Syncretics Group
. Jillian graduated magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut and received her MA in Industrial / Organizational Psychology at the University of New Haven. She has studied, worked, and volunteered extensively in Cape Town, South Africa. She has worked with the Networking HIV/AIDS Community of South Africa, the African National Congress Women's League, and the Department of Epidemiology and Health at Yale University.

In her free time, Jillian enjoys running and competed in the Philadelphia and New York City marathons. She resides in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Dennis Perkins
and
Jillian Murphy
are coauthors of
Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
and “Using the Power of Resonant Metaphor to Increase Leadership Effectiveness.”

They can be contacted at:
The Syncretics Group
869 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203-779-5329
www.syncreticsgroup.com

Also by Dennis N.T. Perkins!

Leading at The Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition
Second Edition, Paperback

By Dennis N.T. Perkins with Margaret P. Holtman and Jillian B. Murphy

“Perkins is a connoisseur of leadership in circumstances of great peril…[A] thoughtful work.”                                          —
The New York Times

In December of 1914, the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, sailed from the island of South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. Its goal: the first overland crossing of Antarctica. Soon trapped in a prison of solid pack ice, the crew became engaged in a legendary fight against brutal cold, impenetrable ice, dwindling food, and complete isolation. Despite these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, the team remained cohesive, congenial, and mercifully alive—a fact that speaks not just to luck but to an unparalleled feat of leadership.

Part adventure tale, part leadership guide,
Leading at The Edge
demonstrates the power of strong leadership in times of adversity, uncertainty, and change.

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Leading at The Edge
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