It’s All about the People

PATRICK L. KUNZ is a husband, father, leadership mentor, and former president of Halff Associates, a leading engineering and architecture firm based in the Dallas, Texas area. Pat is a 1979 civil engineering graduate of Texas A&M. Over his 40 - year career at Halff Associates, the company experienced substantial growth, expanding from 40 to 1000-plus people. The company also expanded its presence from one office in Dallas to 23 offices in five states. During Pat¿s leadership tenure, the firm was recognized as one of the ¿best firms to work for¿ by Zweig Group, the Dallas Morning News, and the Austin American Statesman. It was also recognized by the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Cox School of Business as one of the 100 fastest-growing firms in the Dallas region for multiple years, and by the Dallas Business Journal as a fastest-growing Middle Market 50 company. Pat currently lives in Texas.

WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR AS A LEADER? GREAT LEADERS HAVE CLARITY ABOUT THEIR INTERNAL VALUES. They communicate and lead with those values in mind every day. Author Pat Kunz writes about his leadership experiences as the president of a large professional services engineering/architecture firm in a straightforward and easy-to-read way.After decades at the helm of a leading company driving successful strategies and dramatic growth, he decided to capture and share his favorite leadership lessons. No matter what kind of organization you work in, this is a book that will demystify your leadership journey.Pat keeps it simple: values are what really matter. Teams that truly work are driven by enthusiasm, integrity, and respect.

About the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroductionWhat Is Leadership?Know YourselfLessons Learned from a Succession of LeadersHandling Leadership StressValuable Leadership LessonsCoaches and PartnersGrowthSuccessLeadership JourneyThe Collaborative LeaderLiving, Leading and Learning through AdversityWhat You Think, You AreThe Next SceneEpilogueA Compendium of Leadership Lessons LearnedFoundational Points for Leadership SuccessFavorite Books