It's All About The People

The Executive's Guide to Success in Leadership and Life

Published by Advantage Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

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 Author

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.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Advantage Books (January 17, 2023)
  • Length: 230 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781642254426

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Raves and Reviews

Having had the opportunity to work with Pat Kunz and the company he led for many years, I was delighted to learn that he was willing to share his secrets to success. Now, I’m even more pleased to endorse his book. Successful leadership is never easy ... but when Pat made people, teamwork, and a total commitment to excellence his full focus and goal, the results were outstanding. I was fortunate enough to watch the company explode with success, so I enthusiastically recommend the advice he shares.
— Mary Scott Nabers
CEO, Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

Patrick Kunz gets it right with his book, It’s All about the People. Companies are built into communities by the people working together to accomplish common goals. Truly, it has always been and always will be about the people and our ability as leaders to lead with empathy.
— Kathleen Quinn Votaw
founder and CEO, Talent Trust Inc.

Leadership is about people — listening to everyone on your team, understanding the culture of your team, and guiding your entire team to work together for a common goal. Pat Kunz understands leadership well and clearly provides a blueprint for leadership success in It’s All about the People.
— Hon. R. Wayne Smith, PE, FNSPE
former state representative of Texas

Having met with Pat on a monthly basis for over five years, no CEO I’ve ever met cared more for people — and especially his employees. Pat had a strategic and sometimes stressful process for making key decisions that led to tremendous growth while maintaining a great culture. This book 8 provides vital insights to leading and growing your organization in an efficient and powerful way that puts people first.
— Dennis Howard
CEO, Vistage Chair

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