B. Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes is the co-founder of Barnes & Conti Associates Inc., an organizational learning and development firm. She has had over 35 years of experience in the fields of management, leadership, and organization development. Kim is the primary developer of Exercising Influence: Building Relationships and Getting Results, Constructive Negotiation, Consulting on the Inside, The Mastery of Change, Inspirational Leadership, Intelligent Risk-Taking, Creating a Culture for Risk and Innovation, C.O.A.C.H. for Peak Performance, The Art of Communication, and Leading Global and Virtual Teams, all of which are copyrighted programs of Barnes & Conti. She also co-developed the program Managing Innovation, Driving Ideas from Strategic Initiative to Value Creation with Dr. David Francis of the University of Brighton’s Centre for Research in Innovation Management. Kim’s work has been translated into 12 languages.
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"Kim Barnes is an energetic trainer and an exceptional mentor. Relating to people across the organizational spectrum and across cultures is fluid, as if second nature to her. Her practical approach and products are well thought out, directly relevant to the workplace, and about the most performance-based I've seen in a classroom context. Participants' knowledge and competencies in the target skills improve notably by the conclusion of the program." —Senior Executive, Consulting Firm |
Working in both internal and external roles, Kim has experience in a broad range of industries including technology, research and development, e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, telecommunications, aerospace, finance, distribution, public utilities, health care, manufacturing, insurance, and government. Kim is a frequent speaker at national and international professional conferences and meetings; she has also published a number of articles in professional journals in the U.S. and abroad.
She is the author of the book, Exercising Influence: A Guide for Making Things Happen at Work, at Home, and in Your Community (3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, July, 2015). She has co-authored a book with Beverly Scott, Consulting on the Inside: A Practical Guide for Internal Consultants (ATD Press, 2011) and, with Aviad Goz, Self-Navigation: A Compass for Guiding Your Life and Career. Her latest book, Building Better Ideas: How Constructive Debate Inspires Courage, Collaboration, and Breakthrough Solutions, was published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Kim holds a master's degree in Human Development from the University of Maryland. Her clients have included Abbott Laboratories, BioMarin, Cisco Systems, CitiGroup, the Haas Business School of the University of California, Medtronic, NetApp, Genentech, San Francisco General Hospital, and the U.S. Department of Energy, among many others.
To relax, Kim writes fiction and enjoys travel photography. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.