Dr. Tom Barrett is president of Business/Life Management, Inc. and specializes in working with individual leaders and management and sales teams.

His career has spanned over twenty years, working with corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and members of Congress. He has spent over 10,000 hours one-on-one with Senators and Congressman on Capitol Hill and has been one of the only people to be invited to address both sides of the House. Dr. Barrett has had tribute paid to him in the Congressional Record for his contributions to the lives of the members of Congress.

Having spoken to members of Congress, at the United Nations, NASA, the CIA, and as a frequent speaker to corporations, he is regarded as one of the most insightful and motivating speakers in America.

Dr. Barrett graduated summa cum laude while pursuing two masters degrees and a Ph.D. in psychology. He is also a best selling author.

Tom is an avid golfer, archer, and skier who lives with his wife and two daughters in Vienna, Virginia.

Personal Message from Dr. Barrett I'd like to thank you for visiting this site and learning about my new book and my thoughts on leadership. It's a fascinating subject that we as humans will probably never tire of talking and learning about. People often assume that my database of knowledge on the subject of leadership comes from three "E's": education, experience, and exposure. And let's face it, I ought to have something to say on this subject after running my own corporation for twenty years and working with corporate and political leaders around the country. But while I am genuinely grateful for the uniqueness of my experience in each of these areas, they are not the primary reason that I had the desire to write on the subject of leadership. If you look past all of my professional responsibilities and titles, I am something very simple at heart. First, I am an observer/analyst. Second, I am a teacher. I have made a life-long study of leadership as an observer/analyst in the upper echelons of the corporate and political world. My books are nothing more than the coalescing of the insights and skills that I have been observing, modeling, and teaching for many years. In my new book, I give five definitions and seven descriptors of leadership. But in seven words I can give you my most preferred and succinct definition of leadership: Leadership is providing vision, skill, and motivation. My passion for this aspect of leadership is made clear by the fact that I dedicate an entire chapter to this definition. It is extremely powerful when leaders grasp the importance of providing vision, skill, and motivation and then learn to identify in real time which of these is needed by those whom they lead. All the best, Dr. Barrett