“This book really affirms the leadership style I aspire to and confirms principles all leaders should focus on. It is a timely and instructive guidebook for leaders in organizations who need to establish and maintain credibility.”
- James S. Beard, President of Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. and Vice President of Caterpillar Inc.

" When I was with Coca Cola, I worked with Barbara Pagano in putting together the initial strategies of driving an integrated supply management approach across the business system (Coca Cola Company and its bottlers worldwide). We were very successful in driving implementation, and transparency was a key enabler. Barbara's concepts are on target and very much in line with my personal beliefs and how I have always tried to lead. Read her book and learn how to build credibility through transparency - it is essential for sustainable business success."
- Carl K. Kooyoomjian, Executive Vice President, Technical Affairs and Worldwide Operations, Revlon Inc.

" A book timed perfectly for imperfect times. This is a must read for leaders. But they should do more than just read The Transparency Edge – they should implement its principles."
- Donald Distasio, CEO of American Cancer Society, Eastern Division Inc.

“ As a Small Business Investment Company, we invest millions of dollars in businesses. The Transparency Edge defines ‘the new test’ for measuring good talent in which to invest, and it gives us a tool to not only evaluate but to educate our portfolio CEOs.”
- Whitney Johns Martin, CEO, Chair and Co-Founder of Capital Across America, Inc.

" If you're trying to build credibility, this book shows you how to do it. It is compelling and insightful on a tough and timely topic.”
- R. Clayton McWhorter, Chairman of Clayton Associates, Founder and Chairman of LifeTrust America, former Chairman and CEO of HealthTrust, and former Chairman of HCA

“ While many of today’s business leaders are reeling from the ravages of ethics inquiries at home and abroad, the impact of low morale, and the struggles of managing discontinuous change, a few smart executives understand that the benefits of their own loyalty to others, a clear and open style, and personal vulnerability are personal attributes which drop benefits right to the business bottom line! These leaders are building and sustaining themselves plus their organizations by honing their own Transparency Edge. Others would be well served to do so, too.”
- Ray Capp, author of When You Mean Business About Yourself, CEO of ConduIT Corporation, and former EVP of Thomas Nelson Publishers and COO of Ingram Entertainment

“ The Transparency Edge goes to the heart of what real leadership is all about. It offers a practical guide to anyone ready to take the first step toward meaningful organizational change. Practicing transparent leadership will produce profound results.”
- William E. Troutt, President of Rhodes College

“ Barbara Pagano is a great coach. The Transparency Edge not only can help you become a better leader, it can help you coach others so that they become better leaders.”
- Marshall Goldsmith, listed in The Wall Street Journal as one of the nation’s "top 10" executive educators and author/editor of 16 books on leadership

" Wonder why your people are half-hearted in their commitment to your ideas? Want to know what stands between you and significantly greater leadership influence? Read this book. Want more than knowledge? Practice what Barbara Pagano teaches in this essential volume and your leadership effectiveness will soar.”
- Joseph Grenny, co-author of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

“ Pagano, you hit the nail right on the head. The Transparency Edge embraces the key ingredient for organizational and individual success. Super job!”
- Keith Harrell, author of Attitude Is Everything

“ Barbara Pagano has reached beyond ‘Emotional Intelligence’ into something even more substantive – leadership transparency. Her insights are brilliant, and her leadership prescription, if followed, will revitalize your company and recharge its culture.”
- Dr. Jim Harris, author of Leadership at the Top and Finding and Keeping Great Employees

“ One of the foundations of my professional career has been to never stop learning – and The Transparency Edge is a powerful learning instrument for managers at any level.”
- Gary Strack, President and CEO, Boca Raton Community Hospital Inc.

“ Powerful insights about what everybody wants, few get, and even fewer keep. Beautifully written.”
- Gene Griessman, author of The Words Lincoln Lived By and Time Tactics Of Very Successful People

“ The Transparency Edge provides a clear blueprint for becoming a respected leader. The principles Barbara Pagano describes will build employer/employee relationships and result in a more motivated and productive workforce. Managers and CEOs alike should read this book."
- Cindy Ventrice, author of Make Their Day! Employee Recognition That Works

“ A powerful book by a powerful speaker! The Transparency Edge redefines true leadership and provides a roadmap for how leaders can succeed while working by tenets like honesty, grace, humility, and sincerity.”
- Pat Pierce, Director, Opportunity Development Center, Vanderbilt University, and winner of the 2003 Athena Award

“ The Transparency Edge is the essential tool for leading, managing and advancing a workforce that has heard it all and lacks faith in the future. Nothing is as compelling to people these days as transparency, and this book offers relevant case studies and timely research into a subject that challenges even the best of leaders. In the war for talent, transparency is perhaps the most winsome trait, and The Transparency Edge cracks the code for those in earnest about developing this leadership survival skill.”
- Casey Hawley, author of 100+ Tactics for Office Politics and 100+ Winning Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions

" Finally, a book about leadership that does more than just tell us to "develop a vision." And what it tells us will turn the field of leadership, rightfully so, on its head! The old leader behaviors of bravado, charisma, and arrogance gave us debacles like Enron, Worldcom, and Arthur Andersen. The transparent leader offers a set of new, and ultimately more prosperous and enduring, leader behaviors. Things like rigorous honesty, vulnerability, reasonability, and humility. Ultimately this book proves what we've suspected all along, that authenticity is far more powerful than authority."
- Bill Treasurer, author of Right Risk, and founder of Giant Leap Consulting

“ Relevant, refreshing, and timely! This book should be on the reading list of not only business leaders, but every MBA student and management professor.”
- Dr. Liz Thach, Professor of Management, Sonoma State University School of Business & Economics

“ Having consulted with businesses and corporations in their recruitment and retention strategy for over 25 years, I have noted that most people don’t leave companies because of money or a ‘better opportunity’…they leave because their manager lacked the leadership skills and credibility to motivate others to follow, usually promoting a clandestine or Byzantine environment. As Barbara Pagano so aptly delivers, transparency is the trend to stay for tomorrow’s leaders.”
- Margot King, Radio talk show host and producer of “Job Talk” and Founder and CEO of Fork in the Road Communications

“ The credibility that comes from the very process of striving for transparency is part of building leadership and teaming mastery. I’ve worked with Barbara, so I know first-hand that her concepts and her process are powerful and effective.”
- Ken Denman, President and CEO, iPass, Inc.

“ As the world changes, so must business leaders push themselves to change the way they run their companies. While still a rarity, transparent leadership – as defined in The Transparency Edge – is fast becoming a common goal for leaders who want to succeed and the new standard by which they are measured by their followers.”
- Lee Larsen, Regional Vice President, Rocky Mountain Region, Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

“ Dynamic, inspiring, and real-world! Truly a must-read for every person who wants to know how to incorporate the synergy of servant leadership, genuine authenticity, and credibility in their lives.”
- Linda Wind, CEO and President, Possible Woman Enterprises, Inc., and Chair, Possible Woman Foundation International

“ Leadership confidence is a new item on the balance sheet, written in ‘invisible ink.’ You may not be able to see it but you know when it is missing. How do leaders earn credibility and the confidence of their constituents? Read The Transparency Edge to find out.”
- Molly Breazeale, Global Talent Developer, ING Americas

“ The business landscape is shifting and the competency models are changing. Never has there been a more critical time to provide resources and tools for leadership development. Barbara Pagano’s book, The Transparency Edge, fills a hunger for tools and strategies that will improve leadership competencies, sharpen the skills and guide the experiences of leaders in the twenty-first century. It is a must read for any leader who wishes to cultivate the best of their human resources.”
- Barbara McMahon, President of the Center for Transitional Management and an Affiliate Partner of the Alliance For Strategic Leadership Coaching and Consulting

“ With so much being said about ‘full disclosure’ and ‘authenticity’ since the recent corporate accounting scandals, it is a pleasure to read a book that defines these terms with such clarity and intelligence. Indeed, The Transparency Edge serves as a much-needed primer on honest, engaged leadership—leadership that begins with an understanding of the job’s human dimensions.”
- Dr. Betty L. Siegel, President of Kennesaw State University and co-author of Becoming an Invitational Leader: A New Approach to Professional and Personal Success

" Barbara Pagano has written a timely piece on a timeless subject: credibility. It brings the reader back to common sense... things that we already know but must strive to remember. For the people who have the courage to apply the discipline, this will be a great guide. I will suggest to my people that they read it, refer to it, and apply it."
- Robert B. Switzer, Vice President of Operations, Lamar Advertising Company

“ Credibility is the key to effective leadership. And Barbara Pagano does an outstanding job describing what it is and how to get it. Essential reading for anybody who wants to be taken seriously...and succeed on their own terms.”
- Connie Glaser, Co-Author, What Queen Esther Knew (Rodale 2003) and Swim with the Dolphins (Warner Books)

" Barbara Pagano has written what will become a leadership staple and a ‘must have’ resource. The Transparency Edge is a great study in human behavior and what it takes to be a courageous, yet vulnerable leader.”
- Valencia Adams, VP/Chief Diversity Officer, BellSouth Corporation

" The daily business headlines chronicle the devastating consequences of separating principles and purpose from profit and performance. The Transparency Edge allows us to see clearly the authentic path to sustainable business performance. This book is an invaluable resource for navigating yourself and your organization through the crossroads of business ethics and organizational performance."
- Kevin Cashman, CEO of LeaderSource & Author of the best-selling books, Leadership from the Inside Out and Awakening the Leader Within

“ Transparency is the antidote to the mistrust poisoning the waters of American business in the wake of Enron, WorldCom and Andersen. Leaders who put this principle to work will be rewarded with loyal employees, customers and investors.”
- John C. Knapp, Founder and President of The Southern Institute for Business and Professional Ethics

" This book is the break-through in defining LEADERSHIP TRANSPARENCY – the art of being open and forthcoming in business. My book touches on the subject, yet this incredibly important aspect of leadership is so hard to define – Barbara and Elizabeth Pagano have done it and given us definitive ‘how to go do it’ tools in The Transparency Edge.”
- Kraig Kramers, CEO, International Speaker and Author of CEO Tools: The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager's Success

“ While technology has given business tremendous speed, building a credible reputation is still slow, diligent work. One book, however, clears the path and shows leaders where to start now. Have you read The Transparency Edge yet?”
- Joan E. Herbig, CEO of XcelleNet, and the 2001 Woman of the Year in Technology by the Technology Association of Georgia

“ To engage, retain and develop talent calls for leaders to exhibit the critical personal dimensions described by the authors. Any organization that does not have ‘transparency’ on their leadership competency list will want to amend it immediately after reading this highly readable book.”
- Dr. Beverly Kaye, Founder and CEO of Career Systems International and Co-Author of Love'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay and Love It, Don't Leave It: 26 Ways to Get What You Want at Work

“ In a culture where business practices push the ethical envelope, anger is fashionable, and self-composure is a lost art, Barbara Pagano not only outlines better options for workplace behavior, she offers a roadmap for getting there as well. Indeed, transparency can transform, if one is willing to do the work.”
- C. Leslie Charles, author of Why Is Everyone So Cranky?