About the Author

Barry Flicker is founder of Basic Training, a company based in the San Francisco Bay area that offers a complete curriculum of courses in management and professional development to organizations intent on keeping pace with the rapid transformations of the global economy.

He has authored texts for courses on project management, collaborative negotiating, conflict resolution, nonlinear problem solving, meeting management, and effective communication. His work helps free people from the limiting assumptions and counterproductive behavior blocking their success. The immediate applicability of this approach has made him one of the most sought-after experts in Silicon Valley and throughout the country.

In addition to a “Who’s Who” list of corporate clients, Flicker’s work has, for years, been utilized as part of the professional development curriculum of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His Project Game has become part of one of the leading business incubation courses in the country taught at the University of California–Berkeley.114

Flicker’s success as a trainer, consultant, writer, and speaker reflect a colorful personal history that has included touring with a rock band, performing as a stage magician, working the comedy clubs of San Francisco, and serving as a whitewater river guide. He and his wife live in Marin County, California, with their fish Roshi and a constant flow of kids.