Timothy R. Clark

Timothy R. Clark (born August 28, 1964) is an American scholar, author, executive coach and organizational consultant. He is regarded as an authority on leadership and large-scale change. He is founder and CEO of TRClark, a management consulting, coaching, and corporate training company. Clark writes the weekly column, "On Leadership" for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has coached more than 100 executives in a variety of organizations.

Books

Clark's first book, Epic Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age (Jossey-Bass, 2007), put forward the "EPIC" method for leading large-scale organizational change and has been adopted by many organizations, including corporations, governments, educational institutions, and healthcare systems. In his second book, The Leadership Test: Will You Pass? Clark offers a short narrative of a Chicago high school teacher who teaches one of his students the principles of servant-leadership. His third book, The Employee Engagement Mindset (McGraw-Hill, 2012), is based on research with 150 employees in 50 organizations, across 13 different industries. Based on their findings, Clark and his co-authors minimize the importance of organizational conditions, arguing that sustainable employee engagement can only be achieved through the consistent, self-directed efforts of the employee.

Early Life and Education

Clark was born in Provo, Utah, the oldest of five children. He graduated from Skyline High School in Salt Lake City, Utah and was named an all-state football player and wrestler. He holds a bachelor's degree, cum laude, in International Relations from Brigham Young University(1989), and was named a first team academic all-American football player. He also earned a master's degree in Comparative Politics and Economics from the University of Utah (1993), and a doctorate degree in Social Science and Politics from Oxford University (1999), and was a Fulbright Scholar and British Overseas Research Scholar.

Clark lives in Alpine, Utah with his wife Tracey. They have six children: Timothy, Jr., Sarah, Ben, Emma, Mary, and Dan. Clark is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, descending from Mormon pioneer families who immigrated to the United States from England, Germany, and Denmark. From 1983 to 1985, Clark served as a Mormon missionary in Korea and speaks Korean. He has served in several leadership positions in the Church, including as bishop.