Julian Barling

(He/him)

I received all my university education in the Department of Psychology at WITS University in Johannesburg, South Africa, and am currently the Distinguished University Professor and the Borden Chair of Leadership in the Smith School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

I am the co-author with Simon Rego of "The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook for Leaders: How improving your mental health is essential to avoiding burnout and leading more effectively" (2026; https://www.newharbinger.com/9781648484773/the-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-workbook-for-leaders/).

I am also the author of "Brave new workplace: Designing productive, healthy and safe organizations" (2023). You can find more information about the book here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/brave-new-workplace-9780190648107?cc=ca&lang=en&
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"The science of leadership: Lessons from research for organizational leaders" (2014). More information about this book is available here: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199757015/

Experience

  • –present
    Distinguished University Professor and Borden Chair of Leadership. Author of "Brave new workplace: Designing productive, healthy and safe organizations" (2023), Queen's University, Ontario

Education

  • 1979 
    WITS University, Psychology

Honours

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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