ABOUT

KNP helps its clients become great communicators.

Our methods employ evidence-based insights from social science as well as techniques from professional and performance contexts that help clients develop new skills and learn to coach themselves.

KNP is recognized as an authority and thought leader in the field:

KNP's founders have written books that shape the conversation about communication.
- Matthew Kohut's Speaking Out: The New Rules of Business Leadership Communication is the first full-length book to address how corporate leaders can successfully navigate political and social issues.
- John Neffinger and Matthew Kohut co-authored Compelling People: The Hidden Qualities that Make Us Influential, which has been taught at leading business schools, and are co-authors of the Harvard Business Review cover story “Connect, Then Lead.”
Its coaching methods were the subject of a Harvard Business School success case study.
KNP collaborated with researchers on a landmark study of nonverbal communication and leadership presence in politics.
KNP’s coaches regularly guest-lecture at or work with major business schools, including Harvard, Kellogg, Haas, Columbia, and Georgetown.
KNP experts have been quoted by or appeared on most major media outlets.