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Acknowledgments

he most personally satisfying aspect of this project for me has
Talso been the most benefi cial: the collaboration and coaching
given by my advisory board. Whatever benefi t you take from this
book, I feel safe in estimating that half of it would not have been
there but for the nudges, suggestions, and candid guidance I received
from three exceptional individuals: Bill Daniels of American Consult-
ing and Training; Deborah Fisher, Ph.D., of Group Harmonics; and
Mike Bown of Acorn Coaching. Each mentored me long before this
project began; merely saying “thank you” seemed inadequate even
back then! When I now consider the additional hours all three spent
reading, redlining, and talking about this work, I am at a total loss
for how to express my gratitude. The closest I can come is to say that
the book, like my career and my life, would not be what it is today
without their involvement.
I am also indebted to two early reviewers whose feedback on the
fi nal draft of the manuscript was instrumental in making the text
readable and useful in real life. Offering this type of feedback is an
especially thankless job because it involves bringing a fresh, unbi-
ased perspective to an emotionally involved, potentially entrenched
author. Yet Valerie Peters of Sandia National Laboratories and Glenn
Hughes of KLA-Tencor were kind enough to volunteer for the job,

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