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his book is a direct result of many passionate people who shared
their ideas and experience with successful working models
t regarding the global mobile workforce. As a result of our inter-
views with thought leaders and global enterprise executives and man-
agers, we have captured solid advice to offer anyone wanting to deploy
a mobile workforce.
We want to thank the creative team at Achieve Labs who gave
their time and advice regarding content and design, including, Dave
Jansik, Taylor Clemons, Heather Jones, Lehi Wayman, Megan Sut-
ton, and Jon Marecki. Also, we owe much to Janet Caldow, Camille
Venezia, and those who provided advice and coaching during the ini-
tial stages of writing chapter formats and styles. It’s amazing what we
learned along this process, it was a complete turning point.
The University of Idaho has been generous in giving Michael time
to write this book, and his colleagues have been both encouraging and
helpful. Jerry McMurtry and Charlie Gagel were not only supportive
but also instrumental in making it possible for Michael to participate
in the writing of this book.
There are many people who shared ideas and helped us to con-
nect with people to interview. We want to especially thank Patricia

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