ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I thank all the executive women and men who welcomed me into their offices and shared their stories of challenge and triumph with me. You taught me so much about the very best ways of leading. You may recognize yourselves in these pages, though I hope no one else will!

I am grateful to the senior executive woman who inspired my research 25 years ago, by saying, “Women have to walk a fine line here.” You started me on a meaningful and rewarding quest.

I also thank Talent Strategy Partners’ editor Anne Dubuisson for teaching me and leading me to discover my non-academic voice. By writing this book with her challenges and reinforcement, I saw my data in new ways and went through a self-development process of my own. It was a journey ...

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