FOREWORD

FOREWORD

I vividly recall the first time I stepped into the offices of NixonMcInnes in Brighton, England. The walls were bright blue and yellow-green. Sunshine poured in on a floor plan that was open and inviting and the kitchen area had a black­board wall where people had written pithy notes to each other. But beyond the fun bricks and mortar, there was some­thing different in the atmosphere at NixonMcInnes.

Yes, there was the hum of great people talking about big ideas for some of the coolest clients in the UK – but there was more than that. There was a general feeling of peace in the air that you simply don’t feel when you walk inside most angst-laden organizations today. Looking in people’s eyes, I saw a spark there. They had ...

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