Acknowledgements
No one writes a book alone – at least not the way I’ve chosen to do it. It’s actually quite a sociable affair.
When I had the idea for this book, I spoke to my PA, Sue Simmons, who did her best not to wince. I contacted some companies that I knew had won Employer of Choice awards and asked if I could speak to their best manager. As I discovered when I wrote my last book, they were remarkably welcoming and open, so very soon we were on our way.
The first task was to get some meeting dates booked and, fortunately, once Sue focuses her mind, there is no stopping her. Manoeuvring my complex jigsaw of a diary, she arranged appointments for me to meet the managers and organised all my other work around it. When I hit those moments ...
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