Acknowledgments

It is only because of decades of learning, teaching, and working with people whom I love and respect that I was able to pull the many threads of a tapestry together to create this book. I hope that in some way, my contributions will add to the body of leadership knowledge for those who want and need it.

I deeply appreciate the ideas, inspiration, theories, books, models, trust, patience, critical thinking, support, feedback, and hard work of so many of my friends, family, authors, colleagues, clients, and partners, and the many smart and caring people who have helped me to understand what really matters. I am so grateful for those in my family who have gone before me and on whose shoulders I am proud to stand: my grandfather, ...

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