Learning for Leadership

Acknowledgments

I am grateful to the many friends, colleagues, family members, and past and present students who contributed directly and indirectly to this book. I offer special thanks to Dr. Alisa Reich, my personal editor, career coach, and cheerleader.

I would also like to acknowledge ASTD’s Juana Llorens for making this project a reality and my editor, Sarah Cough, for enhancing it. Reinhardt Schuerger helped me navigate the complexities of law enforcement, and Steven Zipperman opened doors to the police department and its leadership academy. Finally, I appreciate the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for its support of ground-breaking leadership development programs. The generous efforts of all let me build something far bigger than ...