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Acknowledgments

A book such as this requires a solid team to bring it to its full potential. At every phase of this project, I received extremely helpful feedback, guidance, and support from several terrific people. And ironically, it is their performance appraisals of my performance that have played a key role in strengthening this book.

In this regard, I would like to thank Charles P. Leo, Professor of Management at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. Dr. Leo conducted a patient and thorough technical review of the manuscript, and he provided numerous insightful comments and suggestions.

I also offer thanks to Donovan R. Greene, PhD, one of the foremost organizational psychologists and executive coaches. Dr. Greene has been a longtime source of expertise in a wide range of managerial areas. He not only conducts outstanding seminars on performance appraisal, but also serves as a great role model when actually conducting appraisals. I thank him for all the early lessons in this important area.

I also thank the entire team at Wiley Publishing. Mike Baker, Acquisitions Editor, provided outstanding direction for this project from day one. Another key player on the team has been the project's editor, Elizabeth Kuball. She is truly an editor's editor, with outstanding ability not only in terms of writing, but also in terms of project management.

I would like to give a posthumous thanks to the father of "back-timing," L. K. Lloyd, who also happened to ...