Acknowledgments

When it comes to writing a book, there are many sources of inspiration and support. I’d like to recognize a few of mine.

First, there are the people who started out as clients and became good friends and colleagues. I think I’ve learned at least as much from them as they have learned from working with OVO®. A short list of those people includes Art Beckman, Oliver Burns, Valerie Cameo, Scott Edwards, Eric Fennel, Matt Gymer, Jeff Kroll, Todd Moning, Chad Pomeroy, Denny Potter, Lisa Shumway, and Dominic Venturo. Oliver introduced me to the concept of BAU, or business as usual. Working with these and other clients, I realized that BAU and middle managers are the biggest roadblocks to innovation, and they could also accelerate innovation ...

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