Acknowledgments

This book started as a result of students, business leaders, and others asking if there were any good books on the subject of turnarounds and corporate renewal that could be used as a textbook as well as for general business reading. My course lectures were that mixture of experience as a CEO and board member of a number of firms, and of academic research in the field. Along the way, my students wrote papers that were invaluable to this book, and I always learn from the students in every class and must thank them for their inspiration.

In particular, I must thank Evan Meagher, who has been a part of this project since taking and recording my course, through various drafts as writer, researcher, and collaborator. It was his and Rebecca ...

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