Speed: How Leaders Accelerate Successful Execution

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We express appreciation to our clients from whom we constantly learn and draw inspiration. Their willingness to test out new ideas and magnify our research is the fuel that propels us forward. We have especially admired those who move at a brisk pace while never compromising quality.

We also want to recognize colleagues within our firm. They have supported our passion for moving rapidly and teased us about our statements that “this will take only five minutes” when in reality it ended up taking several hours. They are exemplars of the magical combination of a rapid speed with a penchant for high quality.

Finally, we express appreciation to our publisher, McGraw-Hill; especially to Donya Dickerson. She has been our partner with ...