ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My thanks go first to the most important people in my life, the members of my family. They not only encourage and support me in my constant curiosity and desire to explore the world around me, they also give me the never-ending love that nourishes my being—my heart and soul.

Thank you to Theresa Blanding for being a wonderful and trusted sounding board and business companion, and for challenging and critiquing my many thoughts and ideas that resulted from my experiences, observations, and imagination. It’s been almost a decade since we met and I couldn’t ask for a better friend to share my journey on the path of studying and teaching the human art of business.

Thank you to Maryann Karinch. Every author should be as fortunate as ...

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