Author’s Note

The examples and stories in this book are based largely on five years’ teaching in one of the comprehensive executive programs at Harvard Business School. In the pages of this book, I refer to this program as the Entrepreneurs, Owners, Presidents program (EOP), though the actual name of the program is different. You can find more information about various executive programs the school offers at www.exed.hbs.edu.

In some cases, companies’ locations or certain details about them or individuals have been changed or composites of student experiences have been created so as not to violate the privacy of former students. Where names of companies or individuals are disclosed, it is done with express permission, and the details in the ...

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