Acknowledgments
Like all significant tasks in which I have engaged, the completion of this book owes much to others who have freely given inspiration, advice, and outright help. Some individuals have influenced my career in ways that enabled me to have something to write about. Others have helped principally with this project. Most of my friends and colleagues are between those extremes: they are very important to me but won’t be mentioned here.
Beginning at the beginning, I owe my early appreciation of the people side of business to Lewis Campbell. During our years together at GM, Lewis was the first person that I saw demonstrate the leadership that inspires great teams. Next in time are Gene McBrayer and John Webb. Together, Gene and John ...
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