Firing at Will: A Manager's Guide

Acknowledgments

My father, Norm Shepherd, has been telling me to write pretty much this exact book for the last 15 years or so. I always knew he was right, but I needed to get to this point in my life to be able to do it justice. My mother, Geri Shepherd, has been a force of encouragement my whole life. Without the love of these two amazing people, I never would have been able to acquire the experience, knowledge, and judgment that I now share in this book. Thank you, Mom and Dad.

I also owe a huge debt of gratitude to my grandparents, now gone but never forgotten. Jim Whalen was the biggest supporter of my going to law school; Evelyn Whalen taught me about unconditional caring and compassion; Norman Shepherd, a banker and an author in his own ...