Leading for Organisational Change

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I have gathered a garland of other men's flowers, and nothing is mine but the cord that binds them.

Michel de Montaigne

My heart is overflowing with gratitude, and in particular I owe thanks to:

Annie Knight and the team at Wiley who gave me the opportunity to write a book and then showed me how to do it. The many, many leaders and collifriends who have inspired, taught, tested and supported me through all of the experiences that have come together to form the learning in this book – most notably at CMS. Thank you for showing me how things work in practice, for being wholehearted, and for making work fun.

Everyone who gave their time and wisdom to this book, in particular – Deborah Allday, Jandell Allen-Davis, Tony Angel, Sam Baker, Jason Barnwell, Tristram Carfrae, Thomas Davies, Professor Laura Empson, Dr Heidi Gardner, Mark Humphries, Claire Mason, Christoph Stettler and Perry Burton, Business In The Community, and the big brains around their table.

My alphabet soup of amazing sisters from a different mister, including (‘but not limited to’) – Ali Elangasinghe, Ali Tisdall, Anne Scoular, Cathy Walton, Fran Griffith, Helen Duguid, Oonagh Harpur, Sarah David and Shonagh Primose.

June Cormie, who gave me my first job, and Jill King, who taught me how to sit at the table.

The DanaCup massive, for taking me to the beach. Mark, for being my truant officer and biggest fan. Nick, whose crazy idea this was and whose grammar is even better than mine.

David, whose ...