Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to many who helped me through years of research culminating in this beautiful book.

My thanks to the hundreds of company leaders who shared their stories, both sad and glad, with an openness that allowed me to probe the depths of the seven silent growth killers. I found those companies with the help of the Alliance of Chief Executives (staff and members), my peers at the Association for Corporate Growth—San Francisco, and the Saint Mary’s Graduate School of Business, as well as many others who made connections for me. Be sure to review the list of business leaders in the Appendix who gave their time in interviews over the past several years.

I must especially thank all my clients, whose challenges and wisdom have ...