Performance Leadership™

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my husband, John, and to my children, Mark, Sara, and Danny, who had to put up with an erratic schedule to allow my completion of the book. Their support was unflagging, and John’s assistance in reading drafts of the book helped make it more useful to managers. My late husband Esam and my parents encouraged me to achieve my dream of writing.

—Karen Leonard

To my father and mother, Enver Beşiktepe and Enbiye Beşiktepe, who taught me how to become successful in this life . . .

—Fatma Pakdil

This book is an outcome of our long, dedicated collaboration between the two of us. Since the summer of 2005, we have published articles and developed grants. But, we had not written a book together . . .

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