The Art of Strategic Leadership

Acknowledgments

Just like strategy, writing a book takes a team of people who catch the vision, believe in the idea, and know what winning means. We express our heartfelt gratitude to those individuals who took ownership for this project and worked tenaciously and collaboratively to help us articulate this important message. We genuinely believe it will make a difference to people working in organizations around the world. We want to especially thank Emily Hodgson-Soule and Howard Cohn for playing integral roles in this work. Your talents truly helped make this book possible. We also extend our sincere appreciation to Chris Stowell, Cyndi Keller, Debbie Stowell, Michelle Aamodt, and the entire CMOE team for working alongside us throughout this journey. And to our many clients who have allowed us to be their trusted partner over the years, we thank you, too. We couldn't have done any of this without you.

To our team of colleagues who helped interview, gather data, and work alongside strategic leaders in the field all over the world, this book represents the tremendous knowledge and insight you share with us every day: Eric Mead, Steve Nielsen, Bryan Yager, Rick Williams, Polly Scott, Tony Herrera, James Gehrke, Doug Trainor, and Dave Knapp.

And last but not least, words cannot express our thanks to you, our readers, for choosing to read this book and taking an interest in the art of strategic leadership.