The Performance Culture

Acknowledgments

First my thanks need to go to my amazing family. You have always been equal parts supportive and uplifting, and appropriately humbling. Whenever I thought I wasn’t enough of an expert to write this book, you gave me the nurturing and supportive reminders that I needed to persevere, and whenever I came close to getting too full of myself, you hastily brought any shadow of an ego back down to earth. Dad, Mom, Sandra, Kevyn, and Connor, your faith and confidence is a gift, and I appreciate it with all of my heart. Grandma, Jamal, and Mike, you’ve always been there, and I know you always will be.

To Chris Weller, without whom this book most certainly would not have happened. Chris, you helped me navigate the process, get thoughts out of my head, pushed back on ideas that didn’t make sense yet, and helped draw out important concepts. Not only would this book not be anywhere near as good, but without your support, partnership, expertise, and collaboration, this book would not even be complete. All of the best parts have your imprint on them, and all the least awesome parts are probably things you tried to talk me out of anyway.

Zach Schisgal and the team at Wiley. You believed and invested.

Janet Stovall, Jay Van Bavel, Mary Slaughter, and James Logan. Thank you for reading the early drafts and making this better, smarter, and tighter. If everyone had feedback and friendship like you offer, the world would be a better place.

My team at Akamai. Angie, Belle, Hema, ...