Winning on Purpose

Acknowledgments

When I first began the journey of creating a book—now more than twenty-five years ago—I learned a valuable lesson: more than I could have imagined, it’s a team sport.

I keep relearning that lesson. This is my fifth book, and all of my books have been published by Harvard Business Review Press. I want to thank the entire HBRP team for their support over the years—especially executive editor Jeff Kehoe, who has been a loyal supporter and thoughtful adviser from the beginning. Jeff also introduced me to Jeff Cruikshank, who provided incomparable editorial assistance and helped shape the book from its earliest stages.

There are many colleagues at Bain to thank, beginning with my co-authors Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns, joined ...