ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to thank the business leaders who gave me an opportunity to work on challenges of importance to them and their firms. The insights in this book are the result of working closely with a talented and dedicated group of executives. I am also grateful to several people who were mentors at different points in my career. Elliot Aronson introduced me to social psychology while I was an undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and set me on my career path. David Berg provided intellectual and personal support during my years in graduate school at Yale University. David Nadler, then CEO of Delta Consulting Group, gave me an opportunity to work with senior executives and was a role model in many ways. My heartfelt thanks to all three for giving me more than they know.

A number of people, in addition to my clients, were generous in offering their views on how to surface and manage blindspots. In particular, I want to thank David Berg, Karen Blakeley, Andrea Bonime-Blanc, Joe Bonito, George Chewning, Jeff Cohen, Rich DiGeorgio, Marc Gerstein, Jayme Holcom, Mike Kelly, Michael Kitson, Merom Klein, Terry Limpert, Terry Martinez, Emmy Miller, Sylvia Montero, Kathy Morris, Kevin Peters, Chuck Raben, Mark Ronald, and Elise Walton. I also want to thank three anonymous reviewers who provided helpful recommendations.

Finally, I am grateful to Kathe Sweeney, my editor, and her team of talented professionals at Jossey-Bass, including Nina Kreiden, senior production editor, Adrian Morgan, cover designer, and Elspeth MacHattie, copyeditor, and Elizabeth Forsaith, proofreader. Kathe and her team were true partners in offering helpful advice and support throughout the process of writing this book.