Acknowledgments

I hate to sound like a cliché, but there really are too many people to thank individually for making contributions to this book. My team of several dozen researchers and trainers, and each of our hundreds of fantastic clients, deserve a special thank-you. This book, and the research behind it, wouldn’t exist without all of their efforts.

I would, however, like to highlight a few individuals who made special contributions to this particular book.

Andrea Burgio-Murphy, Ph.D., is a world-class clinical psychologist, my wife and partner through life, and my creative sounding board. Since we started dating in high school, I have learned something from her every single day. My personal and professional evolution owes everything to her.

For numerous reasons, including the continued growth at Leadership IQ, this book seemed to take me away from home more than previous books. And so my children, Isabella and Andrew, deserve a special thank-you for continually reminding me of what’s really important.

I know that everything I share in this book works because I used this same hiring approach to bring together Leadership IQ’s world-class staff of Hundred Percenters. While everyone at Leadership IQ plays an important role in the company’s success, for their contributions to this particular book, I’d especially like to thank company president, Lauryn Franzoni, whose strategy and vision holds great promise for the future of Leadership IQ. Lyn Adler, an exceptional writer whose assistance made it possible to distill mountains of research and interviews into this contribution to the science of hiring. Lyn has worked on all of my major books—Hundred Percenters, HARD Goals, and Hiring for Attitude—and I am deeply grateful for all her work, energy, insight, and dedication. Nicole Jordan, my longest-tenured executive and true Hundred Percenter, took on special assignments and filled in for me while I was immersed in the writing of this book. As always, her work was outstanding. Sarah Kersting, who keeps so many of our projects on track and delivers value to our clients, and Corey Laderberg, who really helped bring our hiring consulting services to the market.

Dennis Hoffman is an extraordinary CEO and entrepreneur whose friendship and counsel has significantly improved all of my books, including Hiring for Attitude. John Sheehan is a great friend and the smartest data mind I know; his insights always improve the quality of my research. And Elaine L’Esperance Cheng, Anthony Nievera, Phil Rubin, Dave Brautigan, Kevin Andrews, Ned Fitch, and Tom Silvestrini are all accomplished executives who have helped shape my thoughts on Hiring for Attitude.

I also need to thank some special friends and clients who exerted extra effort for this book. They are Sam Holtzman, President and CEO of LifeGift, Mitch Little, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Applications at Microchip Technologies, Terry Byrnes, Vice President of Total Service for Caesars Entertainment, Brent Rasmussen, President North America for CareerBuilder, ExecuNet, MOKA, the University of Washington-Tacoma, and Joe Marques and Pasquale Bisecco, University Hospitals.

Mary Glenn, Associate Publisher, Business and Finance at McGraw-Hill, deserves a very special thank-you for recognizing the need for this book and making the process fast and smooth. After working with Mary and the team at McGraw-Hill, it’s clear to me why the best thinkers sign with them.

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