Acknowledgments

Greg Swartz thanks Jim Bramsen, Joseph Bruno, Mike D’Onofrio, Dave Foy, Dave Forrester, Doug Hawken, Frankie Ho, Kevin Point, Jeff Settano, John K. Solheim, John Solheim, Brian Weeks, and Andrew Wert. He especially thanks Natalie, Ireland, and Nicholas.

Julie Thorpe thanks Ashley Andrew, Susan Dunlap, Stella Elting, Mary Collins Frank, April Fugle, Beth Hartauer, Cindy Humm, Steve Kling, Judy Kuhn, Julie Long, Jack Mandru, Barbara Meyer, Marcia Moses, Carol Nealley, Candice Somers, Earl Strong, Conna Tigges, John Swartz, and Kay Swartz. She especially thanks Brendan, Dylan, Kylie, and Ralph Thorpe.

Finally, both Julie and Greg thank you for reading this book and invite your feedback; please get in touch with them at www.leadershiplessonsbook.com or at [email protected] and [email protected].

A Note About the Origins of This Book

This book is a modified version of the popular book Seeing David in the Stone(published in 2006 by Leading Books Press and authored by James B. Swartz and Joseph E. Swartz with contributions by Greg Swartz, Julie K. Thorpe, and John Swartz). The original book was an interesting travelogue reported through the voice of a fictional character named Mike Thoms, president of Dardenn Corporation. Readers of this original version are invited to listen in on the conversations between Mike and a researcher named Marcus as they travel around Europe and other locations sipping expresso in the plazas and cafés and discussing the leadership qualities of Michelangelo, Einstein, Bill Gates, and other well-known individuals. Leadership Lessons can be considered a more traditional business version of this original work.