Acknowledgments
We wish to give a special thanks to Orlo Otteson, our original “crackerjack” researcher who, over four years, helped us successfully tackle the mountainous job of reviewing the vast literature on this subject.
We wish to thank all our colleagues and friends who have been so important in helping us sharpen our thinking on moral intelligence. Just as important, they encouraged us to continue our research efforts when the word “moral” was not a word one easily used in public discourse.
These people also inspired us by their own demonstration on a day-to-day basis of what it means to live in alignment!
A partial list from Doug: Kay May, my office manager and friend for more than 30 years and now one of my business partners; John Wright, the best man at my wedding and my partner in launching my writing career more than 25 years ago with The Simple Genius (You); the CEOs I have been fortunate to work for and learn from—in order of their appearance, they include Harvey Golub, Jeff Stiefler, Dave Hubers, Jim Cracchiolo, and Ken Chenault; my colleagues at Lennick Aberman—Rick Aberman, Jim Choat, Jim Jensen, Kay May, Kris Petersen, Judy Skoglund, Ben Smith, Chuck Wachendorfer, Chris Ambrose, Ryan Goulart, Teresa Hanratty, Ray Kelly, Elaine Larson, Teresa Lombard, and Leela Rao; the talented team of senior executives I was privileged to lead at American Express Financial Advisors before changing roles in September 2000—Teresa Hanratty, Brian Heath, Jim Jensen, Marietta Johns, Steve Kumagai, Becky Roloff, Sam Samsel, Norm Weaver, and Mike Woodward; Steve Lennick, my cousin, friend, and confidant; Carol Lennick, my sister; Bob Day and Tom Turner, the two men who took a chance on me when I was eager to start my business life at the ripe old age of 21—they trained and developed me; Roy Geer, Row Moriarty, Richard Leider, Larry Wilson, and Doug Baker Sr.—all five are mentors and friends for many years; and, very important, all the people I’ve had the opportunity to serve as either their leader or their follower or both.
A partial list from Fred: My partners Kelly Garramone, Richard Aldersea, Kim Merrill, and my other colleagues at KRW who have encouraged me on this journey: Randi Birk, Peg Howell, Nancy Bologna, Nikky Heidel, Cari Bixel, Heather Smallman, Mark Edwards, Donna Zajonc, Doug Bamford, Keith Taylor, Gayle Bunge, Heather Richetto-Rumley, Kathryn Williams, Glenn Schenenga, Tom Ferguson, and my close personal friends—Wayne and Joni Finnegan, Mark and Marsha Gorman, Keith and Kitty Baker, John Manz, Tom McMullen and the guys in my book club for 20 years, Dwight Cummins, Paul Harris, Bruce McManus, Michael Nation, Paul Brown, Ron Ellis, and Dave Strofferahn.
Finally, we wish to acknowledge each other, Esmond Harmsworth, and Jim Boyd. This book has been a labor of love, and we have loved laboring together.