ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many of the examples used throughout this book were inspired by conversations I’ve had with leaders in transition. One outstanding leader in particular, Mark Clouse, offered a wealth of insight into the challenges of international transitions, and the chapter on that challenge draws on our many discussions. Other executives whose experiences contributed substantially to this work include Oray Boston, Harald Emberger, Barbara Schwartz, Rick Searer, Doug Soo Hoo, and Bas van Buijtenen. Many thanks to them for sharing their thoughts and recommendations for improving the manuscript.

I refined the ideas about types of transitions through my participation in IMD’s Orchestrating Winning Performance (OWP) program and in discussions with my colleagues there. Many thanks to Bala Chakravarthy, Carlos Cordon, Dan Denison, Albrecht Enders, Robert Hooijberg, Peter Killing, Jean-François Manzoni, Don Marchand, Maury Peiperl, Stuart Read, David Robertson, Phil Rosenzweig, Paul Strebel, and Jack Wood.

Many thanks to Jeff Kehoe and Roberta Fusaro at Harvard Business Publishing. Jeff has been a strong advocate for my work for many years and is a highly valued adviser. Roberta is one of the most gifted editors I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.

Finally, thank you to my colleagues at Genesis who labored hard to build a business that brought these ideas to life, and tested and proved them in our products and coaching processes.