Acknowledgments
TO THE CONGREGATION OF MINDS and hands that contributed to the core content of this book, we take this time to recognize and thank you for your efforts. Compiling a book of knowledge takes the cooperation and dedication of many, for there are many roles to fill. There were some that offered written content on specific areas; others who shared invaluable experience and insight through interviews, research, and discourse; and still others who took the time to carefully read, review, and edit the vast amount of content included in this book. We are able to celebrate the success of a published book due to the assistance of so many.
To Natalie Sword, Sherry Evens, and Mike King, thank you for never hesitating to jump in and help, offering your precious personal “free” time at the end of your otherwise busy days and other engagements. We also acknowledge the support of the Workforce Educational Organization (WEO) Steering Committee members Barry Rubin, Pat Ward, Ron Henricksen, Joanne Ambrose, Michael Hoover, Chrys Suby, Ed Colby, Mark Moschetto, Mike Christiansen, Tracy Wenke, Amanda Robbins, Rachelle Gonzales, and Jim Martin, who provided knowledge, critique, and encouragement. We would like to thank the Independent Time and Labor Management Association (ITLMA) for their support. Beyond the members of the WEO and ITLMA, thank you to the many professionals whose efforts and interest stoked the initial fires for this project and who have continued to be advocates for pushing this ground-breaking book of knowledge to market.
To the development editor, Rachel Disselkamp, thank you for coordinating numerous contributions and steering each piece of the book throughout its development. Thank you especially for your guidance and content alignment as well as attention to detail—consistently connecting the WAMBOK's themes (or principles) back to the realities of the applied practice of the WAM-Pro and the Workforce Management Office model.
To our editors at John Wiley & Sons, Sheck Cho, Stacey Rivera, and Chris Gage, thank you for your support during the writing, editing, and production processes.
To the community of university academics, industry researchers, and policy advocates, thank you for sharing your research and writing on these hot-button and critical business issues. As representatives of higher learning, consistently on the cusp of discovery, we thank you for collaborating with us and bringing forward your perspectives.
To the family members and employers who were supportive and encouraging during the book development and production phases, our authors and editors thank you also. Because of their zealousness and eagerness to advance this area of education, the contributors to the WAMBOK, almost without exception, generously gave many long hours to make this book and the certification of workforce asset management professionals a reality.
We thank all those who helped to make this vision a reality, and look forward to watching how readers use these recommendations, examples, and applications to propel themselves and their organizations toward even greater efficiency, maturity, and revenues. And we eagerly await the incredible benefits to workers and their families that advancements in workforce management models will bring. Our greatest satisfaction comes from accelerating the success and well-being of employees and employers across all industries and markets.
To the content reviewers of the WAMBOK, Randy Inskeep, Sue Nuss, SherryAnne Meyer, Roger Smith, David Wergeles, Bryce Swanson, Jonathan Corke, Eva Rowe, Rebekah Romney, Shane Fitzgibbon, Brittany Larson, John Dilworth, Jose Daniel, Rachel King, Emilie McManus, Steven Summers, Erin James, Jennifer Taylor, Beth Anne Haigler, David Loveland, Lew Phillips, Jenna Maida, Armand Pileggi, Diane Mills, Jeffery Frank, Kathy Elonzae, Dean Gardenhire, Greg Gallimore, and Kayla Meyer, thank you for lending your editorial and scalpel-like eyes to form and sharpen many of details and themes of the WAMBOK.