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Many people helped me in the writing of this book. I interviewed scores of leaders in business small and large, medicine, entertainment, sports, religion, academia, and other diverse organizations, all united by their expertise in bringing out the best in people. I quote some of these leaders in this book, so their names will appear. To them and to those whom space would not allow me to quote, let me say once again, thank you.

I also owe a huge debt to Melinda Merino and her great team at Harvard Business Review Press. Melinda’s faith in this project and her insistence that I get it right turned what might have been just an ordinary book into the best book it could be. She positively drew the best out of me!

I also thank Genoveva Llosa, the business writer Melinda put me in touch with to help me find the right framework and tone for a business audience.

Each of my now eighteen books has been delivered with the help of my trusty agent, Jill Kneerim. She has been my faithful guide and cheerleader for almost twenty years now. She is the best!

Finally, of course, I thank the stars in my sky: my wife, Sue, the kindest, most skilled woman I know, who puts up with my quirks and moods and loves me still; my daughter, Lucy, whose passion and verve know no match and who turns twenty-one, heading into a glorious adulthood, as this book goes to press; my son, Jack, who, at eighteen, stands tall, strong, smart, and full of all the best in life; and my youngest, Tucker, who, at fifteen, has the spunk and sparkle to set the world on fire. I thank God every day for these four wonderful people. They are truly my stars.