The Professional Decision Thinker [antikvár]

Acknowledgements Consistent with the philosophy which is put forward in this book, I have benefitted from the help and advice of many people in the course of writing and preparing it for publication. My first debt, however, is to my clients. If they had not invited me to participate in somé of their important thinking efforts, I would never have accumulated the experience upon which the book is based. Next, I would like to express my appreciation for the work which Peter Farrell has put into this project over the past two years. It is not just that he has helped me to express my ideas in written form; our regular weekly discussions have alsó encouraged me to develop and articulate thoughts which were previously only vague or half-formed. Many friends, with experience in fields ranging from international business to scientific research, medicine, the law, government and the média, have alsó contributed to the preparation of the book. The time they gave to reading various sections in draft and the diversity of opinions expressed in their comments have been of inestimable value. I should, therefore, very much like to thank the following: Willis Culver, Róbert Ducas, Dr Barry Frank, Peter Giblin, Tony Hallatt, John Hobson, Dávid Hodara, Dávid Hood, Mark Howell, Jay Leary, Colin Mclver, Brian Nicholson, Hugh Palmer, Tim Razzall and Joy Sterling. I want alsó to acknowledge my debt to the late Gordon O. Pehrson, whose thinking continues to exercise a powerful influence upon my own. If, over the past twenty five years, I have come to understand something of 'the Japanese way', it is largely thanks to the