This book is made possible only through the generous support of numerous organizations and individuals. First among these is the National
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A fter law school and the bar exam, I went to work at a Wall Street law firm in the fall of 1992. I was struck by the fact that, with few exceptions, the more senior lawyers in the firm didn't have a clue about how to manage people my age.
That executives give neither sufficient time nor sufficient thought
to the future is a universal complaint. Every executive voices it
when he talks about his own working day and when he talks or
writes to his associates. It is a recurrent theme in…
I would like to acknowledge the contribution made to this book by
colleagues in the Open University Business School who helped to shape
my ideas and writing in the field of project management. Some of the
material in this book was published in a…
We would like to acknowledge the input of our colleagues Richard
Marshall of Investment Research of Cambridge and Rashpal Sohan
of Rathbones in producing this book. Richard Marshall not only found
many of the examples shown but also read through…
With these words regarding Marina City—a pioneering mixed-use complex on
the north bank of the Chicago River—the influential British architecture critic
Reyner Banham envisioned a new heroic period of Chicago’s architecture.
This book…
I’d like to thank all the people who worked so hard on this project, especially the editors
Thomas Cirtin, my good friend Gael McGill, and Liz Britten. I’d also like to thank Mariann
Barsolo and Pete Gaughan. I thank all the folks at Autodesk…