We wish to acknowledge our appreciation of our one-of-a-kind book agent and initial editor, Jane von Mehren of Aevitas Creative Management. Jane helped us clarify what this book could be. She masterfully empowered us to optimize the writing process.
The project was acquired by a gifted senior editor at McGraw-Hill, Casey Ebro, who provided another round of high-level editing and editorial clarity. Sincere thanks to Mauna Eichner and Lee Fukui.
We also want to thank Nan Myers for her backup proofreading and editing and Monica Warner Dimpfl, who supported yet again another book project with her usual patience and thoughtfulness.
In this book, we are speaking for the many clients from our collective experience who have shared their experiences of being harassed and bullied. Their stories are represented throughout the book, and we thank them for helping us appreciate the difficulties faced by those who are oppressed in the workplace.
Over the years, we have encountered very knowledgeable people from the arenas of psychology, management and leadership development, ethics, communications, and organizational design. Whether in person or in print, their insights have led to our enhanced learning.