ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A new book is definitely an intense birthing process that involves contributions by many midwives, each of whom deserve a pause for heartfelt thanks.

First, my deepest gratitude is to Soraya, my spouse and spiritual soul mate. Your help, brainstorming, insightful feedback, and inspiring quotes kept me energized and enthused. The sacrifices you made to give me so much precious time to pause for this book, when I should have been pausing more with you, was a selfless, loving gift. Thank you for your love always.

Second, thanks to Margie Adler, my developmental editor. Without Margie, The Pause Principle would not exist. You were my creative partner, my patient collaborator, the energetic force that moved things forward. All authors should be so fortunate to have the incredible support of an editor like you! I could not have completed the book without your energy, intelligence, and hard work. Thank you for your brilliance.

Third, thanks to my brother Patrick Cashman, sister Karen Cashman, and my cousin Jerry Cashman for your loving support, and more important your caring honesty in offering critical feedback after reading the draft manuscript. I am so grateful for your generosity, love, and clear guidance. Thanks for better aligning my voice and message.

Next, I thank my wonderful clients and colleagues over the course of my career. You inspire me and teach me daily. Being able to witness the growth of CEOs and senior executives is a privilege I never take for granted. You let me live my purpose and for that I am ever aware and ever grateful.

The client and expert interviews we conducted for this book were crucial to breathing life into it. Although there were many from whom we learned, we offer special thanks to Daniel Vasella, Michael Paxton, Ludwig Hantson, Deborah Dunsire, Paul Laudicina, Laura Karet, Richard Leider, Terry Bacon, Marc Belton, Mark Addicks, Rohinish Hooda, Jeff George, Vas Navasimhan, Karen Kimsey-House, Pablo Gaito, Jeannine McGlade, Andrew Pek, Steve Piersanti, Jane Stevenson, Ken Shelton, Ron James, Tom Morgan, Dave Moen, David Rothenberger, and Chip Conley. You stimulated us with your insights and examples and inspired us to think and see the book in new ways.

Thanks to Warren Bennis, whom I consider the godfather of leadership development and the embodiment of leadership presence. Warren’s memoir, Still Surprised, moved me greatly while working on this book. I acknowledge his influential work and that of Clayton Christenson, Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregerson, Tom Kelley, Peter Senge, Bill George, Otto Scharmer, Daniel Goleman, Daniel Kahneman, Timothy Wilson, Susan Cain, Richard Leider, Ram Charan, Terry Bacon, Margaret Wheatley, Bob Johansen, Jim Collins, Jerry Porras, Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Daniel Pink, and others whom I hope I have remembered in this book’s bibliography.

Thanks to everyone at Berrett-Koehler Publishers, the finest publishing partners an author could be privileged to have: Steve Piersanti, Jeevan Simvasubramaniam, Neal Maillet, Johanna Vondeling, Richard Wilson, Dianne Platner, Kristen Franz, Michael Crowley, David Marshall, Cynthia Shannon, and the rest of your mission-driven team including Linda Jupiter and her creative, tenacious production and design professionals.

We are very grateful to our public relations and social media experts Barbara Cave Henricks, Rusty Shelton, and Jessica Krakoski. Your vision, experience, energy, and creative talent matched your authenticity and consummate professionalism.

Thanks for the careful readings and keen insights of reviewers and colleagues Ulf Wolf, Mike McNair, Andrea Chilcote, Peter Bridges, Corey Seitz, Mark Moshier, Johannes Shubmehl, and Jacqueline Byrd. You gave us valuable, fresh perspective.

Deep thanks to my colleagues at Korn/Ferry, especially to Terry Bacon for his support and recent, well-researched books on power and influence. Your combination of intelligence and collaboration is a special thing to experience. Special thanks to Gary Burnison, Bob Eichinger, Ana Dutra, Mary Beth Barron, Kim Ruyle, Evelyn Orr, Lewis Rusen, Scott Kingdom, Joe Griesedieck, Jane Stevenson, Janet Feldman, Dee Gaeddert, Carissa Lund, Sue Puncochar, Lee Artimovich, Ken DeMeuse, Bill McCarthy, Christoph la Garde, Nancy Atwood, Jeff Rosenthal, Peter Thies, Renee Garpestad, Dina Rauker, Anne Tessien, Craig Sneltjes, Elizabeth Gaito, Kate Smith, Joanne Flesner, Sama Sandy, Lindsay DeRosia, Jenny French, John Pike, Ryan Hill, Joan Davis, and all the rest of my colleagues for your support and creative collaboration over the years.

I express profound gratitude to two of my spiritual mentors. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi passed a few years ago, but his great knowledge and wisdom lives on. Chunyi Lin, qigong master, guides me regularly to deep silence with the kind of love, presence, and depth that I can only aspire to attain someday. You are the pause principle in action.

Profound thanks to my dearest uncle, Gene Cashman, who passed during the writing of this book after a rich, service-filled life of ninety-one years. Gene was successful in business, but even more successful in life. His passion for people, his riveting presence, and his continuous love of service lives on in all of us. Gene, we will pause it forward as best we can!

The ultimate gratitude goes to you, the reader. Thanks for bringing life to the book by pausing deeply and making a purposeful difference in your life and in the lives of all the people you touch. I wrote this book for brave, authentic leaders like you, who have the courage to pause, envision, and commit to the new and the different, and in so doing transform lives. Thank you for the privilege and honor of inviting me, and this book, into your life.