ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
It’s a fascinating and humbling experience to write about how to do big things. Consistently, as we observed teams, interviewed leaders and team members, and sharpened the focus on how these people were able to achieve epic outcomes, we learned. While bringing this book to you, the gift given to us has been significant. Every team’s and leader’s story inspired us.
As we translated their experiences and wisdom into these pages, repeatedly we found ourselves identifying what we can do ourselves to become even more effective team, community, and family members. The two decades it’s taken to put this work together have been filled with remarkable and transformative awe.
We are indebted to many. In particular, we want to give special recognition to our teammate, Theresa Letman, who shepherded this project from start to finish while completing a myriad of other responsibilities. As well, we’re grateful to Lacey McMahan, who led the efforts for our graphics, some key endorsements, and marketing. While it’s impossible to acknowledge the hundreds of others who have played a role in doing this big thing, we’re particularly grateful to the following for supporting our efforts:
Our client partners are the reason we get to do big things. Their inspiration activates the best in us. Without their willingness to share these stories and their wisdom with the world, this book wouldn’t be in your hands. We remain as committed to their success as we are to our own.
Our home team is the best there is. This book may have the authors’ names on it, but it has this team’s heart in it. In particular: Bob Burgess, Denise Pushnik, Molly Kemmer, Celes Phillips, Sundi Ford, Bea Raemdonck, Sherilyn Jayne, Mollie Chacon, Anissa Gil, and Cindy Main.
The great partners, who assisted in refining a big idea into a book that can do big things, deserve special recognition. Many of you navigated early drafts that required patience and a belief in us. We are forever grateful for your contributions. Specifically, we want to thank: our editor, Liz Gildea, and our agent, Esmond Harmsworth, for thinking big; Sandy Wendel for both challenging and cheering us; our graphic designer, Amy Shenton; our photographer and videographer, David Cummings of Outer Woods Media; and our pre-readers: Jessica Amortegui, Jim Calhoun, Andrew Collier, Rich Crawford, Nuri Dimler, Joe Hannigan, Blane Harding, Mark Helton, Julie Hunt, James Kaw, Franck Leveiller, Burak Malkoc, Kevin McEvoy, Matt McNair, Roy Nickerson, Kristina Nattoch Dag, Ed Oakley, David Olshansky, Doug Reeves, Patti Trautwein, and Anne Watson.
Our delivery team, both past and present, make the 3 Do Big Things Decisions in ways that better our world. Thank you: Steve Vannoy, Noreen Broering, Broc Edwards, Brett Kleffner, Burke Miller, Lisa Teets, Steve Drury, Natalie Sayer, Lisa Marie Main, Peter Stoltz, Tom Miller, Pilar Pardo, Sue Taigman, Sheryl Alstrin, Brenda Trejos, Kevin Gray, J. Victor McGuire, and Paul Zaffiro.
And finally, thank you to the research interns from BYU: Aaron Allred, Melissa Andelin, Tommy Anderson, Tiffany Burke, Ashley Correa, Luis Hernandez, Jacob Howarth, Michael Jarman, William Kongaika, Marinda McKenzie, Caden Morgan, Jeff Orgill, Christian Serafin, Tyler Welch, and Seth Wetsel.