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Courageous Leadership 1: The 7 Things Great Leaders Do to Change Their Organizations

John Maxwell says that everything rises and falls on leadership. Jim Collins writes that only top-level leaders can move organizations from good to great. Peter Drucker believed that leaders should never blame others when things go wrong. Let’s learn courageous leadership!

 

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