Chapter 4 Education Is the Mother of Leadership
John and Annie
Neither John nor Annie comes from a business background. Both their fathers were blue-collar workers and – coincidentally – both their mothers were nurses. Both fathers had a second job. But their parents were adamant that their children got a better life. They all put great value on the education of their children. In order to be able to pay for university, they set aside every possible penny. John and Annie got that chance, but they also knew that they had to produce good scholarly results because failure was not an option.
Even before John and Annie expanded their business, they discussed what consequences their venture would have on their personal ...
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