ENERGIZE the Team
CHAPTER 15
Inspire and motivate
“Smart, clinical, sterile leadership doesn’t inspire anybody, no matter how right they are.”
—JEFF STRONG, Executive Vice President, Sun Products
MEXICO CITY IS A world away from the East African country of Tanzania, where John Stephen Akhwari lived. But that’s exactly where he found himself in October 1968, representing his country in the Summer Olympic Games as a marathon runner. Unfortunately, Akhwari suffered a fall during the race. And it wasn’t a gentle tumble on a grassy knoll. He fell hard on rough concrete, badly cutting his right leg and dislocating his knee. Medical personnel arrived quickly and bandaged his wounds. But the dislocated knee required more treatment than they could ...
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