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Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface
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Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface

by Ronald Heifetz, Marty Linsky
June 2017
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
288 pages
6h 48m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Think Politically

One of the distinguishing qualities of successful people who lead in any field is the emphasis they place on personal relationships. This is certainly true for those in elective office, for whom personal relationships are as vital as air is to breathing. For political people, the merits of a cause and the strategy used to move it forward are relevant but not controlling. The critical resource is access, and so the greatest care is given to creating and nurturing networks of people whom they can call on, work with, and engage in addressing the issue at hand. Able politicians know well, from hard experience, that in everyday personal and professional life, the nature and quality of the connections human beings have with each ...

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ISBN: 9781633692848