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FOREWORD

1. For more about Melissa Poe Hood’s story, see The Truth About Leadership: The No-Fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know, by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2010), 1–14.

INTRODUCTION: THE PERFECT MOMENT IS NOW

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