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CHAPTER FIVE

Communication

‘‘Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?’’

PROV. 18:13

‘‘Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.’’

—PROV. 26:6

Imageleader who cannot communicate clearly, powerfully, and succinctly barely qualifies as a leader. The best ideas are useless if not communicated in a compelling way.

The leaders of the Bible did not have e-mail, fax machines, telephones, or even microphones. The printing press did not exist during the times of either the Old or New Testaments, ...

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