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Leadership

See a Better Life for Your People and Be Passionate about Making It Happen

Leaders need followers. Without them, you’re just some guy standing around trying to look important. That might impress the neighbors, but it won’t do much for the bottom line of your company.

As we discussed previously, there are different ways of getting people to do what you want. You can issue commands at the tip of a sword if you like, but that’s not going to bring you world-class results. As mentioned, slaves tend to be sullen, grumpy people. Not only will they refuse to contribute one drop of sweat more than your threats require, they will drop a big ...

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