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  • The Leadership Choice

    Designing Climates of Blame or Responsibility

    The Choice is an engaging and informing collection of concise and lively essays designed to deliver core leadership concepts in journalistic style for quick reading and easy understanding. Leaders in corporate, civic, governmental, educational, non profit and other organization settings will find these reflective nuggets attracting and compelling. Chapter titles such as Demonizing Dissent, ... Leer más

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  • Managing Oneself

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  • Leadership BS

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