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Anese Cavanaugh

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How choking on spinach and the struggle to lead successful organizational change are similar

Anese Cavanaugh

A couple of weeks ago, at the Inc 500 Conference in DC, I was having dinner with my good friend and colleague Ari Weinzweig (co-founding partner and CEO of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses and early adopter of Bootist Leadership ) when I felt like I was going to choke. It wasn’t the company (—or the company —) but rather a delicious fresh piece of organic spinach that had lodged itself halfway down my throat and halfway in my mouth.

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